Filter Management Menu
The Filter Menu in WriteGuard allows you to enable, disable, and check the status of the Unified Write Filter (UWF)
Accessing the Filter Menu
From the main menu of writeguard.bat press F
Options
Enable Filter: E
This turns UWF on.
Once enabled, changes to protect volumes will be discarded after a reboot
Important
After enabling the filter, you must reboot for it to take effect
Disable Filter: D
This turns UWF off
Once enabled permanent changes can be made to protected volumes
Warning
Disabling the filter exposes the system to permanent changes
Reboot: R
Reboots the system. This is often required after enabling or disabling the filter to apply
Return to main Menu: B
Go back to the main menu
Notes
- You must enable UWF before protecting volums
- Changes made to protected volumes while UWF is enabled will be discard on reboot