Comments on: Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives

By: Best Computer Tricks #1 | Cool Computer Tricks

Best Computer Tricks #1 | Cool Computer Tricks — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:51:54 +0000

[...] 2.Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives [...]

By: bas

bas — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:16:17 +0000

welcome mate

By: SHANKY

SHANKY — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:32:37 +0000

hey thanks a lot man.

By: bas

bas — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:18:05 +0000

Yupp, it’ll work
Just try it that way

By: SHANKY

SHANKY — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:00:52 +0000

Even if I make one file by the name of StorageDevicePoliciesin control and define its value to 0 or 1 by using d-word value it still works. Awating reply ASAP

By: SHANKY

SHANKY — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:38:43 +0000

i have an xp sp2 after HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
I DO NOT GET Control\StorageDevicePolicies WHAT DO I DO??

By: bas

bas — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:17:52 +0000

Navigate to the Key given here by using Registry Editor and in the right side pane create new Dword. Name it as WriteProtect and keep the dword value 1.
To re-enable USB writing make dword value 0

By: zer09

zer09 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:07:03 +0000

where should i put this code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
“WriteProtect”=dword:00000001