Enabling and Disabling the USB Port in Windows
Enabling & Disabling the USB port in Windows via Registry Editor. To disable the access to USB port, in windows XP and 2000: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. 3. Locate, and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\UsbStor 4. In the right pane, double-click Start. 5. In the Value data box, type 4 , click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then click OK. 6. Quit Registry Editor. To re-enable a disabled port: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. 3. Locate, and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\UsbStor 4. In the right pane, double-click Start. 5. In the Value data box, type 3 , click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then click OK. 6. Quit Registry Editor. However, there can be other way...