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Disable Or Enable USB Storage In A Single Click With Phrozen Safe USB

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People who frequently have to share their PCs, may often have faced the nuisance of unauthorized media, such as movies, photos, music etc., being transferred through a thumb drive, without their consent. Kids, in particular, aren’t usually wary about viruses and malware that a USB thumb drive may carry (especially if it’s being plugged into every other computer), and so might not be your non-techie roommate. Moreover, if you have some confidential files on your computer, you would be quite miffed to have them sneakily copied when you’re away. Likewise, people often want to restrict their computers to be used for file transferring and sharing through a USB flash due to various security reasons. Windows 7 doesn’t offer any option to write protect or disable USB storage medium temporarily, or even on permanent basis. Obviously, you can disable the USB ports in the BIOS, but then again, it would also disable your keyboard or mouse, should they support a USB connector. So what would do in such cumbersome situation? Phrozen Safe USB has an answer for you. This tiny little application lets you activate and deactivate USB storage within a single click. Keep reading for more details. Read More

How To Install Windows 8 From USB Drive

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Gone are the days when installing Windows from USB was a complicated job. You don’t need to perform any such tweakings today since there are hundreds of 3rd party tools that can do the job for you. Which better tool to use than the one from Microsoft themselves. Yes, you can use the popular Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool from Microsoft to create a bootable DVD or USB device of Windows 8. Read More

Use Your Windows Phone 7 Device As A USB Drive [Guide]

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Windows Phone 7 is a platform that comes with a strict regard for its security and privacy of the operating system. This makes accessing its file system extremely complicated, if not altogether impossible. You have to rely on the official syncing software “Zune” to get anything in or out of your WP7 device but that means that your phone can not act like a data carrier and you can not get any non-supported file on your device. That is quite a big set back for users in a variety of ways. Many people use a moderate number of apps on their WP7 device, and keep their photos and music synced with Zune. So, a lot of the space in your Windows Phone might be going to waste, as you can't use it as a USB drive. Won’t it be a huge boost if it was somehow possible that you plug-in your WP7 mobile into your PC and it showed up just like a mass storage device? As a matter of fact, it is possible! Read More

Get Prompts To Unplug USB At PC Shutdown So You Don’t Leave It Behind

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Those who move between two or more computers daily and carry their important data on the USB drive often have a habit of leaving their USB drives plugged in. Who doesn't? Every one of us tends to sometimes forget to unplug the USB drive when moving between two locations. USB Alert is a tiny application which prompts you with a buzz and on-screen message to take out your USB before locking and shutting down the system. USB Alert works from system tray, observing all the USB drives you plug-in for transferring data. When system receives shutdown or lock signal, it checks for any attached USB drive(s) to prevent users from forgetting them. It uses a smart USB drive plug-in detector (works in real time) to list all attached drives. Moreover, the Devices feature lets you safely remove the drive(s) and explore the USB files in Windows Explorer. Read More

Find Out Which USB Device Was Connected To Your Computer And Prevent Data Theft

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USBDeview is a free utility that lets you check which USB devices are currently connected to your computer and also you can see which devices were connected before. This is the first thing to do when you feel that your data or information has been breached. It can be helpful in many ways, if you have an office computer and feel that someone might have accessed and copied some data from your computer, you should install this tool and find out the complete details. Read More