If u want to disable or prevent writing in external storage devices like pendrive(for privacy and security reasons),then open up notepad copy paste the following
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Disable writing in external storage devices like pendrive [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies] "WriteProtect"=dword:00000001 |
Save the file as “disablewrite.reg”.You can choose any name but the name must be enclosed in double quotes and .reg extension should be present.
Now double click the reg file just created and press Yes.
That’s it… 
A Restart is required for the changes to takes place 
In case u want re-enable writing in external storage devices like pendrive,then open up notepad and copy paste the following
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Re-Enable writing in external storage devices like pendrive [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies] "WriteProtect"=dword:00000000 |
Save the file as “enablewrite.reg”.You can choose any name but the name must be enclosed in double quotes and .reg extension should be present.
Now double click the reg file just created and press Yes.
That’s it…
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