How to Remove Write Protection for USB Drive on Windows XP

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Roxanne· Answered on Dec 20, 2023

According to your description, you say that your computer, run by the XP operating system, shows the write-protected message. Therefore, the problem is your USB drive is in write protection. In fact, the message "write-protected" is under a state of write protection. It aims to prevent modifying and deleting crucial data on your USB drive. Therefore, if you want to send data to the USB drive or delete files in the USB device, you should first remove the write protection for the USB drive.
How to remove the write protection for the USB drive? Based on my own experience. Here are some methods for you as follows:

Firstly, some devices, such as USB flash drives, SD cards, and Pen drives, have a physical switch used to lock or unlock users' devices, but some devices don't have a physical switch. Therefore, you must check whether there is such a physical switch on your USB drive and if it is in write protection mode. You need to check and toggle write protection through a physical switch.

But if your USB drive doesn't have the physical switch, here is a second method for you: EaseUS Partition Master. The software is a simple and operable method for users who have little or no computer experience. At the same time, this software is highly compatible and works with various computer operating systems like Windows 11/10/8/7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and so on. Therefore, If you want to solve your problem successfully, it is recommended to try this software.

Here are some steps for you as follows:

In addition to the function mentioned above, the EaseUS Partition Master also provides other useful functions for users, and you can learn about them if you need them in the future.

• Check USB speed
• Format write protected USB
• Fix the USB drive showing the wrong size

In a word, it is hoped that this article can be helpful for you to solve your problem. Now you can try to remove the write protection for your USB drive. After that, you can send data to the device or delete files from the device on your computer run by Windows XP.