Sidestepping those AutoRun USB viruses

I've had far too many people recently that got one of the AutoRun variants such as Conficker on their computers. Here is a tip on how to disable AutoRun (normally that window that pops up when you plug in a USB drive, but abused by Conficker and others to launch the viral code).

Click on Start / Run, type gpedit.msc and press Enter,

Then double-click Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration. Click on the System folder. In the right-hand side pane you should see Turn off AutoPlay. Double-click it, click on Enabled and make sure that All Drives is selected. Click Ok and close the Group Policy application.

Now whenever you plug in an infected USB drive it won't try to infect your PC right away.

Credit: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/disable-autoplay-of-audio-cds-and-usb-drives/