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I am unable to format my usb (4GB SanDisk). It says it's write protected.

Whenever I attach it to my PC, I get an alert about a virus infection (auto-run.inf + recycler) but no action is taken due to the write protection. How do I fix this?

In regedit I was unable to find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\**StorageDevicePolicies**

I tried:

  • diskpart
  • regedit
  • formatting tools
Vinayak
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To save the day you can use the Parted Magic live Linux distribution. Make a bootable CD or USB, boot from it and then use the Erase Disk utility to format your USB drive.

Here is a simple video instruction from Youtube.

PS: No Linux knowledge is necessary. Everything is done in GUI by the means of mouse.

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