Write protected issue

[Hololarde]

I have hp220w flash drive but it stating that write protected error while trying to format it or delete data pls who can guide me on how to remove the write protected issue 

[KrazyToad]

@Hololarde

Welcome to HP Community

I have gone through your Post and would like to help
 

Step 1. From the home screen of your PC, go either to the search panel of the taskbar or use the shortcut “Windows R” to start the Run command. Type “Regedit” and search for the “Registry Editor”.

Step 2. Once you are on the Registry Editor window, you will see the “Computer” option on the left-hand panel. Simply navigate to “Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies”.

Step 3. Now, you will see “Write Protect Value” on the main panel of the window. Double click on it, and then change the “Value Data” on the pop-up from 1 to 0. Once done, click “Ok”.

You can now close the Registry Editor and restart your computer. Once your computer is restarted, try to connect your USB Drive again, and see if you can access the data or not.

Keep me posted how it goes

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