Here is an article from Microsoft discussing changes made to Windows 7 at some point after its release.  Autorun was disabled, autoplay wasn't. 

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2009/04/28/autorun-changes-in-windows-7/

These changes, though this isn't discussed in the article, remain in all later Windows versions.  This wasn't stated in the article because the article was written before any later versions were released.

 

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Gene New Zealand

Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 6:09 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] How do I run a portable copy of NVDA from a USB flash drive

Hi


If i remember right they disabled the autoplay menu so it did not work
any more.


I know what you are talking about it was the first option in the
autoplay menu and you just pushed the enter key to start your copy of nvda.


I am not sure if it can still be done I would have to enable the auto
play menu to see.

I think they made it so it can not be done any more but could be wrong.


can not even remember if I still have a copy of the autorun file to try
it with.


Gene nz



On 5/25/2018 9:52 AM, Howard Traxler wrote:
> When I first started to use NVDA, I put it on a thumb drive in its own
> folder but had an "autorun" file in the root.  Plugging in the drive
> made the system execute the commands in the autorun file which started
> NVDA.  Haven't done this lately, though.  Might it still work?
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene New Zealand"
> <hurrikennyandopo@...>
> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [nvda] How do I run a portable copy of NVDA from a USB
> flash drive
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>> Hi
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>> usually when i do a portable version of nvda i usually put it into a
>> folder called nvda and all of its files go into that. it means i can
>> also have other folders and keep it better structured rather than having
>> files all over the place. Plus it is easier to start nvda.
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>> Gene nz
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>> On 5/24/2018 10:52 AM, Richard Wells wrote:
>>> Maybe I shouldn't, but I have always used NVDA Portable on the root of
>>> my USB media. Other than personal preference, is there any reason for
>>> me to stop this practice? Thanks and I will appreciate all information
>>> on this topic.
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>>> On 5/23/2018 4:00 AM, Brian's Mail list account via Groups.Io wrote:
>>>> That very much depends how you copied it. I think most people prefer
>>>> not to have nvda in the root of the ram drive. I would also add here
>>>> that in Windows 10, the usability of a portable version of nvda is
>>>> much reduced over using it in Windows 7, mainly due to many parts of
>>>> windows only being given access to for an installed bit of software.
>>>> Thus you might consider with the permission of the machines owner
>>>> installing nvda on the machine but not making it auto start, so at
>>>> least the next time you need to use it it has the best access it can.
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> bglists@...
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>>>> Please address personal E-mail to:-
>>>> briang1@..., putting 'Brian Gaff'
>>>> in the display name field.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Wells" <richwels@...>
>>>> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 11:20 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nvda] How do I run a portable copy of NVDA from a USB
>>>> flash drive
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Just insert the USB Flash Drive, determine the drive letter Windows
>>>>> gives it, press WIN-KEY+R, type DriveLetter:\NVDA and it will launch.
>>>>>
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>>>>> On 5/22/2018 2:57 PM, Don wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have successfully created a portable copy of NVDA on my flash
>>>>>> drive.
>>>>>> How do I run it on another lap top computer?
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