Using Group Policy to let Win7 stop unfamiliar U disk boot

Is there any way to make Windows smarter, automatically identify your U disk and reject other U disk? Maybe you think Xiaobian is here, but in fact In Windows 7, this kind of operation is really good!

The whole operation is divided into two stages. The first is to let Win7 know your U disk, and the second is to set the rules to let the system automatically reject other U disk.
First step. Insert your U disk into your computer, then open [Device Manager], expand [Computer] → [Disk Drive], and then find your U disk.

▲ Figure 2 Find your own U disk
Step 2. Double-click the U disk item to enter the property page, then open the [Details] panel and change the [Properties] to [Hardware ID]. And then copy the first value in the hardware ID.

▲ Figure 3 Record the U disk "hardware ID";
the third step. The same operation, will be [Universal Serial Bus Controller] → [USB mass storage device] The hardware ID is copied, and the specific steps are the same as above.

▲ Figure 4 Record the USB mass storage device "Hardware ID"
Step 4. Click the Start menu and type "ldped;gpedit.msc" in the search bar to start the Group Policy Editor. .

▲ Figure 5 Start [Group Policy Editor]
Step 5. Find and expand [Computer Configuration] → [Administrative Template] → [System] & Rarr; [Device Installation] & Rarr; [Device installation restrictions].

▲ Figure 6 Find [Device Installation Restrictions]
Step 6. Open [Disable installation of devices not described by other policy settings] and [Allow installation of devices matching the following device IDs], Fill in the hardware ID of the U disk and USB mass storage device just copied to the [Display] panel of [Allow installation of devices matching the following device IDs].

▲ Figure 7 Fill in the hardware ID of the U disk just recorded
Well, click OK and the configuration will take effect. Just insert a U disk and try it. How, the power of group strategy is not very powerful!

▲ Figure 8 After the other U disk is inserted, it is blocked by group policy
Is it interesting to read the above Win7 application tips? Now the price of the U disk is very low, the use is very common, but one of the biggest hidden dangers is the spread of viruses, especially after a U disk is used by more than one person on multiple computers. Who knows which computer will spread the virus? If your system doesn't have anti-virus software installed, then it's not good to lie down and shoot. Fortunately, the powerful features of win7 system can make this loss to a minimum, unsafe things will never be put in, do you know that win7 can be so good?!