How to Disable or Enable USB Ports in Windows 10

You can disable or enable USB ports by using different methods like device manager, registry editor and any other third-party applications software. Using the Registry Editor, you can easily disable or enable the USB Ports.

Step 1: Go to Start > Run, type “regedit” and press enter to open the registry editor.

Step 2: Registry Editor Window will be opened and go to the following path: 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR 

Step 3: In the right pane, select Start and see the default value data of Start is ''3''. To disable the USB Ports, set its value data to ''4'' and then click OK. 

Step 4: Restart your Computer or disconnect your USB device for the changes to take effect. 

Note: By Registry Editor, just disable the use of USB storage devices, but it would not affect the use of USB mouse, keyboard and others device.

 

How to Disable or Enable USB Ports in Windows 10 

 

How to Fix Excel File not Opening

Sometimes, even after a double-clicking on the Excel file, you can see the Excel is opened but the file isn’t opening. In short, the program is launched, but all you can see is a blank white screen. The Excel file not opened completely issue is here for you in this case. 

Most of times, the purpose for Excel document doesn't open issue is on the grounds that you have chosen the choice "Ignore other applications that Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)." This methodology further offers directions to open the double tapped document by you. Follow below steps to uncheck the Ignore DDE box.

Step 1: Open Excel file and go to File menu >>Excel Options.

Steps 2: Click on the Excel Options >> Advanced.

Steps 3: Enter the Advanced option >> General.

Then uncheck the box before "Ignore other applications that Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)". To save changes, click on OK.

 

How do you Fix a Excel File Not Opening