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It used to be, after connecting my tablet to my PC, a pop-up window/menu would appear giving my several options (i.e. open as a folder and some others). On the bottom there was a check box that said something like "Do this action automatically". I checked it. Now the action is done automatically.

How do I turn this automatic action off?

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Go to Control Panel, then AutoPlay, then the rest is self-explanatory.


Hit windows key. In the search box enter 'gpedit.msc' (admin password required). Navigate to:

User configuration
  > Administrative templates
    > Windows components
      > Autoplay policies

In the right pane, click 'turn off autoplay' and make it disabled.

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yes, thank you, I just can't accept your answer until ~10 minutes have passed –  tjb Jun 6 '12 at 6:22
actually I liked your first answer better, it solved my problem and was dead simple, please add it back –  tjb Jun 6 '12 at 6:23
this second answer I have tried before but got lost in my memory so I offered the easier answer first. thanks for the feedback. –  WikiWitz Jun 6 '12 at 6:24
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