Write protection

[SBSapkal]

How toRemove write protection from pen drive

[Garp_senchau]

@SBSapkal, Welcome to HP Support Community,

Thank you for posting your query; I’m here to help by guiding you through steps to resolve this issue

To remove write protection from an HP pen drive, you can try the following steps:

Check for a physical switch: Some pen drives have a physical switch to enable or disable write protection. Make sure the switch is in the 'unlocked' position.

Change security settings via Diskpart in Windows:

• Connect your HP pen drive to the computer.
• Open Command Prompt by typing cmd in the search bar and selecting 'Run as administrator'.
• Type diskpart and press Enter.
• Type list disk and press Enter.
• Identify your pen drive from the list (e.g., Disk 1). You'll be able to recognize it by its size.
• Type select disk X (replace X with your disk number) and press Enter.
• Type attributes disk clear readonly and press Enter.
• Type exit to close Diskpart, then remove your pen drive and reconnect it.

Edit registry settings (Advanced users):

• Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies.
• If you see a WriteProtect entry on the right side, double-click it and set its value to 0.
• Restart your computer.

Note: Please ensure you have backups of your data before proceeding, as some of these steps may affect data stored on the drive.

I hope this helps.

Please feel free to reply here if you have any questions or if you need further clarification on any of the steps. 

Take care and have a good day. 

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[DavidWilley35]

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