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How to re-enable the USB Ports which were disabled by Local group policies in windows server 2022?

Anonymous
2023-11-16T12:32:56+00:00

Hello All,

I need your urgent Support to know how to re-enable the USB Ports again, as I disabled them by using/enabling local group policies that prevent them from working in Windows server 2022.

But after that when I changed the status of these policies to be disabled or not configured, then I connected any USB drive to these ports I got a message "Access denied " when I tried to open these USB drives.

Noting that the Register for enabling the USB "USBSTOR" I set the value to be "3" and the device manager is showing that the USB ports are enabled and working.

Waiting for your kind urgent support.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-20T07:35:45+00:00

    Hello

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

    If you’ve disabled USB ports using Local Group Policies and want to re-enable them, you can follow these steps:

    Open Group Policy Editor: Press Windows + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

    Navigate to Removable Storage Access: In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Removable Storage Access.

    Change Policy Settings: In the right pane, find the policies that you’ve configured to disable the USB ports. These might include Removable Disks: Deny read access, Removable Disks: Deny write access, and others. Double-click each policy, set it to Not Configured or Disabled, and click OK.

    Update Group Policy: After changing the policies, you need to update Group Policy for the changes to take effect. Open Command Prompt as an administrator, type gpupdate /force, and press Enter.

    Restart Your Server: Finally, restart your server. Some Group Policy changes require a restart to fully take effect.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-20T08:02:56+00:00

    Hello Wei Li,

    Thanks for your reply, but please be informed that I tried that but it still shows me the error of "Access denied".

    thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-21T07:21:00+00:00

    Try entering safe mode to connect the USB drive and see if it works properly? www.ubackup.com

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-22T14:21:43+00:00

    HI

    I have the same problem, i tried everything also the safe mode.

    the admin of my thinclient can see the D: but when i'm user it's looks like it's disabled, it's grey,

    hope someone can help me with this.

    because we have to use a usb stick for uploading photo's

    best regards

    Sebastian Garcia

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-21T14:55:56+00:00

    Has there been any resolution to this?

    We had group policy set and working for a few years. All of a sudden, it's now making all USB devices have the message "Access Denied" Any help would be appreciated on this matter.

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