How can I make an external USB drive read-only?

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  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
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  Target: 0
  LUN ID: 0
  Read-only: Yes
  Boot disk: No.
  Disk swap file: No.
  Disk hibernation file: No.
  Crash dump disk: No.

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  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  * Volume 2 E 112 GB of Partition FAT32 healthy Untitled

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  Disc # status size free Dyn Gpt
  --------  ----------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  * Disk 1 online 112 GB 0 B

  Read-only: Yes
  Hidden: No.
  No default drive letter: No.
  Shadow copy: No.
  Disassembled: No.
  BitLocker encrypted: No.

  Volume capacity: 112 GB
  Free volume space: 75 GB

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  Type: USB
  Bus: 0
  Target: 0
  LUN ID: 0
  Read-only: No.
  Boot disk: No.
  Disk swap file: No.
  Disk hibernation file: No.
  Crash dump disk: No.

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  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
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  DISKPART > detail volume

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  --------  ----------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  * Disk 1 online 112 GB 0 B

  Read-only: No.
  Hidden: No.
  No default drive letter: No.
  Shadow copy: No.
  Disassembled: No.
  BitLocker encrypted: No.

  Volume capacity: 112 GB
  Free volume space: 75 GB

  DISKPART >

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