When I plug in my USB flash drive, it shows up on my computer as write-protected or read-only. I am unable to transfer data to it, nor can I modify or delete any files already stored on it. I also ...

Oct 5, 2012 · My USB flash drive is currently unusable because it somehow (quite suddenly!) became write protected. I have googled around and tried many solutions to this problem, but none of them …

Dec 17, 2013 · 15 This question already has answers here: What can I do if my USB flash drive is write-protected or read-only? (4 answers) Cannot format USB flash drive, everything claims it's write …

Oct 1, 2014 · Everything tells me the disk is write protected. Being a USB flash drive, there is no write-protect switch. I have tried the standard windows format thing, disk management, diskpart and HP …

There is an easy way to Remove Write protection from pd. Steps: Open cmd as administrator Type some commands diskpart list disk select disk 1 (flash drive disk) attributes disk clear readonly (or to …

However, in my case, my usb is write- protected. Can you help me with it? As you can see, there is a part in the picture above saying, Current Read-only State: Yes, and I think it's because my USB is …

Jun 22, 2025 · I have a pile of used Windows 11 retail USB flash drives that I'd like to be able to re-use as simple 64GB USB flash drives. The drive is labeled 'Model 1734', and the monolith chip inside is …

I would like to ask if you know how to fix a corrupted USB? I've tried the diskpart command but it didn't work. The media is write protected. Do you have any idea that is much better? I need to f...

Apr 12, 2022 · How do I format that Linux-USB in windows so windows can use it? If I open windows explorer, right click and choose manage, then open disk management - I normally can format an USB.

USB Flash Drive Write Protection describes how the Windows Registry DWORD value WriteProtect in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies key …