Jazzmoose Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Anyone know how to STOP random autoplay in Windows 7? My computer just starts playing the first movie on my external hard drive at odd hours. The cats say if they have to watch 400 Blows one more time, they're moving out. Except for Piglet; she wants to know who Balzac is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 I'd watch it one more time ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Is this any use to you ? http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/disable-autorun-autoplay-in-windows-7/ Edited August 6, 2016 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Alas, no. The referenced program doesn't seem to exist in Windows 7 home version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I would ask myself what was happening on my external that might trigger the auto play procees. Does your external go to sleep or into some other power saving mode and then wake back up due to...whatever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 A very basic question but doesn't your external HDD , which presumably is connected by USB, have a simple on/off switch? I've got six IO Data HDD drives and they all have a button on the back that allows you to turn off the power. I only turn them on when I want to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 4 hours ago, JSngry said: I would ask myself what was happening on my external that might trigger the auto play procees. Does your external go to sleep or into some other power saving mode and then wake back up due to...whatever? Yeah, it does; move the mouse and it comes back...wait a minute; you mean the cats really do want to watch 400 Blows? 1 hour ago, kinuta said: A very basic question but doesn't your external HDD , which presumably is connected by USB, have a simple on/off switch? I've got six IO Data HDD drives and they all have a button on the back that allows you to turn off the power. I only turn them on when I want to use them. Nope. No button. But I think I'll disconnect the power to see if something else starts autoplaying instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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