Even if you didn’t know its name, you’ve certainly encountered AutoPlay. Whenever you insert a CD or DVD, or connect a device such as a flash drive or a digital camera, the AutoPlay feature leaps into action. It either asks what you want to do or it starts doing something automatically – playing the CD, perhaps, or copying photos from the camera. The trouble is, it might start doing the wrong thing, or do nothing at all and leave you scratching your head! In this article, I’ll explain how to set up AutoPlay the way you want it in Windows 10, 8.1, 7 and Vista, and show you how to solve all the common AutoPlay problems.
Category: Basics, Installation & Setup, Issues, Multimedia, Multimedia
Issue: 2025 Issue 9 September
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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