How to remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card or iPod (error: The disk is write-protected)

 

1. Open Start Menu >> Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.

2. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

Note: If the registry key StorageDevicePolicies key does not exist, you will need to create it 

3. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0 in the Value Data Box and press OK button