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This simple registry tweak that can disable USB storage access can be particularly helpful in client/server environment to disable access to the USB Ports for a certain group of users.

1. Goto Start-->Run... and type regedit and click OK.
   


2. From the Registry Editor window that pops-up navigate and click on the following subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor


3. From the right pane, right-click on Start and select modify. Then change the value data from 3(default) to 4 in hexadecimal mode.
   


4. Close the Registry editor and restart.

That's it!! USB port access is disabled.
To enable again just change the value data to the default value 3.

Hope this helps...
Try it yourself and post in your comments.

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