HOW TO REMOVE WRITE PROTECTION IN MY 32 GB FLASH DRIVE CONTAINING WINDOWS 8

I have a 32GB flash drive with windows 8 inside. I want to remove the inside write protection so that I can use it for other uses. I tried all methods available online and it did not work for me. What can I do?

JPRRP,

Try these steps and let us know if it helps.

Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, Save the registry restore problems.

  1. Right-click on the Start button and select run and type regedit.exe and press ENTER.
  2. Navigate to the following location:
  3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
  4. Note: If the StorageDevicePolicies registry key does not exist, you must create it manually.
  5. Highlight StorageDevicePolicies, and then create a new DWORD called WriteProtect(32-bit).
  6. In the right window, double-click the registration key and set the value to 0 in the value. Data area, and then press the OK button
  7. Restart your computer and check if the problem persists.

Let us know the results.

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