how to unblock access to use ports

Unblocking access to use ports

Many system administrators block USB ports and do not allow users to use their personal USB pen drive on college or company computers. This can be quite annoying if you want to copy files back and forth or want to run applications from your pen drive. One of the most common techniques of blocking a pen drive is through the windows registry by following the below steps:

Step1

Press window button +r together.

Run and type regedit to open the window registry.

Step3:

On the right hand pane, double click on the registry key STAR and change its value from 3 to 4. This will disable the use port.

To enable a USB port that has been disabled using this technique, you need to simply change the value of the registry key star back to 3 as simple as that!