How to Disable WriteProtection on Your USB

Write protection allows a drive to keep its
contents from being changed. This effectively
prevents you from using the drive in any sort
of meaningful way. In order to start using the
drive, you�ll need to remove that write
protection. Follow this guide to learn how.
Adjusting the Registry
Check for a physical switch. Some
USB drives have a physical locking
switch that will prevent you from
changing the files. Flip this switch to
OFF if your drive has one, and try
editing the files again. If not, read
on.
Open the registry editor . You can
access the registry editor by entering
regedit into the Search field in your
Start menu. Windows 8 users can
type regedit when viewing the Start
screen.
Find the relevant entry. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. This folder
can be found in the Computer
section of the registry editor, in the
left frame. Click the arrow next to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to expand the
folder.
Expand the SYSTEM folder.
Expand the CurrentControlSet
folder.
Expand the Control folder.
Scroll down until you find the
StorageDevicePolicies folder.
Change the WriteProtect entry .
Double click on the WriteProtect key
in the StorageDevicePolicies folder.
Change the �Value data� field from 1
to 0. Press OK.
Create the key if it doesn�t exist . If
you cannot find the
StorageDevicePolicies folder, then you
will need to create one first. Right-
click in the blank space in the Control
folder. Select New, and then Key.
Label it StorageDevicePolicies.
Open the newly-created folder
and right-click again. Select New,
and then DWORD. Name the new
file WriteProtect and put 0 in the
value field. Press OK.
You must type each entry exactly,
including capitalization, otherwise
the key will not work.
Reboot your computer . In order for
the registry changes to take effect,
you will need to reboot your
computer. Save all of your work
before rebooting.
Using the Command Prompt
Open the command prompt as an
administrator . Click the Start menu
and enter CMD into the Search field.
Right-click on it in the search results
and select Run as Administrator.
In Windows 8, press the Windows
key + X and select Command
Prompt (Admin).
Open the disk partition utility. Type
diskpart and press Enter.
Select your USB drive . Type list
disk and press Enter. Once the list
has been displayed, type select disk
X , replacing X with the number
corresponding to your USB drive.
Turn off the write protection . Onca
you have the USB drive selected,
type attributes disk clear readonly .
This will remove the write protection
from the disk.
Format the USB drive . Before you
can use it, you will need to format
the drive. Type clean and press
Enter. Then type create partition
primary and press Enter. Finally,
type format fs=fat32 and press
Enter.
You can change fat32 to ntfs if
you only plan on using the drive in
a Windows PC.
Exit the command prompt . Try to
place files on the USB drive. If you
are still unable to write to it, then
the drive is most likely damaged and
needs to be replaced. [1]
Tips
Write protection errors often occur
because the USB drive is failing
mechanically. If this is the case, you will
need to get a new USB drive.
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