Solved Win7 local policy for access to a specific USB pen drive.
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Interesting question and I don't have an answer for you with respect to a local policy setting achieving this. But I wonder if an antivirus app might handle such a request - to an extent. What antivirus tool is being used? Also, is this restriction being implemented in a home or business setting?
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Yes, you can in a way.
See this Tutorial on setting Group Policy. The image below is the System setting options for devices.
See this Tutorial on setting Group Policy. The image below is the System setting options for devices.
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Thank you both for the replies.
We are a small charity (70 users) with SBS 2011 and I am told this cannot be done in GPO on the server, My idea is we have approx. 16 users with encrypted pen drives but no other device can be used.
I wanted to auto scan any drive inserted but as carwiz says I think I can do that through AVG cloud care antivirus.
I think after doing some reading I may have issues as other pen drives have been used on a lot of the stations.
I will try the tut and see how far I get, I am the ICT officer covering a multitude of sins but master of none.
cheers,
John.
We are a small charity (70 users) with SBS 2011 and I am told this cannot be done in GPO on the server, My idea is we have approx. 16 users with encrypted pen drives but no other device can be used.
I wanted to auto scan any drive inserted but as carwiz says I think I can do that through AVG cloud care antivirus.
I think after doing some reading I may have issues as other pen drives have been used on a lot of the stations.
I will try the tut and see how far I get, I am the ICT officer covering a multitude of sins but master of none.
cheers,
John.
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