How to Delete or Remove autorun.inf File
USB flash drive gets easily infected by virus and spread to computer to which it is inserted. The autorun.inf is one of such common virus file which spreads all over your partition usually comes from USB flash drive. It is a read-only, hidden and system file disabling folder option. It spreads to the windows system when you try to open the USB flash drive.
Now, how to delete or remove autorun.inf file from your USB flash drive? The simple method to delete or remove the file is the use of cmd commands.
To delete the file just follow the following steps :
Step 1 :
Go to Start.
It opens the Start window as seen above image.
Step 2 :
Type Run in blank space. It will show Run and then select Run or type Run and press Enter.
It opens the open Run window.
Step 3 :
Type cmd and click OK or type cmd and press Enter.
It opens the Command prompt window.
Step 4 :
Type g: and press Enter.
Note: g denotes the USB flash drive alphabet. In my PC, the USB flash drive alphabet is G so I typed g:.
Step 5 :
Type attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf and press Enter to change its file properties.
If the command executes successfully then it comes G:> prompt again as above.
Step 6 :
Now, type del autorun.inf and press Enter to delete the autorun.inf file.
If the command executes successfully then it comes G:> prompt again as above.
Now, check your USB drive and it should be free from autorun.inf.
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