Solution #1: Alter USB Drive’s Properties
Step 1. First go to “My
computer” and under “devices with removable storage” option search
for your USB flash drive option.
Step 2. Once you find your disk,
right click on it and then choose “Properties”. A pop up box will appear in
which you will be prompted to choose the security tab and change the
permission. Just change the status of this option and you are all set to go without
any write protection anymore.
Solution 2: Remove Write Protection from USB Drive via Regedit
When you are finding it difficult to remove the Write protection error, using Registry Editor to remove it is the easiest and most direct method of all. But make sure you follow the step guidelines below as exactly as mentioned. Even a slightest mistake can render serious damage to your operating system.
Step 1. Connect your flash drive to
your computer.
Step 2. Access “Run” tool and
type “regedit” in the search field and hit “Enter”.
Step 3. Go to the location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\.
Step 4. Now check if there is a
folder key named “StorageDevicePolicies”. Change its DWORD value to
“0” and click “OK” to save the change.
TIP: IF you can’t find the
respective folder, then you right click on “Control” and create a new key.
Name it “StorageDevicePolicies”. Right click on it again to open the DWORD
value pop up box. Change its name “Write protection” and finally double
click it one more time to change the number.
After you are done with the steps, exit regedit and reboot your computer.
Solution #3: Use
DiskPart Command
As you can clearly deduce that we are going to use command prompt to modify the read – writing attributes of USB drive. But attempt this method only if you are sure that you won’t do any mistake while handling the command lines, because even a little error in typing commands can bring down your system to heavier damage.
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Step 1. Press “Windows key + R” together to bring
the “Run” tool box at the bottom left corner of the screen.
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Step 2. In the search field type “cmd” and hit
“Enter”.
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NOTE: You can also click on “Start” menu and type
“command prompt” and then right click on it to select “Run as
administrator” option from the drop down menu. This will open up the cmd
box with admin rights.
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Step 3. As soon as the black cmd panel turns up, type
“diskpart” and press “Enter”. Click “Ok” to confirm the command and a
new black box will open up above the already opened up black panel.
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Step 4. Next in the newly opened panel you have to type
“list disk”. This will show you all the disk partitions already available.
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Step 5. Carefully choose the USB flash drive disk
partition by typing “Select disk n”, here is the number of your locked pen
drive.
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Step 6. Now type “attributes disk clear
read only” command and hit “Enter”.
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Step 7. Once you get the message “Disk attributes cleared
successfully”, close the Window and you can try re-plugging the pen drive to
check if the write protection is removed or not.
If everything has been done as
accurately as explained, then you are most likely to get the outcome you were
aiming here.
