Article: Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Click the folder-shaped icon near the bottom-left side of the Start menu. Click the folder in which the file is located on the left side of the File Explorer window. You may have to navigate through additional files after doing so to find the file. Click the file for which you want to disable write protection. It's in the upper-left corner of the window. A toolbar will appear at the top of the window. This red checkmark is in the "Open" section of the toolbar. Doing so opens the "Properties" window. It's at the bottom of the Properties window. Both options are at the bottom of the window. Doing so saves your changes to the file and closes the Properties window. You should now be able to edit your file.
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Open Start . Open File Explorer . Go to the file's location. Select the file. Click the Home menu item. Click the "Properties" icon. Uncheck the "Read-only" box. Click Apply, then click OK.