Autoplay Not Working After KB5089549 Update

kx707 · Thursday at 2:03 PM

If I insert a working USB Flash drive, I hear a sound indicating that the drive has been recognized but Autoplay does not bring up File Explorer. The drive is correctly displayed after I bring up File Explorer manually.

Autoplay settings have been checked several times. Removable Drive is enabled (Open folder to view files - File Explorer).

I ran services.msc and restarted Shell Hardware Detection which was already running.

The following DISM commands were run:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /CheckHealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /ScanHealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth (Ran for over 30 minutes)

SFC/Scannow passes.

The system has been rebooted several times.

Any help appreciated.

NormanF · Thursday at 2:45 PM

Have you updated to the latest stable build 26200.8655?

kx707 · Thursday at 3:20 PM

I just updated to version 26200.8457 a few days ago.

It does look like Windows update is my next step. I may wait a few days.

Thanks for the suggestion.

It looks like version 26200.8524 was also available.

bobkn · Thursday at 4:05 PM

I've had that issue for quite a while on my System 1. Under any number of 11 Pro 25H2 builds.

I tried removing the USB controllers in Device Manager. (I use a USB keyboard and mouse, so those will disappear at some point. A short press of the cases power button then causes a normal shutdown.) The controllers will be re-detected on startup.

It worked briefly, then stopped.

I can live without Autoplay, which is why I haven't gone to a clean Windows install.

I await any additional advice that you may get.

dacrone · Thursday at 4:22 PM

Code:

@Echo Off
Title Reg Converter v1.2 & Color 1A
cd %systemroot%\system32
call :IsAdmin

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" /t REG_DWORD /d "145" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoDrivesInSendToMenu" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "ConfirmFileDelete" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "DontSetAutoplayCheckbox" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "HideSCAVolume" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "ForceActiveDesktopOn" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoActiveDesktop" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoActiveDesktopChanges" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "AllowOnlineTips" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "SettingsPageVisibility" /t REG_SZ /d "hide:home;" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "DontSetAutoplayCheckbox" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoDriveTypeAutorun" /t REG_DWORD /d "145" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "UseDefaultTile" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run" /f
Exit

:IsAdmin
Reg.exe query "HKU\S-1-5-19\Environment"
If Not %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
 Cls & Echo You must have administrator rights to continue ...
 Pause & Exit
)
Cls
goto:eof

save as .bat and run. has always fixed it for me (dating back to win 10)

KevTech · Thursday at 4:35 PM

dacrone said:
save as .bat and run. has always fixed it for me (dating back to win 10)

Option two in the tutorial.

Enable or Disable AutoPlay for All Drives in Windows 11 | Windows 11 Forum

bobkn · Thursday at 4:43 PM

dacrone said:

Code:

@Echo Off
Title Reg Converter v1.2 & Color 1A
cd %systemroot%\system32
call :IsAdmin

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" /t REG_DWORD /d "145" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoDrivesInSendToMenu" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "ConfirmFileDelete" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "DontSetAutoplayCheckbox" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "HideSCAVolume" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "ForceActiveDesktopOn" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoActiveDesktop" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoActiveDesktopChanges" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "AllowOnlineTips" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "SettingsPageVisibility" /t REG_SZ /d "hide:home;" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "DontSetAutoplayCheckbox" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoDriveTypeAutorun" /t REG_DWORD /d "145" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "UseDefaultTile" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run" /f
Exit

:IsAdmin
Reg.exe query "HKU\S-1-5-19\Environment"
If Not %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
 Cls & Echo You must have administrator rights to continue ...
 Pause & Exit
)
Cls
goto:eof

save as .bat and run. has always fixed it for me (dating back to win 10)

Thanks. But it didn't repair autoplay for me.

Incidentally, the "Exit" command closes the CLI window. Unless you can read a lot faster than me, it's difficult to see that the script did its work.

bobkn · Thursday at 4:48 PM

KevTech said:
Why all the extra fluff in that?

All you need to fix autoplay is NoDriveTypeAutoRun

Option two in the tutorial.

Enable or Disable AutoPlay for All Drives in Windows 11 | Windows 11 Forum

Tried that months ago, as part of a long bout of troubleshooting. No go.

Also just re-tried it. Did not work.

Do you have any more ideas?

KevTech · Thursday at 5:13 PM

bobkn said:
Do you have any more ideas?

Sometimes you also need to turn autoplay off then back on.

HTA · Thursday at 6:12 PM

A while back Autoplay quit working on one of my machines, I tracked it down to an install of Minitool Partition Wizard, which I know sounds strange, but that was the problem. I uninstalled with Revo and reinstalled and Autoplay started working again.

bobkn · Thursday at 7:38 PM

KevTech said:
Sometimes you also need to turn autoplay off then back on.

View attachment 174036

Tried it (again).

Nope.

Incidentally, the "Open Autoplay" option in the context menu is present, but it does nothing.

KevTech · Thursday at 10:26 PM

bobkn said:
Incidentally, the "Open Autoplay" option in the context menu is present, but it does nothing.

Can you access it in setting > Bluetooth & Devices > autoplay

Also, check this registry key.

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers

DisableAutoplay should be set to 0 if it says 1 change it to 0 then reboot.

bobkn · Thursday at 10:40 PM

KevTech said:
Can you access it in setting > Bluetooth & Devices > autoplay

Yes.

KevTech said:
Also, check this registry key.

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers

DisableAutoplay should be set to 0 if it says 1 change it to 0 then reboot.

View attachment 174049

The key did not exist.

I created it. Didn't change anything (after a reboot).

I think I'll give up on the issue, again.

My justification for getting involved with this thread is to suggest to "KX707" that a build update may not be responsible for the issue. Even if the timing is suspicious.

kx707 · 2026-06-12T15:02:14-0400

Thanks all for the additional comments and information.

I updated to Windows 11 version 26200.8655 and there was no change with Autoplay.

Now that I think about it, I believe Autoplay has failed occasionally over the last several years. This system was running Windows 10 through the fall of last year. That makes me wonder if the Motherboard, chipset, or drivers could be a factor.

I decided to test Autoplay this morning with my Canon compact camera. Autoplay is not working for this case either.

This system did have Minitool Partition Wizard installed. The program was removed yesterday through the Windows Control Panel with no apparent effect on Autoplay.

I will also put this problem aside for the time being. It takes only one click of the mouse to bring up File Explorer.

dacrone · 2026-06-12T15:13:44-0400

win+r
shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40F4-A487-460851A8D915}

set them all to the preference you want. see if it takes effect.

Bryan · 2026-06-12T15:23:14-0400

You need to use Brink's Tutorial found at ...... Enable or Disable Video Autoplay in Microsoft Store app in Windows 11

kx707 · 2026-06-13T15:27:24-0400

Yesterday I reviewed the registry file entries in the Enable Autoplay Tutorial that was referenced earlier in this thread. I then looked at the registry values on my system.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutorun"=dword:000000ff

Something didn't look right in one of the Explorer keys. The entry dword:000000ff would prevent Autoplay from running.

I backed up the two different Explorer registry keys and then ran Enable_AutoPlay_for_all_drives_for_all_users.reg.

A flash drive was inserted and Autoplay worked! The system was restarted and Autoplay continued to work with two other flash drives.

I created a favorite in the registry editor for both Explorer registry keys so they can be easily accessed.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Yesterday I enabled and disabled Autoplay several times and no changes were seen in either registry key.

Thanks all again for the help and thanks KevTech for the reference to Brink's Tutorial.

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