Support for AutoRun Studio

Yes, AutoRun Wizard works on USB flash drives exactly as it does on a CD: the same three files, the same splash screen, sound, EULA and launch files. What differs is what Windows does when the drive is plugged in.

What Windows does with a USB drive

No autorun product can change this; it is how Windows protects every PC from infected USB drives. Your users start your project by opening the drive and double-clicking autorun.exe, and from there everything runs just as you configured it.

Set up the drive

1. Build and test your project in AutoRun Wizard as usual.
2. Copy the contents of your Base Folder (not the folder itself) to the root of the USB drive. These must be at the root, for example E:\autorun.inf:
   • autorun.inf
   • autorun.exe
   • autorun.dat
   plus every other file and folder from the Base Folder.
3. Safely remove the drive, plug it back in, and check that File Explorer shows your icon and drive name.
4. Double-click autorun.exe on the drive to confirm your project starts.

Make it easy for your users

• Give the drive a custom icon and name so it stands out in File Explorer.
• Print "Open the drive and double-click autorun.exe" on the drive, its card or packaging.
• Keep the root of the drive tidy: only the autorun files, your launch file and a few folders, so autorun.exe is easy to find.
• If you need a prompt on insert, ship a CD or DVD; see Windows 10 and 11 behavior for discs.

Some antivirus tools delete autorun.inf from USB drives. If your icon disappears, see antivirus and autorun files.