I have a Windows 10 USB drive (purchased from Microsoft) with an older version of Windows on it. I would like to remove the write protection that MS applied, format it, and put a newer version of Windows on it. Does anyone have experience/guidance for removing the write protection on these drives?
Open a command prompt as admin and use the following commands. > Diskpart > list disk > select disk (whatever number is assigned to your usb drive) > attributes disk clear readonly > exit
Create a disk object: $Disk = Get-Disk -Number 'USB disk number' Remove Read-Only status: $Disk | Set-Disk -IsReadOnly $false Remove Partitions: $Disk | Get-Partition | Remove-Partition -Confirm:$false Clear all disk data including OEM partitions created by a manufacturer: $Disk | Clear-Disk -RemoveData -RemoveOEM -Confirm:$false If commands posted will not work, it's possible the device has a firmware lock enabled by the OEM (Microsoft) to prevent the usage of the USB drive from anything other than what it was designed for. Regardless, it can still be removed.
Code: Remove-Partition : The operation failed with return code 40004 Activity ID: {34dcb897-9e8e-4608-ba3a-3a7964b899dd} At line:1 char:25 + $Disk | Get-Partition | Remove-Partition + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (StorageWMI:ROOT/Microsoft/.../MSFT_Partition) [Remove-Partition], CimExce ption + FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageWMI 40004,Remove-Partition
What's the part number or model of the device? There are various low level format tools available and it might help to narrow down which one is appropriate for this device.
Most likely yes. I can see if I have any firmware flashes for the chip it uses if you can get me the controller info from it or if one of my C# wrappers can access its security namespace directly from Windows itself (which is highly likely since it's a Microsoft product) and remove the read-only firmware switch flag.
KDI-MSFT Windows 10 USB Device Model 1734 I'm working on getting more info. Thank you both for your help.
I've found the following, not sure if this is helpful: Hardware IDs : USB\VID_0951&PID_16AA&REV_0110 USB\VID_0951&PID_16AA
Yeah the manufacturer most likely is but the chip vendor is likely to be Phison, so the vendor info is needed for me to recommend a tool that can flash the drive to remove the lock. I'm betting it's a PS2251-07 but I want to be sure.
Yeah these are firmware locked as read-only. I do have the Phison v5.03.0A-DL07 controller flash image for it, though (which is the controller it uses). I'm assuming the PID it uses is 5500 but am not positive since I do not have the drive to check. If you can find a copy of ChipGenius run it to retrieve the PID of the USB and then I can combine the flash with the proper OEM format tool that will format it and re-flash the firmware. If you can't find a CLEAN copy of ChipGenius, I can upload it.
From ChipGenius: Description: [E:]USB Mass Storage Device(KDI-MSFT Windows 10) Device Type: Mass Storage Device Protocal Version: USB 2.10 <- Hint: This device can run faster when plugged to a USB3.0 port Current Speed: High Speed Max Current: 300mA USB Device ID: VID = 0951 PID = 16AA Serial Number: 001A92053F4DB07172747A2C Device Vendor: KDI-MSFT Device Name: Windows 10 Device Revision: 0110 Manufacturer: KDI-MSFT Product Model: Windows 10 Product Revision: PMAP Controller Vendor: Phison Controller Part-Number: PS2251-07(PS2307) - F/W 01.02.55 [2015-11-06] Flash ID code: 983A98A3 - Toshiba TC58TEG7THLTA00 [TLC-16K]
Ok, download v5.03.0A-DL07 of MPALL at the link @ipx posted above and extract it. Run MPALL_F1_7F00_DL07_v503_0A.exe and plug your drive in and click the update button. You should see one of the numbered slots turn green and display some information about your device. If not, try other USB ports until you find one that works. Verify that the "Current Settings" display at the top reads VID*PID: 13FE * 5500, if so or even if not, click the settings button and leave the basic setting new setting options as is. Click the load button and load the MP.ini file. If the dropdown box at top left says PS2251-07, your all good, if not then change it to PS2251-07 and leave everything else alone. Click save then close the window and click the start button. If you get an error, it's most likely because you have the device plugged into a USB 2.X port, you can either plug the device into a USB 3.0 port and try again or if you don't have USB 3.0 ports, go back into settings and change the "Host Port" setting to USB 2.0, click save, close the window and try again. Best of luck to you!
Hello new here I have this brand its's a 32 gig that came with window on it and would liketoo reflash it and sorry if I should have made another post for this. Description: [I:]USB Mass Storage Device(TOSHIBA MSFT NORB) Device Type: Mass Storage Device Protocal Version: USB 3.00 Current Speed: High Speed Max Current: 504mA USB Device ID: VID = 0930 PID = 1400 Serial Number: 07085274301B9F06 Device Vendor: TOSHIBA Device Name: MSFT NORB Device Revision: 0110 Manufacturer: TOSHIBA Product Model: MSFT NORB Product Revision: PMAP Controller Vendor: Phison Controller Part-Number: PS2251-03(PS2303) - F/W 01.22.53 [2014-12-02] Flash ID code: 983AA892 - Toshiba TC58NVG7T2JTA00 [TLC-8K] Possible Flash Part-Number ---------------------------- [1CE]TC58NVG7T2JTA00 [1CE]TC58TVG7T2JTA00 [1CE]TC58TE*****TA00 [2CE]TH58NVG8T2JTA20 [2CE]TH58TVG8T2JTA20 [2CE]TH58TEG8TDKTA20 [4CE]TH58NVG9T2JTA80 [4CE]TH58TVG9T2JTA80 Flash ID mapping table ---------------------------- [Channel 0] [Channel 1]