Remove Write Protection on Pen drive

Issue

This a very common problem when using USB flash drives. Sometimes when you try to copy or delete files you get an error message “Remove the write-protection or use another disk”. It won’t also allow you to format!

Solution

To remove write protection:

• Open Start Menu >> Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.
• Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

• Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0
• In the Value Data Box and press OK button
• Exit Registry, restart your computer and then again re-connect your USB pen drive on your computer.