Policy
CD and DVD: Deny write access
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting denies write access to the CD and DVD removable storage class. If you enable this policy setting, write access is denied to this removable storage class. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write access is allowed to this removable storage class.
Internal name
CDandDVD_DenyWrite_Access_1
Policy ID
8fa64de0206d
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices\{53f56308-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}\Deny_Write | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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