The common media types that will trigger AutoPlay, especially AutoRun actions are DVDs, CDs and USB storage devices. AutoPlay feature can detect the newly discovered removable media and devices, and then make out corresponding programs to play, edit or store the files, which can be configured by users according to their own demands.
In order to solve this problem, Microsoft introduced AutoPlay in Windows 98. Once users inserted DVD or CD into PC, the file in the DVD or CD would be read and automatically run without any prompt, which leads to security problems in some causes as some programs or files on DVD may be malware that will infect PC system and even later devices connected to computers. In fact, AutoRun feature came out earlier in Windows 95. Many people are confused about the two terms, AutoPlay and AutoRun.
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