all external usb/sd storage devices get locked

[Klok_Merlijn]

Hello everybody,
2 years ago i bought a new usb flash drive that i needed to use on my printer, so I went ahead and downloaded some files on it (using my windows 10 PC) and i plugged it into the printer. Every thing worked fine untill I tried download some new files onto it and it just would not work because it was locked in read only (there is no read only switch). Then I tried to solve the problem by watching several tutorials to unlock it but it only made things worse…(used cmd etc)
Nowadays i can’t use any external drive because of that problem and it is getting realy annoying, i once found a thread from an other windows 10 user that had the same problem and a microsoft employee said he had to try using a different win10 account so I tried it and it made no difference…
(I tried every usb port, none of them is obsolete)
Does anyone have a solution to my problem, I would be very gratefull:giggle:
(btw sorry for my bad english, I live in France)

[Rustys]

Have you checked to see if there is anything on the printers manufactures site that can help since this did not happen until after you have plugged it into the printer?

[Malnutrition]

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[Bruce]

@Klok Merlijn - do you still need help?

[Klok_Merlijn]

Actually I do @Bruce I tried malnutrition’s method and it dd not work…
maybe the problem is clear when I say that when I try to delete one of the files it gives me an error message saying File Acces Denied you require permission from all users to perform this action
[ATTACH type=“full”]8866[/ATTACH]

[Rustys]

Does this happen with ever file or just certain ones?

You stated that you used a different account have you tried a different computer?

Which Windows 10 are you using?

Are you logged in as the Admin on that system?

See if this helps at all

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/error-you-need-permission-to-perform-this-action/92f9ee19-aaaa-4d10-8eab-7936d624baf7

[Bruce]

confirming, it’s not just this one USB stick, but any and all USB storage devices you plug in and try to copy/paste files onto?

[Klok_Merlijn]

Hello @Rustys
-This problem occures with any file stored on the storage device
-I have tried pluging in the usb drive in an other pc and it worked without any problems
-I am using windows 10 professionnal
-I don’t know if i am logged in as the admin on my system

[Klok_Merlijn]

confirming, it’s not just this one USB stick, but any and all USB storage devices you plug in and try to copy/paste files onto?

every USB stick has this problem

[Rustys]

Since you are using Windows 10 Pro then it sounds as is the permissions are incorrect then on that system.

Which now we need to look at the GPO which is the Group Policy Manager.

-I have tried pluging in the usb drive in an other pc and it worked without any problems

If the USB drives were locked, then they would be showing the same issue with other systems.

-I don’t know if i am logged in as the admin on my system

You will have to be logged in as an administrator on the system to make these changes.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/70c9afce-dd20-4199-a9ac-499a84fe48a9/enable-usb-port-by-using-group-policy?forum=winserverGP

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-write-protection-usb-devices-windows-10#usb_proteciton_grouppolicy

They also include how to with registry tweaks which unless you know what you are doing may end up having a nice door stop.

Some systems have setting in the BIOS that can be used to disable the USB Ports.

[Bruce]

@Klok Merlijn - any progress?

[Klok_Merlijn]

I just tried the method and it worked! I must have changed that setting when I was desperatly trying to solve the problem on my own.
But everything is back to normal now I can use all the usb flash drives again thank you very much???

[Malnutrition]

Thanks for letting us know.