If you’ve read various online articles, you might notice they often suggest removing write protection or scanning the drive with a third-party antivirus utility. However, these methods do not address this specific error. When a drive is write-protected, Windows typically shows the ‘The disk is write protected‘ error message instead. To resolve this issue, a straightforward solution is to format the disk using the DiskPart utility rather than relying on Windows’ built-in formatting tools. DiskPart is a command-line tool that assists in managing drives connected to your computer. It’s particularly effective for formatting drives because it grants additional privileges that ensure Windows follows the commands for the drives.
