Win10 Tip: How to add "write protection" to U disk and mobile hard disk?

For a poisoned computer, it is undoubtedly a pathogen. In addition to the network, the medium that spreads the virus to the outside may now have only U disk and mobile hard disk. In order to prevent the computer from spreading, we can limit the infected computer. For example, if you can't write anything to the U disk and the mobile hard disk, it is equivalent to adding these media to the infected computer. Write protection & rdquo; function.

This seems to be a bit of a ruin, but the key moment is “can save more than one plate”, which is better than letting the U disk that came to the rescue field follow the dedication. In order to open this emergency function, of course, the use of the registry. IT home introduction specific methods are as follows:

1, enter regedit in the Cortana search bar, press the Enter key to enter the registry editor

2, locate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\ SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control

3, New “ Item", named StorageDevicePolicies, as shown below ——

4, New “DWORD (32-bit) value ”, named WriteProtect, as shown below ——

5, double-click to modify “ numeric data” is 1, the modification takes effect, as shown below ——

If there is already a USB flash drive or a mobile hard disk connected to the computer at this time, after the connection is disconnected and connected, the modification will take effect (as shown below). At this point, all mobile devices connected to this computer become "read-only" attribute, which means that they cannot be written, but the files can be opened and copied. If the computer returns to normal and wants to cancel the "write protection" status of the mobile storage, just change the value data of WriteProtect to 0.

But if the registry editor is disabled by a virus or administrator at this time (as shown below), how can I recover it?

The method is not difficult, there are two ways to refer to:

Method one, group strategy (for Win10 Pro and above) Version User)

1. Enter "Group Policy" in the Cortana search bar, press Enter to enter the Group Policy Editor

2, navigate to “User Configuration→Administrative Template→System ”, as shown below ——

3, find “ block access to the registry editing tool & rdquo;, double-click to open, as shown below — —

4. Change the "already enabled" to "ld unconfigured" or "disabled" (above) to unlock the registry editor

Method 2, Soft Media Cube ( Applicable to any system user)

1. After downloading and installing the soft media cube, go to “Set Master” and click on the “System Security” tab to find ““ Disable registry editing ”, as shown below ——

3. If this option is checked, uncheck it and click “Save Settings” to complete; if this option is Unchecked, can Check, press “Save Settings”, then uncheck, then click “Save Settings", the registry lock will be released

Note that the above two methods are in Windows 10 Professional and Although the above version can be used in general or even "mixed", IT Home does not recommend this, because the interface between the two sides will not change after mixing and modifying settings, users may not be confused and misuse, so this part of the user It is best to modify it in one end by only one method.