Enable USB port through Powershell script

Henk van Ingen 0

Enable USB port through Powershell script
Settings in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR detected

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Marcin Policht 24,630 Reputation points MVP

2024-09-20T11:32:25.3033333+00:00
Use the following

$usbStorRegPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR" # Set the Start value to 3 (which enables the USB ports) Set-ItemProperty -Path $usbStorRegPath -Name "Start" -Value 3

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Henk van Ingen 0 Reputation points

2024-09-20T12:24:08.5+00:00

Thnx for the answer, I think Group Policy disables my USB ports

Marcin Policht 24,630 Reputation points MVP

2024-09-20T13:09:12.27+00:00

That's straightforward to determine by using gpresult

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/gpresult

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