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Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: device control, re-enabling an optical device after a system restore

Issue
When you use Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+, with device control, to block an optical storage device, and then, following a system restore, you want to re-enable it, you cannot do so by re-applying a policy.

What to do

  1. Open Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Computer Management.
  2. Select Device Manager.
  3. Right-click the device, and select 'Enable' from the drop-down. 

 

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