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Gamedisk show as read only

2024-10-12
gamedisk, read, only

The following provides steps to resolve the issue of a game disk appearing as "Read-Only" on client PCs by using Disk Management to reset the disk's status and ensure proper functionality.

  1. Select the client PC and enable Super Client mode.
  2. Choose the image and game disk for the client.
  3. After the client PC boots, open Disk Management.
  4. Right-click the game disk showing as "Read-Only" and select Offline.(Figure 1)

Figure 1

  1. Once it shows as Offline, right-click the disk again and select Online.
  2. The disk should no longer be read-only.
  3. Reboot the client PC to ensure everything is functioning correctly.
  4. Once confirmed, shut down the client PC, disable Super Client mode, and save the changes.
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