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Click on start and go to the Run (Press Windows and R button together to open run window).Steps to disable file transfer from hard disk to portable drive are: This step doesn't hurt your reading ability and your PC can read files in portable storage without any issues.
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This step tells how to enable write to protect on USB port from Windows Registry and prevent the computer from copying content to portable memory storage from hard disk. Prevent copying files to USB drive From Hard Disk (Using Reg Editor) It is very simple to enable write protection on USB Ports from registry and group policy editor. If Write Protect is enabled on Universal Serial Bus, the computer can read files on portable storage but not able to copy content to them from the hard disk. We can enable write protection on USB by GP edit or Registry Edit. I too at first confused with this strange company policy.
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He is confused that if it is possible to block writing files to the portable memory storage without preventing the PC from reading it. So, in a nutshell, he wants to read files from the portable storage drive on his company computers but does not want to copy files from his company computer to the USB drive. He wants the computer should read files from the USB drive but no file transfer to it from computer hard disk. Then he said according to the company policy he cannot disable it. I told him to disable the USB port and fix the issue. He is working as a System Administrator for a small company and wants to disable copying files from working computer to USB drives (pen drives). Today early morning one of my friends called me for urgent help.