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by: Mike Halmarack - Thu, 9 Dec 2021 15:59 UTC

I have 3 external drives connected to one of the PCs on my Win 10
network. This totals 5 partitions. Each time the compuuter starts,
windows to all 5 open on the desktop. Is there an easy way to prevent
this?

I know I can do a "Close all windows", after the event, one way or
another. But I'm hoping there's a more automatic method.
--

Mike

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by: Marco Moock - Thu, 9 Dec 2021 18:57 UTC

Am Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:59:38 +0000
schrieb Mike Halmarack <mikehalmarack@gmail.com>:

> I have 3 external drives connected to one of the PCs on my Win 10
> network. This totals 5 partitions. Each time the compuuter starts,
> windows to all 5 open on the desktop. Is there an easy way to prevent
> this?

I know the feature "Autorun", that displays the windows with options
like "open folder" and other options like "run setup.exe" if there are
special files on the partition. Is that what you like to turn off?

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by: Mike Halmarack - Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:38 UTC

On Thu, 9 Dec 2021 19:57:23 +0100, Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:

>Am Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:59:38 +0000
>schrieb Mike Halmarack <mikehalmarack@gmail.com>:
>
>> I have 3 external drives connected to one of the PCs on my Win 10
>> network. This totals 5 partitions. Each time the compuuter starts,
>> windows to all 5 open on the desktop. Is there an easy way to prevent
>> this?
>
>I know the feature "Autorun", that displays the windows with options
>like "open folder" and other options like "run setup.exe" if there are
>special files on the partition. Is that what you like to turn off?

I think it must be a more standard, basic feature of the operating
system at work here, rather than some files on the partitions
triggering the effect.
This is because the root of every single external drive partion opens
its window on startup.
--

Mike

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by: Mike Halmarack - Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:52 UTC

Using this utility
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
I can write a batch file:
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@ECHO OFF
ECHO
nircmd.exe win close alltopnodesktop
---------------------------------
This does the trick as far as closing the windows goes
but then I get presented with an options box defaulting to "Shut Down
Windows" which I don't want, or any of the other options listed.

How do I avoid this last event?
--

Mike

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by: Marco Moock - Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:19 UTC

Am Freitag, 10. Dezember 2021, um 07:38:10 Uhr schrieb Mike Halmarack:

>This is because the root of every single external drive partion opens
>its window on startup.
That is the "Autorun" feature. If the partition can be read, it at
least displays 2 options, first, open folder, and second, do nothing.
Does the window look like this?
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/autorun-300x293.gif

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by: Marco Moock - Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:20 UTC

Am Donnerstag, 09. Dezember 2021, um 19:57:23 Uhr schrieb Marco Moock:

>Am Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:59:38 +0000
>schrieb Mike Halmarack <mikehalmarack@gmail.com>:
>
>> I have 3 external drives connected to one of the PCs on my Win 10
>> network. This totals 5 partitions. Each time the compuuter starts,
>> windows to all 5 open on the desktop. Is there an easy way to prevent
>> this?
>
>I know the feature "Autorun"
^^^^^^^
Sorry for the mistake, it is named AutoPlay.

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by: Mike Halmarack - Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:34 UTC

On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:19:43 +0100, Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de>
wrote:

>Am Freitag, 10. Dezember 2021, um 07:38:10 Uhr schrieb Mike Halmarack:
>
>>This is because the root of every single external drive partion opens
>>its window on startup.
>That is the "Autorun" feature. If the partition can be read, it at
>least displays 2 options, first, open folder, and second, do nothing.
>Does the window look like this?
>https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/autorun-300x293.gif

No, just the standard explorer windows displaying the contents of the
root folder of each partition, piled one on top the other.

Using the Nirsoft utility in a batch file:
---------------------------------
@ECHO OFF
ECHO
nircmd.exe win close alltopnodesktop
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Does close all the windows fine but then presents with a similar
options box to the one you link to above, asking me if I want to
shutdown, or restart etc..
--

Mike

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by: Marco Moock - Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:40 UTC

Am Samstag, 11. Dezember 2021, um 08:34:46 Uhr schrieb Mike Halmarack:

>No, just the standard explorer windows displaying the contents of the
>root folder of each partition, piled one on top the other.
Maybe you selected that very time the folder should open.
Maybe check the AutoPlay settings in Control Panel.

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by: Mike Halmarack - Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:01 UTC

On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:40:32 +0100, Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de>
wrote:

>Am Samstag, 11. Dezember 2021, um 08:34:46 Uhr schrieb Mike Halmarack:
>
>>No, just the standard explorer windows displaying the contents of the
>>root folder of each partition, piled one on top the other.
>Maybe you selected that very time the folder should open.
>Maybe check the AutoPlay settings in Control Panel.

Great solution! and so much simpler than all the messing about I was
doing.

Thank you so much.
--

Mike

Subject	Author
external drive windows open on startup	Mike Halmarack
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Marco Moock
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Mike Halmarack
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Marco Moock
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Mike Halmarack
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Marco Moock
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Mike Halmarack
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Marco Moock
Re: external drive windows open on startup	Mike Halmarack