Fix USB Drive Becoming Write Protected Error on Windows 7 Ultimate

When inserting my USB drive into my desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate, it becomes write-protected. And when I use it on my laptop, I can't delete the files. I have tried scanning for malware and viruses, but it did not work. Can I repair this error without reformatting it? Can anyone help me?

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Roxanne· Answered on Aug 09, 2023

For the question you mentioned above, my answer is, "Yes, you can repair this error without reformatting the USB drive." According to your description, your USB drive is under the state of write protection, which means that you cannot modify or delete any file on your desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate or laptop. Therefore, according to my own experience, you need to remove your USB drive from write protection, and then you can freely delete or modify the files on your USB drive.

The first method is to check the physical switch of your USB drive. You should check whether there is such a physical switch on your USB drive and if it is in write protection mode. If your USB drive is ON, you need to turn it ON to OFF on your USB drive.

But if your USB drive doesn't have a physical switch, there is a second method for you: EaseUS Partition Master.

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It is a simple and operable third-party tool for users without relevant computer knowledge. In the meantime, this software has high compatibility and can work with different computer operating systems, such as Windows 11/10/8/7, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows XP, and others. Therefore, it is recommended that you try this software if you want to fix this error efficiently and quickly.

Here are some steps for you as follows:

Step 1. Download the EaseUS Partition Master, and install this software.

Step 2. Enter the Toolkit section, and click "Write Protection."

Step 3. Select your write-protected USB drive, and click "Disable."

After the above steps, your USB drive will be removed from write protection. Besides this feature of removing write protection, there are other functions offered by the EaseUS Partition Master as follows:

In a word, I hope this article will be helpful for you to fix your problem. Now you can try the above methods to remove the write protection for your USB drive. And then, you can modify or delete files from the USB on your desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate or laptop.

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