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Registry entry for write protection on external USB drives!


The registry hack to disable writing to USB drives is very popular to prevent unauthorized people from copying  data to the stick!




1.) ... Registry entry for write protection on external USB drives!
2.) ... Does this write protection work on MS Windows 11, 10 and new MS servers?



1.) Registry entry for write protection on external USB drives!

Create the following registry scripts  

USB-Write-Protection-An.reg << on the desktop to activate write protection 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
"WriteProtect"=dword:00000001


USB-Write-Prot-Off.reg << To disable write protection 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
"WriteProtect"=dword:00000000


Or simply download the scripts: ►►  USB-Write-Protection-On-Off.zip

To run it, simply right-click on the USB-Write-Protection-On.reg script and open it with the Registry Editor!

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(Image-1) Registry entry for write protection on external USB drives!
Registry entry for write protection on external USB drives!


Info:

Once you use the registry hack, you need to restart Windows for the changes to take effect. (on Windows 11, 10, it is not required). Also note that you have administrator rights on the computer when doing this, this setting can be easily reset if you have admin rights.



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2.) Does this write protection work on MS Windows 11, 10 and new MS servers?

Yes the registry hack to disable writing to USB drives works on all MS Windows desktop and server operating systems!

When trying to write to the USB stick, an error message appears and the data cannot be copied or transferred to the corresponding external USB medium



(Image-2) Registry entry write protection on external USB drives!
Registry entry write protection on external USB drives!

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