Clear the Record of USB Plug in Equipment

This article describes how to clear the log that records the USB plug in equipment used in your computer. This relates to Windows.

Steps

  1. Click the Microsoft Windows "begin" button with your left button on the mouse or the Windows button on the keyboard.
  2. Click the "Run" among the optional list,then a "Run" message box will pop out immediately. Look for a textbox situated on the right of a label which is labeled "open...".
  3. Type the string text "regedit.exe"(or just "regedit" for short) in the textbox and press the "Enter" button.
  4. If you have done these things currently, then you will be in the registration editor of your Windows Operation System.T he registration editor forms an abstract tree of the information that is in your computer (such as user information, the hardware information, and the information of the programs which was been installed in your computer.) If you slide-and-click your mouse on one of the sub-tree of the main tree illustrated for your computer, a new-spanning sub-tree will be emerging on your screen.
  5. Find out these items below (the directory is given.)
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Device classes\{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USBSTOR
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\UsbFlags
    then delete all the sub-items in these items.

Warnings

  • It is better to make a backup for these items in the registration editor.
  • You can use some software to detect whether it is work after finish these steps.

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