
There is an easily understood way and one that no one fully grasps. There is a consistent way and one whose design has changed over time. There is a foolproof way and one that has needed multiple patches. There is an all-encompassing way and one whose design has holes in it. There is a consistent way and one that varies depending on the version of Windows. What many Windows users don’t know is that there are two different approaches to disabling autorun/autoplay. For years now bad guys have been exploiting this to automatically infect PCs with malicious software.Įveryone knows this. I’m speaking of autorun/autoplay, a feature in Windows that lets programs run automatically when a CD or USB flash drive is inserted into a PC.

Way back when, Microsoft opted for convenience over security and Windows users have been sitting ducks ever since.
