The flash drive does not open, Windows requests formatting, but cannot format, since "the disk is write protected". Tried to add to the register WriteProtect - does not help. How to be? (usb 3.0 DataTraveler 100 G3)

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    There are no switches on the flash drive itself? - maestro
  • Use Linux - not war. - Gedweb
  • There are no switches. Hah, that is, if I run a Wirth machine with linux, then there will be no problems with the flash drive? - Aleksandr
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    "The flash drive does not open, Windows requests formatting" - and now it is formatted for what FS? It looks like you have it physically broken just. On other devices, it is read without problems? - koks_rs
  • In the properties, the FS field is not empty. I didn’t check others - Aleksandr

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In some cases, access to the flash drive is limited by the rights of the local Windows Group Policy. We tell how to remove protection in a similar situation:

Start - Run - gpedit.msc. In the panel that opens, go to the next section: "Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Access to Removable Storage Devices". Next, you need to deactivate the option "Removable drives: Disable reading" by switching to the "Disable" state.

  • gpedit.msc does not find. Search installation tutorial? - Aleksandr
  • @Aleksandr, gpedit is not in Windows Home Starter. In principle, it can be installed from the left sites (Microsoft only offers to upgrade to a different configuration). But not the fact that as a result you will find what you need there: after all, in the snap-in there will be only those elements that can be controlled in this Windows configuration. - maestro