'Write protection' is a type of security measure which places a
'lock' on digital files. The locking action prevents modifications from
being made to the stored data, and is a simple way to avoid changes
being made backfire,
essentially locking you out of your own home.
Write-protection is often a physical (rather than a virtual) security
measure; lifting it usually involves flicking a switch on the mass
storage device. The trick is to first find the switch, and or to change
the virtual settings on your computer to accept the physical changes.
- Remove your memory stick from the drive
- Click Start > Run...
- In the box type regedit and press OK
- A new window will appear. Go to:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
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If you can't locate StorageDevicePolicies then you will need to create this folder
- Right-click on Control and click on New > Key. Name this StorageDevicePolicies
- Right-click on the new folder you created called StorageDevicePolicies and click New > DWORD Value.
- Name this WriteProtect
- Double-click on Write Protect and change the Value Data to 0 and then click OK
- Close the Registry Editor and insert the memory stick into your computer
