Re: [foxboro] Windsnows Question

  • From: <g.boram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:33:57 -0400

Robert,

        I believe the easiest way to disable/enable your USB ports is through 
the Device Manager in Windoze. Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware Tab>Device 
Manager  you should see the USB controllers at the bottom if you choose the USB 
port you want to change then right click you will have the option to 
Disable/Enable. Of course this only disables the USB port until someone chooses 
to enable it again.

A shorter route is to run this command from  Start>Run  devmgmt.msc  scroll to 
the USB controllers, find the one you want to change and right click for the 
disable/enable option.


        I think there may also be a way to create groups (Admin, User, etc) and 
you can hide the Device manager/ Manage function completely through the 
registry for a particular group if chosen. Possibly a group policy available to 
do this? I am not sure of the exact procedure to do this, maybe someone else in 
the list can help with this.


Hope this helps.


Gaylen Boram
Dow Corning Corporation 
Control Systems Programmer 
Phone #  (502) 732-2471



-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Balmer, Robert D.
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:24 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] Windsnows Question

To those that use Windows everyday this may sound silly, but. Is there any way 
to lock down the USB ports not used by keyboard, mouse ect? In my dream world I 
could lock down unused USB port(s) except when you are logged in as System 
Engineer or other password protected environments.
Thank you in advance for any information
Robert Balmer
Senior Application Analyst/Programmer
CCST
Climax Molybdenum Co.
2598 Highway 61
Fort Madison IA 52627
(319) 463-2206

 
 
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