How to get rid off Flash Drive is write protected message, while using Pen Drive

Posted on September 30, 2010, 11:08 pm.

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Now a days to carry any type of data, Most users are preferring pen drives / USB Drives. It is mainly due to its read, write, large data storage capacity and low price. But, some times these Pen Drives gives problems to the users.

You might have seen an Error message Flash Drive is write protected appears while trying to copy any important files from USB Drive (Pen Drive or Flash Drive) to computer. Don’t worry i am sharing a simple tip that will help you in getting rid of “Flash Drive is write protected” error message!
How to get rid off Flash Drive is write protected message while using Pen Drive How to get rid off Flash Drive is write protected message, while using Pen Drive

How to Get rid off “Flash Drive is write protected” Error message

Goto Registry Editor through Win+R.

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Navigate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies. If you don’t find StorageDevicePolicies create it. Right click on Control go to New->Key.

Type StorageDevicePolicies

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Right click on StorageDevicePoliciesgo to New->DWORD value->type Write Protect

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Hope the above steps helped you in resolving “Flash Drive is write protected” problem.

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