Windows 10: While making windows media, usb flash drive got set to readonly and cannot be undone

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  1. While making windows media, usb flash drive got set to readonly and cannot be undone


    Was making a usb drive for re-installing windows, and the media creation tool failed with an error something went wrong! Now the usb drive is readonly and could not be undone. My usb drive is now unusable. Tried: Diskpart, and several 3rd party apps. Also tried on a linux machine with hdparm and gparted to no avail. How can I undo this readonly?

    :)
     
    Joe Tannenbaum, Nov 10, 2021
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  2. zbook Win User

    How to reformat USB Recovery Drive

    Part of the commands and results were missing from the image.

    Open adminstrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
    diskpart
    list disk
    select disk #
    (replace # with the disk number for the flash drive)
    attributes disk clear readonly
    exit


    If the above steps work then you are set.
    If the above steps fail then view this link for additional troubleshooting steps:
    How to Format Read-only USB Drive Successfully?
     
    zbook, Nov 10, 2021
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  3. zbook Win User
    install.wim is 7GB, how to make a bootable USB flash drive

    This is a method to make a ntfs flash drive.

    The trial and error step will be booting using Legacy BIOS...

    Code:
    This is the link:
    Guide: How to Format USB Flash Drive Using Cmd - EaseUS

    The link did not use active so that is why it is a trial and error step.
     
    zbook, Nov 10, 2021
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  4. Ztruker Win User

    While making windows media, usb flash drive got set to readonly and cannot be undone

    Failed Media Creation Tool attempt at bootable USB flash drive

    Shawn, these are the steps being referred to that NavyLCDR posted. They work for both UEFI and MBR.

    Here are the steps to create a standard Windows 10 USB flash drive:

    1. Use the Media Creation Tool to download and save the ISO file to your hard drive.
    2. Insert the USB flash drive.
    3. Open a Administrator Command Prompt and enter: diskpart (if it isn't an administrator command prompt, it will ask for administrator permission).
    4. list disk
    5. select disk # <- replace # with the actual disk number of the USB flash drive
    6. clean <- this will erase the disk selected above, make sure you selected the USB flash drive!
    7. create part pri
    8. format fs=fat32 quick
    9. active
    10. exit
    11. exit - and if the first Command Prompt was not an Administrator Command Prompt, exit that one too.
    11. Mount the ISO file saved by the Media Creation Tool. If you are using Windows 8 or 10, you only have to right click on it and click on mount. If you are using Windows 7, then you must use a program like WinCDEmu to mount the ISO file:
    WinCDEmu - the easiest way to mount an ISO. And more...
    12. Copy all the files and folders from the mounted ISO file to the USB flash drive.

    That's as simple as it gets. Between steps 7 and 8 you can enter: "select part 1" without quotes - but it should not be necessary.
    Between steps 8 and 9 you can enter: "assign" without quotes - but it should not be necessary.
     
    Ztruker, Nov 10, 2021
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