How to Disable Write Protection
Two Methods: Adjusting the RegistryUsing the Command Prompt By Parth Makadiya Write protection allows a drive to keep its contents from being changed. This effectively prevents you from using the drive in any sort of meaningful way. In order to start using the drive, you’ll need to remove that write protection. Follow this guide to learn how. Method 1 of 2: Adjusting the Registry 1 Check for a physical switch. Some USB drives have a physical locking switch that will prevent you from changing the files. Flip this switch to OFF if your drive has one, and try editing the files again. If not, read on. 2 Open the registry editor. You can access the registry editor by entering regedit into the Search field in your Start menu. Windows 8 users can type regedit when viewing the Start screen. 3 Find the relevant entry. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. This folder can be found in the Computer section of the regis...