Allow Removal and Format of Removable Media in Windows 8

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   The first thing that we need to do is to press the Windows key and then press "R" on the keyboard

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   When the "Run" window opens, we need to type in "secpol.msc"

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   This is Local Security Policy.

   

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   We press "Enter"

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   When the "Local Security Policy" window opens, we need to double-click "Local Policies"

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   Then, we double-click "Security Options"

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   At the right side of the screen, we are looking for "Devices

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   Allowed to format and eject removable media". In this case, it is set to "Administrators", which means that only administrators are allowed to format and eject removable media.

   

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   To change the "Devices

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   Allowed to format and eject removable media" option, we need to double-click it.

   

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   We click the drop-down menu

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   From the drop-down menu, we can select any of the options

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   For example, "Administrators and Power Users" is almost the same as "Administrators"; but "Administrators and Interactive Users" means that even guests will be given access. We choose according to our preference. In this case, "Administrators and Interactive Users" is selected.

   

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    Then, we click "OK"

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    We can now close the "Local Security Policy" window

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