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    Disable usb and CD rom for some users

    i am a admin of my company and i want to disable the USB and CD rom for some users.
    can any one guide me how can i do that.

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    Re: Disable usb and CD rom for some users

    To disable CD ROM and USB device, I am giving you administrative template into the group policy, as a .adm file. If you are not sure how to do this then please don't not follow the same.

    CLASS MACHINE
    CATEGORY !!category
    CATEGORY !!categoryname
    POLICY !!policynameusb
    KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR"
    EXPLAIN !!explaintextusb
    PART !!labeltextusb DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED

    VALUENAME "Start"
    ITEMLIST
    NAME !!Disabled VALUE NUMERIC 3 DEFAULT
    NAME !!Enabled VALUE NUMERIC 4
    END ITEMLIST
    END PART
    END POLICY
    POLICY !!policynamecd
    KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom"
    EXPLAIN !!explaintextcd
    PART !!labeltextcd DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED

    VALUENAME "Start"
    ITEMLIST
    NAME !!Disabled VALUE NUMERIC 1 DEFAULT
    NAME !!Enabled VALUE NUMERIC 4
    END ITEMLIST
    END PART
    END POLICY
    POLICY !!policynameflpy
    KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Flpydisk"
    EXPLAIN !!explaintextflpy
    PART !!labeltextflpy DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED

    VALUENAME "Start"
    ITEMLIST
    NAME !!Disabled VALUE NUMERIC 3 DEFAULT
    NAME !!Enabled VALUE NUMERIC 4
    END ITEMLIST
    END PART
    END POLICY
    POLICY !!policynamels120
    KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sfloppy"
    EXPLAIN !!explaintextls120
    PART !!labeltextls120 DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED

    VALUENAME "Start"
    ITEMLIST
    NAME !!Disabled VALUE NUMERIC 3 DEFAULT
    NAME !!Enabled VALUE NUMERIC 4
    END ITEMLIST
    END PART
    END POLICY
    END CATEGORY
    END CATEGORY

    [strings]
    category="Custom Policy Settings"
    categoryname="Restrict Drives"
    policynameusb="Disable USB"
    policynamecd="Disable CD-ROM"
    policynameflpy="Disable Floppy"
    policynamels120="Disable High Capacity Floppy"
    explaintextusb="Disables the computers USB ports by disabling the usbstor.sys driver"
    explaintextcd="Disables the computers CD-ROM Drive by disabling the cdrom.sys driver"
    explaintextflpy="Disables the computers Floppy Drive by disabling the flpydisk.sys driver"
    explaintextls120="Disables the computers High Capacity Floppy Drive by disabling the sfloppy.sys driver"
    labeltextusb="Disable USB Ports"
    labeltextcd="Disable CD-ROM Drive"
    labeltextflpy="Disable Floppy Drive"
    labeltextls120="Disable High Capacity Floppy Drive"
    Enabled="Enabled"
    Disabled="Disabled"

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    Re: Disable usb and CD rom for some users

    I don't think by default group policy offer a facility to disable the drives like removable media, usb ports, cd rom etc. Group Policy can be customized by doing changes in the adm templates. ADM Templates offer administrator to disbale the drives of the device, which cannot be used.

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