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    From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 9 15:59:38 2021
    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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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 9 19:57:23 2021
    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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  • From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to Marco Moock on Fri Dec 10 07:38:10 2021
    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.
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    Mike

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  • From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 09:52:29 2021
    Using this utility
    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
    I can write a batch file:
    ---------------------------------
    @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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  • From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 08:34:46 2021
    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
    ---------------------------------
    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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  • From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 09:01:19 2021
    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.
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    Mike

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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 09:20:31 2021
    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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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 09:19:43 2021
    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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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 11 09:40:32 2021
    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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