Windows keeps freezing whenever I insert a USB key which has been formatted on a Linux machine.

I'm mostly a Linux user, but having to use Windows machines at work sometimes.  I format all my USB format keys FAT in Windows because Windows is not able to read the format file ext4 that prefer Linux.  Whenever I plug the thumb drive in one of our Windows 7 computers to work, Windows will freeze for 30 seconds to two minutes, then tell me that it cannot find a file to open my tar.gz files (no duh - tar.gz is not a format compatible windows) then he very slowly shows the contents of the disc.

Any advice on how to keep Windows 7 machines Flake whenever you plug in a USB key with files in Linux on it?

It of curious why Windows try to open archive.  If you hold down the SHIFT key when you insert the USB (to remove any autorun), does make a difference?  AutoPlay is enabled in Control Panel / AutoPlay?

FWIW see

How to change the AutoPlay settings in Windows

http://www.LostInTechnology.com/Windows/how-to-change-Autorun-settings-in-Windows/

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