If you get an error message when using USB: "The disk is write protected". Please refer khổng lồ this post to lớn learn how to lớn remove write protection from a USB drive in Windows 11/10/8/7.
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Nowadays, many office workers are accustomed khổng lồ carrying a USB with them for data transfer, storage or to lớn create a Windows khổng lồ Go workspace on the computer. But sometimes, when you need to lớn format the USB or write data on the USB, you will get the error message: The disk is write protected. What is write protection? Please watch the following part.
✍ What is write protectedon USB?
Write protection (also called read-only) can be physical or virtual. A USB drive is enabled with write protection has the ability lớn prevent new files from being written or old files being changed. Typically, this means you can only read the data which are already stored on the USB, but you can"t delete or modify them. By using write protection, you can make ensure data is not accidentally overwritten or erased.
So is there any way to remove write protection from USB in Windows 10 or 11? Don"t worry, this article aims lớn provide you with some free ways lớn remove write protection from USB.
How lớn remove write protection from USB drive effectively
If you are unable to lớn remove write protection from USB drive, please read this article patiently. The following will introduce you 5 safe và effective methods khổng lồ remove write protection from USB stick in Windows 11,10, 8 and 7, including a professional third-party write protection removal tool.
│ Method 1. Kiểm tra physical write protection switch(if available)
Some USB flash drives have a physical switch which allows you to lock or unlock write protection. The location of a switch on a USB flash drive will be different. Make sure the lock switch is slid up khổng lồ unlock position. You will not be able lớn transfer files khổng lồ the USB drive if it is locked.
If the write protection switch on your USB drive is off, & you still get the error message or there is no physical switch on your USB drive, please skip khổng lồ Method 2.
│ Method 2. Clear read-only attributes with viagrapricewww.com utility
viagrapricewww.com is a command-line tool built into Windows that you can use to lớn remove write protection from USB. Please refer lớn the following steps:
Step 1. Press "Windows + R". In the pop-up Run dialog box, type "viagrapricewww.com"and hit Enter to xuất hiện the viagrapricewww.com Command Prompt.
Step 2. Type the following commands one by one and hit Enter after each:
● list disk - all of the disks connected khổng lồ the computer will be displayed, including internal hard drives.
● select disk n - where n is the number of USB flash drive. You can use the kích thước column lớn identify which one it is.
● attributes disk clear readonly - change your USB"s properties so that it is no longer read-only.
Step 3. Close viagrapricewww.com Command Prompt and re-plug your USB flash driveto kiểm tra if the write protection error is resolved. If not, please try the next step.
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│ Method 3. Disable write protection through editing the registry
Step 1. Press "Windows + R" on your keyboard. In the pop-up Run dialog box, type "regedit" and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. Expand the entries on the left-hand pane khổng lồ navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl
Step 3. Right-click theControl(folder) key, selectNew, & click onKey. Name the new keyStorageDevicePolicies.
Step 4. Select the newly created key, and right-click on the white space at the right-hand pane. SelectNew, & click onDWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the new DWORDWriteProtect.
Step 5. Double-click the newly created DWORD and change its value from1to0. Click “OK” to lớn apply the change.
Tips:1 means “Yes, write protect my USB storage devices.” Conversely, 0 means “No, don’t write protect my USB storage devices.”
Step 6. Close Registry Editor and restart your computer.
│ Method 4. Turn off BitLocker to lớn remove write protection from USB
If your USB has BitLocker enabled, it uses its encryption khổng lồ protect your files. To lớn turn off BitLocker on a USB stick, you must have a password or recovery key. If you don"t have any options, you must reformat the drive.
Here are the detailed steps khổng lồ unlock a write-protected BitLocker USB on PC:
Step 1. Open“File Explorer”and look for the storage device you have in mind. If the icon has a padlock, BitLocker was enabled for the device.
Step 2. Right-click on the icon và go to“Manage BitLocker.”This step takes you to lớn the BitLocker Drive Encryption window, where a các mục of all storage units & their encryption status display.
Step 3. All you need to bởi now is click on the protected USB drive & select“Turn off BitLocker.”Enter the password or select other options and choose to enter the recovery key. The status shows that the device is getting decrypted and, upon completion, the BitLocker is turned off.
After you’ve disabled BitLocker, try to lớn copy something on the USB stick again and see if the problem got resolved.
│ Method 5. Format write-protected USB with không tính phí write protection removal tool
If you"ve tried all steps above và still can"t remove write protection from USB drive, the reason might be corrupted file system. To lớn settle out it, you can try to lớn format the USB drive. The problem is how to format a write-protection USB?
AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is a không tính phí partition manager software and disk management tool for computers running 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1/8, Windows 7, Vista and XP. It supports all types of disk, including mechanical hard drive, SSD, SSHD, external hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card, etc. It enables you to format write-protection USB easily và quickly.
