Problems writing to a USB stick in Windows 10? Following these steps we can put a solution

You may have encountered a problem when connecting a hard drive or flash drive to your PC via USB We connect it and we realize that we cannot copy content or move files between devices. There may even be an extreme case that on occasion prevents the device from being recognized.

The first thing we will do is take it out to check if any unruly lint is in the PC's USB slot or even in the USB device itself (something very common in the flash drives that we keep in our pockets).If the result is negative and the memory works correctly, we only have to start investigating and pulling _software_. In this case Windows 10 allows us to manage the behavior of the USB devices that we connect and here we are going to see how to do it.

If we find ourselves unable to access the USB device in question, being unable to copy, modify or delete information, we have no choice but to pull the Windows registry. To do this we will use the Regedit command and although the steps are always accessible to almost all users, we recommend not touching those sections that you are not sure of.

We will therefore have to go to Regedit and for this the easiest thing is to use the search box of Windows 10 located in the bar lower.

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Write Regedit and click on the first option that appears in the results box. A window will alert us that the system will make changes to the equipment."

We must then and once I enter the registry look for a specific path. This is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > StorageDevicePolicies and to facilitate the search we can use the path bar located in the upper zone.

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Once located we enter it and we search in the values ​​if a key called WriteProtect appears. We check the value that appears next to its box."

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If the value is different, let it be 1, we must change it and write 0 in its place to then save the values changes and reconnect the USB device to the same port."

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The reason for the impossibility of writing to the USB memory is that by having the value 1 established, the system prevents it from being able to transfer information or alter existing content on the device. It can also be a good option to provide that device with a system that prevents content alteration, thus achieving extra security."