The operation of disabling and prohibiting the use of floppy disks in the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system can be carried out in several ways. The recommended method is to use the Group Policy Editor tool.
Instructions
Step 1
Insert the floppy disk to be disabled and blacklisted into the drive and wait for it to be detected by the computer system.
Step 2
Call the main menu of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system by clicking the "Start" button and go to the "Control Panel" item.
Step 3
Expand the System node and select Device Manager.
Step 4
Expand the link "Floppy disks" and open the context menu of the disk to be disconnected by right-clicking.
Step 5
Specify the "Properties" item and go to the "Details" tab of the dialog box that opens.
Step 6
Select “Equipment ID” from the drop-down list in the “Property” section and save the specific data.
Step 7
Select "Compatible IDs" in the drop-down list of the "Property" section and save the data as well.
Step 8
Return to the main menu "Start" and go to the "Run" item to add the selected device to the "black list".
Step 9
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open field and confirm the launch of the Group Policy Editor tool by clicking OK.
Step 10
Expand the Computer Configuration node and navigate to the Administrative Templates section.
Step 11
Select "System" and go to "Install Devices".
Step 12
Expand the Device Installation Restrictions section and select the Prevent installation of devices matching these device codes policy.
Step 13
Apply the checkbox to the Enable box and click the Show button in the Options section.
Step 14
Enter the values of the previously saved identifiers in the "Output Contents" dialog box that opens.
Step 15
Apply the checkbox next to "Also apply to the corresponding devices that have already been installed" and confirm the execution of the command by clicking OK.
Step 16
Return to the "System" dialog and go to the "Access to removable storage devices" section.
Step 17
Expand the Floppy Drives group and apply the check boxes to the Enabled field of the required policies: - Deny execution; - Deny reading; - Deny writing.
Step 18
Confirm the execution of the selected commands by clicking the OK button and restart the computer to apply the changes.
