{"id":1230,"date":"2016-02-12T20:45:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T19:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trucnet.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2016-02-12T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T19:45:59","slug":"comment-formater-une-cle-protegee-en-ecriture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trucnet.com\/en\/comment-formater-une-cle-protegee-en-ecriture\/","title":{"rendered":"How to format a write-protected USB drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you try to open a USB drive, Windows warns you that it is write-protected?<\/strong> It is impossible to access the files, let alone delete their contents.<\/p>\n

The most common cause: a write error has modified data in the USB drive's partition table, making it write-protected. In this case, it's impossible to access the USB drive, copy files to it, or delete files it contains. No problem, though; you just need to use the Windows registry.<\/p>\n

To do this, press the key at the same time Windows<\/strong> And R<\/strong>In the field that appears, type regedit<\/strong> and confirm.<\/p>\n

Find the following key:\u00a0HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\StorageDevicePolicies<\/strong>.
\nClick on it and look in the right-hand column and change the value of Writeprotect<\/strong> in 0 .<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Then click the button OK<\/strong> to confirm. Finally, exit the registry editor and restart the computer.<\/p>\n

There is another solution that allows you to format a write-protected key<\/strong> and which works well under Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10. This solution is based on the utility Diskpart from Windows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diskpart<\/strong> is a small command-line utility that allows disk management. It is integrated into most versions of Windows: XP, Seven, Win 8 and 10.<\/p>\n

To use it, please follow these steps:<\/p>\n