 A
few years ago Microsoft removed the AutoRun support for USB
flash drive devices in Windows. The AutoRun function was first removed in
Windows 7 (which you can read about in
this article), and later it was also removed from Windows XP
and Windows Vista via security updates. Although some Windows XP
and Windows Vista computers still may support AutoRun for USB
flash drives, the majority will not support this feature
anymore. And Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11 does
not support AutoRun for USB flash drives at all, just as Windows
7 does not.
Our solution
Microsoft removed the AutoRun function for security reasons.
However, there are circumstances when AutoRun for USB flash
drive devices may be very useful. That's why we "reinvented"
AutoRun for USB sticks. But we are aware of that USB flash
drives has been a security risk, so we made our solution very
secure. These are the key points:
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The end-user must manually active the AutoRun function the first
time. There is no risk that AutoRun suddenly works without
his/her knowledge and acknowledgement. It is always up to the
end-user to accept that AutoRun is enabled.
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If any important file that are involved in the AutoRun process
has been changed after creation, the AutoRun will not work. This
will prevent that malware hijacks the AutoRun process. We use a
checksum method to ensure that no files can be altered without
it is detected.
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The first program that is started on the USB flash drive is
always a
digitally signed program from SamLogic Software. Our AutoRun system
doesn’t accept that any other program is run first for security
reasons. But another program can be started as a second program,
if the security criteria are met.
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