I have my old computer with "Windows XP" on it. I was thinking if I could prevent the execution of .EXE .BAT .VBS and .LNK on Removable Devices. I can't find "Deny Execute Access" on Group Policy. Is there any possible ways to prevent it. I don't like using any antivirus on my old PC.
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if you are worried about things autorunning from removable devices, try disabling the autorun of removable drives. makeuseof.com/tag/…– SнаđошƒаӽCommented Dec 18, 2015 at 3:20
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I already disabled autorun on my PC but my brother keeps on plugging usb with shortcuts(.lnk ) in it.– MasterC0deCommented Dec 18, 2015 at 3:27
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If someone could answer this. I could also fix someone's computer cause they are careless to execute those shortcut files and other viruses.– MasterC0deCommented Dec 18, 2015 at 3:35
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There's really no answer anywhere else on superuser, or from a web search? XP came out like 15 years ago, did you search?– Xen2050Commented Dec 18, 2015 at 7:26
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I was able to solve my own question basing it from http://www.mechbgon.com/srp/index.html#setup
BUT you would have to manually assign drive letters to block the execution from the list of executable file extensions. And I think this is it. Since this OS is old enough I don't really need to take much time fixing it. If you find a better answer you may post it here.
Here's what I did.
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From what I can see on the screenshots, it should be working just fine. Isn't it? Commented Feb 1, 2016 at 19:07
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yep, after making any changes, you have to Refresh Group Policy settings with GPUpdate.exe or simply restart your computer. Commented Feb 6, 2016 at 3:15