USB kill-switch — shuts down the PC when a mapped USB device is removed
Map any USB device as a kill-switch key. When it is removed while the sentinel is armed, the machine shuts down immediately. Designed to make recovering encrypted drive keys as hard as possible if someone physically seizes your machine.
| Publisher | thereisnotime |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.5 |
| License | PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 |
| Installer type | portable |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | thereisnotime.xxUSBSentinel |
| Requirements | Windows 10 version 1809 or later |
winget install --id=thereisnotime.xxUSBSentinel -ewinget upgrade --id=thereisnotime.xxUSBSentinel -ewinget uninstall --id=thereisnotime.xxUSBSentinel -eNo, xxUSBSentinel is paid software from thereisnotime.
The latest version is 2.0.5.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with c80230c7db764c8fff2e18f9681278f01e2f9eab590f61d63754c18939e08bcd.
xxUSBSentinel requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find xxUSBSentinel and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=thereisnotime.xxUSBSentinel -e.
Yes. xxUSBSentinel is available as a portable program (xxusbsentinel-v2.0.5-windows-x86_64.exe, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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