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when I plug my USB key into my laptop with Windows 7, it shows up on the computer, but when I click on it, I get the message "Insert a disk into drive E."
Do you have a solution? Thank you.

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  1. Hello
    Try to see if you can format it, but there's a 99.9% chance that it's simply dead.
    1. Yes, there are a lot of forums where people say that, but first I prefer to ask for help because it's almost new and it's a 32.
  2. Contributor
    Hello

    Right-click on "computer" then click on "manage".

    In the window that opens, in the left pane, click on "disk management".

    Check if the drive appears and see if a letter is assigned to it. If not, right-click on it and then "activate" and assign a letter to the drive.

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    1. Good evening
      I have already done that and still no results
      the other keys work very well, I tried on my desktop and I get exactly the same message
      thank you for your response
      1. Contributor
        Do you have any important data on it?
    2. Hello
      it's the case she doesn't appear
      so it's dead thanks for your help
      1. Contributor
        Hi

        sorry that it's not working. But keep the topic open, you never know if someone has the solution

        Have a good afternoon :)
    3. Hello.

      I agree with Hombourgeois but do try this final procedure nonetheless. First, remove the USB drive. Then go to the registry. If you're not sure, first back up the registry.

      1. Open the Start menu >> Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.

      2. Navigate to the following path:

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > StorageDevicePolicies

      Note: If the StorageDevicePolicies registry key does not exist, you will need to create it.

      3. Double-click on the WriteProtect key in the right pane and set the value to 0 in the Value data box and click the OK button.

      4. Exit the Registry, restart your computer, then reconnect your USB drive to your computer.

      These are just suggestions... Bye

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      1. Good evening
        I arrive at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then on the right I only have the name "" ab(default) type REG SZ data (undefined value)
        I don't see ::> SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > StorageDevicePolicies

        Maybe I'm skipping 1 step but I've reread and did as instructed
        1. Re.

          You need to click on the small triangle on the far left to open the registry folders.



          Don't forget that if you don't have the StorageDevicePolicies key, you will need to create it via edit >> new

          See you...

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          1. Hello again
            Okay, I found it
            but I'm stuck at StorageDevicePolicies, in Control I have storage but only, I have deviceClass and deviceOverrides and below policies but not together
            when I create a new key do I put a name on it
            Sorry, but I'm not very skilled at all these operations so I'd rather take it slowly
            Thanks for your help
            1. Hello.

              If you don't have StorageDevicePolicies, don't touch anything else. You will create this folder. Right-click on Control, then on New and Key.
              Look for the new key further down (it works in alphabetical order). Right-click and rename this key StorageDevicePolicies.
              Look for this key again and right-click >> modify. Set the value to 0. But for this new key, you will need to include another one. So do the same operation as before by clicking on StorageDevicePolicies and rename the new key WriteProtect, giving it the value 0.
              Close regedit and restart your PC for these changes
              to take effect.

              Try your USB stick again. You have a one in two chance (obviously!!!)
              So good luck.

              This is just a suggestion... See you later.

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              1. Re, when I try to modify it, I can set the value to 0, but I can't rename Writeprotec; it always stays (default). I tried to delete it, but it's impossible.
                In the type, I don't touch anything?
                1. You created the StorageDevicePolicies key and set the value to 0 ...???

                  A+
              2. Yes, but I couldn't manage to set the name write protect
                did I make a mistake, otherwise how to fix it
                thank you
                1. No, there is no error. But as I told you, you need to include a new key in StorageDevicePolicies..
                  Look for the key you created, StorageDevicePolicies, right-click on it, and select New and then Key. This last key needs to be renamed to WriteProtect (be careful not to put any spaces and respect the capitalization). Then you also need to set its value to 0. Close regedit and restart your computer.

                  See you later!
                2. @JojolaguitareWell, I think it's a bit dead for the key. After doing everything, it doesn't want to cooperate. The only option left is the trash.
                  Thanks for your help anyway.
                3. Re.

                  Sorry. Since it's almost new, maybe use the warranty even though ... I don't have much faith in that either.

                  Take care ... Bye
                4. @JojolaguitareHello
                  I'm not going to try, because I'm going to hit a wall

                  Thank you