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My USB flash drive is write protected. To remove write protection without an ON/OFF switch: 1. Shut down and boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt. 2. Identify the drive letter of the USB drive and format it from the command prompt. 3. A full format will remove any write protection from the USB flash drive.

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USB Memory Stick

My USB flash drive is write protected. To remove write protection without an ON/OFF switch: 1. Shut down and boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt. 2. Identify the drive letter of the USB drive and format it from the command prompt. 3. A full format will remove any write protection from the USB flash drive.

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My USB Flash device is write protected How to remove a write protection from your USB memory Stick if there

is no Write protection ON or OFF button or tab: 1. Shutdown your computer or laptop 2. Insert USB Memory Stick into your laptop or Computer 3. Turn on computer and then immediately start pressing (F8) key then Advanced Boot Options screen will come up 4. Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt 5. After loading files if your USB Memory Stick drive letter is (G) for example then write as 6. C:\windows\system32>G: and press enter 7. G:\>format G: and press enter 8. If ask you (Y/N) then press (Y) and press enter 9. Now a full format will start which remove write protection from USB Memory Stick.

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