Description: This article will show how to change the AutoPlay settings in Windows 8.1 - these are settings that apply when you connect another drive or device to your computer, or when you insert a disc into a removable drive.

1. Open the charms bar by either swiping in from the right hand side of the screen (on touch enabled devices) or scroll the mouse to the upper right hand corner of the screen.
   
2. Choose Settings from the charms bar.
   
3. Under settings go to Change PC Settings.
   
4. Under Change PC settings choose AutoPlay.
   
5. A new window will open up and give you a couple of drop down boxes to change AutoPlay Defaults.
   
6. Change the defaults to your desired settings in the drop down boxes.