Is the USB drive unable to be read?
Is the USB drive unable to be read?
Hey there, I’ve got a similar situation. I switched from Ubuntu to Linux Mint because Windows was too slow for my laptop. I also found out my USB drive is read-only, which made things even trickier. I’ve tried fixing it online but nothing worked. I’m currently using Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. Any suggestions?
Do you have any antivirus software installed on your device? When was it changed to read-only?
Only the default features of Windows Defender are available. It turned read-only once the first attempt was made with the bootable USB.
Have you considered using DiskPart instead of Disk Management? Your USB likely has different partition setups that the operating system doesn’t recognize. You might want to reformat the USB drive and repartition it. Launch a Command Prompt (cmd), type diskpart, then list disk to confirm your USB is listed. Select the disk, choose the one you’re working with, then create a primary partition. Choose part 1, activate it, and format it as fat32. It may take some time, but the drive should now work properly.