Windows 10: PowerShell script to disable/enable usb storage in windows

Hello,can someone please help me with a PowerShell script, which will disable usb storage.requirements:1 everything should be done through PowerShell script2 already installed usb should not be accessible 3 not ready to install any 3rd party application4 Restarting pc is not recommendedi tried this "Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesUSBSTOR" -Name "start" -Value 4"but it is not working.

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USB removable storage disable by powershell script

Hello All,

I want to disable the usb removable storage of the network computers (domain and non-domain) from my computer. But i need powershell script which will disable the usb removable storage of mentioned computer list but through the local group policy not thorough
regedit of that computer also not through the GPO which is in server OS.

Please help me. Thank You.

 

USB removable storage disable by powershell script

Hi JadishPatil_4994,

My name is Carl and I am an independent Windows 10 advisor.

What you want is not possible with those constraints without using third-party software.

Group Policy is basically a front end and all it does is add or modifies registry entries. So if you are saying you want to do it without modifying the registry then you'd have to go on to each PC and disable the USB controller in the BIOS.

If you created a powershell script with the following:

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR\" -Name "start" -Value 4

That would disable USB on the machine but, as you can see, it modifies the registry which is exactly what Group Policy would do.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Carl.

 

USB removable storage disable by powershell script

Hi

You’d need credentials for the remote machines (at an administrative level) and then you could use a command to remotely connect to the PowerShell:

Enter-PSSession Computername_Here

I’ve attached a link below that will explain it better than I can:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scr...

Hope this helps

Kind regards,

Carl.