Do you know how to set the AutoPlay defaults with the registry editor? For example, I would prefer the default to be set to "Open a folder to view files (File Explorer) for "Removable Drive" and "Memory Card," but I don't exactly know how to set this in the registry editor and I can't find any examples anywhere!
Thanks.
Hello John @JohnTravolski,
Here are some .reg files that will set that for you.
AutoPlay_Removable_drive_Open_folder.reg
Code:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlersDefaultSelection\StorageOnArrival] @="MSOpenFolder" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\UserChosenExecuteHandlers\StorageOnArrival] @="MSOpenFolder"
Code:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlersDefaultSelection\CameraAlternate\ShowPicturesOnArrival] @="MSOpenFolder" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\UserChosenExecuteHandlers\CameraAlternate\ShowPicturesOnArrival] @="MSOpenFolder"
Last edited by Brink; 09 Jun 2018 at 21:19.
Surprisingly, they don't seem to work on Windows 10 Home Version 17134. Although those values in the registry do get changed from your scripts, for some reason, even after logging on and off AND restarting the computer altogether, Windows system settings still show the following:
I'm not quite sure what's going wrong. I actually tested both options AFTER running the .reg files and AFTER restarting the computer, and whenever I plugged in my flash drive, I still got the notification asking me what action to take. Interestingly, plugging in a memory card didn't do anything at all (no notification appeared nor did file explorer open). There must be more to it or something; I'm not quite sure what's wrong.
Looks like there was one more location in the registry that was changed.
I've updated the .reg files above to include it. Please see how that works for you now.
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