This obviously posed serious security risks and Microsoft introduced AutoPlay as a way to fix the problem. AutoPlay’s job is to examine a newly connected media device, determine what kind of content is on it, and then display a dialog that allows the user to launch an application to play, run or display the content. If you have ever popped in an install CD/DVD for a piece of hardware or a program in Windows XP or earlier, it would just start running the setup program. Overall, we think that Autoplay Repair can be a useful tool for those who are being bugged by invalid Autoplay entries, but it needs to be used with caution.Īutoplay Repair installs and uninstalls without issues.In Windows XP and earlier, the file would be read and automatically run without any kind of prompt. All of this was fairly intuitive, but the autorun cleanup didn't make a whole lot of sense it displayed a list of Registry entries with check boxes next to them, and the only instructions were to "use drag and drop to add new entries into different sections." We did like the fact that Autoplay Repair can create a backup before you go tinkering with your Registry entries, which is always a good idea, but the complete lack of instruction or documentation is problematic for users who haven't used this kind of software before. The program also has a tool that lets users disable Autoplay entirely for specific drives. Users can modify, remove, and erase handlers from each of these manually. A tabbed Autoplay Manager screen lets users view the installed Autoplay handlers for audio and video files, audio CDs, DVDs, blank discs, images, and mixed content. The program's interface is plain and doesn't offer a lot of direction for new users.
Although we like the idea of the program, it's not necessarily easy to use. Autoplay Repair is a utility that can display these invalid entries and let users delete them for good.
Uninstalling media players can leave invalid Autoplay entries in your Registry that repeatedly prompt you to use programs that you've already attempted to get rid of.
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