Windows Vista have some great improvements in AutoPlay, but yet a power user usually want to disable it or configure it for better performance.
If you want to simply disable autoplay in Windows Vista, go to control panel and double click on the “Play CDs or other media automatically” to open the AutoPlay dialog.
Disable autoplay in Windows Vista
To disable autoplay globally, just uncheck the “Use AutoPlay for all media and devices”
Disable for a single type
To disable autoplay for a single type (eg. DVD movies, or audio CDs) first make sure that the “Use AutoPlay for all media and devices” is checked. Select the type that you want to disable and then select “Take no action” from the drop down menu. In the above example we disable autoplay for blank CDs :
