How to Restrict Access Flash Disk (Disk Write Protected)

Enabling Write Protected Disk-serve to open access in order to copy the data flash disk

The steps are as follows:

1. Open windows registry editor: start menu -> Run -> type: regedit -> OK
2. Find the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ StorageDevicePolicies
3. If there WriteProtect right panel, double click and on the value of data input 0 or delete WriteProtect or StorageDevices can also delete key. Then refresh (click F5).
4. Try disconnecting the USB Flash Disk, then plug it in again and repeat the copying of data.

Restricting Access Flash Disk function to restrict users so that the computer can not write, copy or move data in flash disk.

The steps are as follows:

1. Open windows registry editor: start menu -> Run -> type: regedit -> OK
2. Find the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
3. Create a new key by right click and choose New-> Key. Give StorageDevicePolicies name.
4. Then open the key StorageDevicePolicies. Right click select New -> DWORD Value name WriteProtect.
5. WriteProtect double click, on the value of data and fill with value 1.
6. Changes like the above should be done also on:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet001 \ Control \ StorageDevicePolicies

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet002 \ Control \ StorageDevicePolicies

Good Luck....