Windows 10: Disable Write Protected CD-RW

Hello i have a gamedisk that i want to format. But when i click format disk E: it says the disk is write protected and i want to disable write protect. I tryed to fix it with diskpart in cmd. But no help the CD doesn't show up. it says
only 1 disc witch is the system and i have the CD in it just doesn't show up. It shows up in "list volume" but i say "format disc E:\" but it says write protected. Please let me know if their is a fix my os is windows 10


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write protect on cd-rw

Hello i have a gamedisk that i want to format. But when i click format disk D: it says the disk is write protected and i want to disable write protect. I tryed to fix it with diskpart in cmd. But no help the CD doesn't show up. it says

only 1 disc witch is the system and i have the CD in it just doesn't show up. It shows up in "list volume" but i say "format disc D:\" but it says write protected. Please let me know if their is a fix my os is windows 10

 

Window 10 will not let me burn my pictures on CD-RW

Hi Judy,

CD-RW needs a more sensitive optical lens to read or write on it. There is a possibility that your CD burner can't write on a CD-RW. To isolate the issue, kindly answer the following questions:

• What app are you using to burn on the CD-RW?
• Have you tried using a CD-R or another CD-RW?
• Were you able to burn on a CD-RW using the same CD burner prior to this issue?
• Were there any changes made to your computer before this?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We're looking forward to your response.

 

write protect on cd-rw

Hi Kasey,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

We understand that this caused you inconvenience.

I suggest you to try the following methods and check:

Method 1: Modify Registry.

1. Right-click Start , then select
   Run.
   
2. Enter regedit in the Open: box and select
   OK.
   
3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control.
   
4. In the left pane, right click Control key and select
   New -> Key.
   
5. Name the new sub-key so created as
   StorageDevicePolicies.
   
6. In the right pane of this sub-key i.e.
   StorageDevicePolicies, right click and select New ->
   DWORD Value.
   
7. Name the newly created DWORD as
   WriteProtect.
   
8. Sometimes DWORD might be found under the sub-key and the DWORD has a Value set to Double-click on the
   DWORD to modify its Value data.
   
9. Change the Value data to 0 from 1.
   

Method 2: Diskpart command.

1. In the search box on the taskbar, type
   Command Prompt, right click on Command Prompt and then select as administrator.
   
2. Type Diskpart in Command prompt and press enter.
   
3. Type list disk
   on the next prompt and hit enter (Search for the disk number under the heading Disk ### for the disk that you want to switch off write protection.).
   
4. Enter Select disk followed by the disk number and hit enter.
   
5. Type attributes disk clear readonly
   and press enter
   
6. Close the command prompt and reboot the PC to take effect
   
   Suggest you perform Restore
   from a system restore point.
   
   Registry disclaimer: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur
   if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.
   
   How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
   

Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking Yes or No.

Thanks,

Suman.B

Microsoft Community – Moderator