Windows 11 Enable or troubleshoot Autorun/Autoplay for a USB stick/flash drive

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Chetan Kochhar

An autorun.inf file is a text file that can be used by the Autorun and AutoPlay components of Microsoft Windows. When a USB drive is plugged into a USB port, an autorun USB dialog appears that prompts you to do certain operations: print images, run Windows Media Players, or open a folder. But what if you have a particular application on the USB drive and want it to be launched from the autorun USB dialog? You can put autorun.inf into the root of the USB drive and edit its commands to get the app started when the USB key is plugged.General Troubleshooting to repair USB operationsClear/remove al

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