Allow Vista to recognize only the specified USB flash drive

Now the USB flash drive is very popular, so I can buy 1 GB for dozens of Yuan, and many mobile phone functions also include USB flash drives. So I want to copy some files from others' computers, this is a very simple task, which poses a great threat to the computer information. In fact, you don't have to worry about this issue in the Vista system, we can disable all USB storage devices through settings, and allow the system to only use the specified USB flash disk. Next we will introduce the setting process.

Insert your USB flash drive into the Vista system so that the system can use the USB flash drive normally. Then, go to the "control panel", double-click "Device Manager", and expand "portable devices" in it ", you can see your USB flash drive in it. Right-click it and select "attribute". In the displayed "attribute" window, click the "details" tab, then select "hardware ID" in the "property" drop-down box of the device. The following "value" will show a string. This is the hardware ID of your USB flash drive. copy it and save it.

We also need to copy the hardware ID of "USB large capacity storage device" in "general serial bus controller" and expand the "general serial bus controller" list in "Device Manager, find the "USB high-capacity storage device" and click the "details" tab in its "properties" window. Copy the hardware ID and save it.

After finding out the hardware ID of the USB flash disk, You can implement it through the Group Policy. Press the shortcut key "Win + R" to open the "run" dialog box and enter "gpedit. msc to call up the Group Policy window, expand "Computer Configuration> management template> system> device installation restrictions ", double-click "Prohibit installation of devices not described by other policies" on the right, select "enabled" in the pop-up window, and then click "OK, set it to disable USB devices that are not described in the policy.