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How do I remove write protection from a USB memory stick?

Last response: in Windows 7
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Windows 7 Expert

Some USB sticks have tiny switches on them for write protection; check for that.
Many optical drives are read-only. Are you in a corporate, government, or other managed environment? Group Policy may have been set to disallow writing to these devices; you'll need to speak to your system administrators about that.
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