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How can I fix write protected USB silicon?

by Bobbi Devlin

How can I fix write protected USB silicon?

Here is how:

  1. Enter regedit in Windows search box and select regedit.
  2. Go to the location: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies.
  3. Double click the WriteProtect, Change the value from 1 to 0 and click OK to remove write protection for Silicon Power USB.

What causes a USB flash drive to stop working?

This issue usually occurs due to a disabled USB port, damaged or corrupted USB device, incorrect settings, software conflicts, or faulty or out-of-date USB controller drivers.

How do I fix a flash disk problem?

Method 1. Windows Utility – Check and Fix the Error on the Damaged USB

  1. Step 1: Connect the USB to your PC.
  2. Step 2: Go to My Computer/This PC and then the USB Drive.
  3. Step 3: Right-click the USB drive and select Properties.
  4. Step 4: Click on the Tools tab.
  5. Step 5: Click the Check button.

How do I format an Unformattable flash drive?

To wipe your removable media clean, enter clean . This will empty the contents of the USB drive completely. You can again check for freed space using list disk . Now the USB drive is ready for further modifications.

How do I make my USB unusable?

Making the USB Stick Unusable

  1. Step 1: Plug the USB stick in. Take the USB stick which you want to make unusable, and plug it into your computer.
  2. Step 2: Open a command prompt window.
  3. Step 3: Become Hackerman.
  4. Step 4: Verify.

How do you Unbrick a flash drive?

If all you want to do is bring the flash drive back to a usable state try using GParted and just make a new partition table then make a new partition on the drive in FAT, NTFS, EXT4, etc. Just keep in mind that all the data on the drive will be cleared in doing this.

How do I format an unreadable flash drive?

Another way to make a corrupted or unreadable USB drive work again is to format it:

  1. Press Windows + R keys to bring up the Run box. Type: diskmgmt.
  2. In Disk Management, locate the unreadable flash drive, check its disk information.
  3. Choose a file system like NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT and the Perform a quick format checkbox.

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