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It says It’s write protected.

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Abbie - Oct 1, 2019 at 05:34 PM
HelpiOS Posts 17760 Status Moderator - Oct 3, 2019 at 02:29 PM

I get to system/current control set/control on the regedit, but then it doesn’t show any external drives to unlock.

Diskpart has encountered an error the media is write protected
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HelpiOS Posts 17760 Status Moderator 1,878
Oct 2, 2019 at 05:20 AM

Hi,

To disable write protection, open Regedit and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

Double click on WriteProtect and set the value to 0. Save the change and restart your computer.

Abbie
Oct 2, 2019 at 08:08 PM

It is still write protected. Why?

Abbie
Oct 2, 2019 at 08:09 PM

I am using Windows XP

HelpiOS Posts 17760 Status Moderator 1,878
Oct 3, 2019 at 02:29 PM

If your USB has a Lock switch, set it to write. If not, remove the write protection using DiskPart by following these instructions. Please note that your files may be deleted after using DiskPart.

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