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Block CD/DVD drive in windows

Here you can learn about, how to block CD/DVD drive of any windows PC.

Follow these simple steps:

Block CD/DVD Drive:

1st way
  1. Go to run or press Windows+R key from keyboard.
  2. Type regedit
    3.                  
                                  1_run.png (399?206)

  3. Go here "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom"

    4. 1_cdrom.png (812?518)

  4. Here you can see "Start" REG_DWORD having data 0x00000001 (1). This indicates that your CD/DVD drive is unlock.
  5. To block CD/DVD drive change "Start" value to 4 by double click on that.
  6. Now your CD/DVD drive is blocked. Re-start your PC if it doesn't work.
  7. To un-block CD/DVD Drive change value 4 to 1.
There is another simple way to do this. Put all this in a batch file and run that.

2nd way

  • create a batch (.BAT) file and edit it with 

    • reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom" /f /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d "4"

  • To Un-Block CD/DVD drive change command with

    • reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom" /f /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d "1"


    This is very useful idea where there is security a major concern. 
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    Pallav Kumar

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    Delhi, India

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