Your flash drive is write-protected due to a registry issue. To resolve this, you can try the following: Open the registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies. Change the value of WriteProtect from 1 to 0. Then, restart your computer and try formatting the flash drive again. If this doesn't work, you can try using a third-party tool like Qiling Partition Master or MiniTool Partition Wizard to format the drive. If you're still having issues, it's possible that the drive is indeed infected with malware, and you may need to reformat it using a different computer or a bootable USB drive.
If your flash drive is write-To resolve the error, ensure that the read-only option is unchecked for the drive or file in question. If the drive itself is write-protected, it cannot be formatted or modified, and you can only read its contents. If a single file is write-protected, you can try to remove the protection to access and modify it. However, if the drive is indeed write-protected, you may need to use a different drive or take other measures to access the desired information.
Many write protection removal tools are available, and one option is using Qiling Disk Master Free, which can remove write protection from a flash drive and offers features like Partition Manager, Disk Clone, and Disk Converter.
Remove the write protection and format the drive as follows:
Step 1. Launch the Qiling Disk Master Free on your computer.
Step 2. Select the "Toolkit" section from the left navigation bar.
Step 3. To disable write protection on a device, click on the "Write Protection" option, select the device that has been protected, and then click the "Disable" button to remove the protection.
Step 4. To format a partition, open the "Partition Manager" section, right-click on the partition you want to format, and select the "Format" option from the context menu.
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If other solutions don't work, you can try killing the virus. However, be aware that downloading data from illegal websites can infect and attack your flash drive, so it's best to avoid that. You can use antivirus software to scan and repair your flash drive.