windows10 usb drive "write protected"

[Wintlock]

is there a way to remove the write protection on a windows10 usb drive? i wanted to use it to boot Linux from as a joke

i tried consulting youtube guides to no success

[bellabichon]

I had a write protection issue on an SD card a little while ago. I eventually figured out that it was due to a tiny hardware lock on the outside. When in one position, the drive was write-protected. When in the other position, it worked perfectly fine. Are there any switches or buttons on the outside of the drive?

 

If not, the next step would be to try and edit the drive's registry file. Here are the steps:

 

1. Press the Window key, and then R

2. Type "Regedit.exe"

3. Use the left pane to locate "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies"

4. Double-click on the "WriteProtect" value

5. Change the value from 1 to 0 and click OK to save the change

6. Restart your computer, and the drive should no longer be write protected

 

If you're still having issues, let me know. There are a few other ways to do this, and maybe one of them will work.