Windows Auto Play settings
Posted: Feb 16th, 2021, 5:36 pm
I have been using the USB Safely Remove command line feature to start and stop an external USB drive. I would start the drive using the return command, run my backup scripts and when done stop the drive.
A week ago I had to replace my backup drive with a larger one. Now when I call the return command a File Explorer window opens up so when I try to stop the drive I get an error because the drive is still in use with by File Explorer.
In Windows Settings I have AutoPlay Enabled and under defaults for removable drive I have selected "Open folder to view files(File Explorer)" so I understand why this is happening but with the old backup drive it didn't open File Explorer even though other USB drives like thumb drives would open File Explorer.
Do you know of a setting that I can assign to the new backup drive to stop this behaviour?
Thanks
Mike
A week ago I had to replace my backup drive with a larger one. Now when I call the return command a File Explorer window opens up so when I try to stop the drive I get an error because the drive is still in use with by File Explorer.
In Windows Settings I have AutoPlay Enabled and under defaults for removable drive I have selected "Open folder to view files(File Explorer)" so I understand why this is happening but with the old backup drive it didn't open File Explorer even though other USB drives like thumb drives would open File Explorer.
Do you know of a setting that I can assign to the new backup drive to stop this behaviour?
Thanks
Mike