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Some of you may prefer not to turn off your computer when you’re away. Leaving your computer unprotected may result in data theft, because people can easily stick their pen drive into your USB port and copy data off. The next thing you know, your half-naked pictures are spreading wide throughout the Internet. Or maybe worse than that!
There are lot of ways to protect your valuable files for data theft, one of the method is to lock your USB ports while you’re away. As usual, you need a software to disable the USB ports. USB Drive Disabler is a freeware Windows application that allows you to easily enable or disable USB ports on your Windows system. Your USB ports are not disable entirely. Your mouse and keyboard will be still working because USB Drive Disabler only disable the USB storage media e.g pen drive, portable hard disk from running on your computer.
To use USB Drive Disabler, run the program and click “Disable USB Drives” or “Enable USB Drives” to disable or enable your USB ports. You are asked to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. But honestly you don’t need to do so, it will take effect soon after you apply the changes.
This will leave no space for people from stealing your data off your computer using pen drive. So you don’t have to worry a second when you are away from the computer.
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[You are asked to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. But honestly you don’t need to do so, it will take effect soon after you apply the changes.]
Do we need to reboot the PC after enabling it back?
Deimos > No, no reboot needed. I’ve tried it.
Never knew this before. I suppose this is very useful.
Thanks for sharing buddy.
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Thanks.
Alternatively, I would use [windows key]+L while away from pc.
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Hi..
I’ve read other people comments. But you didn’t mention anything about the thing which is Data thief may also enable it back to steal data if he knows password for windows. And also you recommended that this s/w will be useful for the people who doesn’t want to turn off their computer when they leave.
So people shall lock their computer when they leave that’ll be fine for them in the case of this s/w doesn’t have any self password protection.
Is it having any such password mechanism in it???
Thanx for USB Disabler for Sharing Free…