It says It’s write protected.

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Abbie - 1 Oct 2019 à 17:34
HelpiOS Posts 15588 Registration date Friday 30 October 2015 Status Moderator Last seen 23 September 2026 - 3 Oct 2019 à 14:29
I get to system/current control set/control on the regedit, but then it doesn’t show any external drives to unlock.
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HelpiOS Posts 15588 Registration date Friday 30 October 2015 Status Moderator Last seen 23 September 2026 1,880
2 Oct 2019 à 05:20
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.
It is still write protected. Why?
I am using Windows XP
HelpiOS Posts 15588 Registration date Friday 30 October 2015 Status Moderator Last seen 23 September 2026 1,880
3 Oct 2019 à 14:29
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.