Volume Management Menu

The Volume Menu in WriteGuard lets you protect or unprotect specific volumes using the Unified Write Filter (UWF), and view their current configuration.

Accessing the Volume Menu

From the main menu of writeguard.bat, press V.

Options

Protect Volume: P

Adds UWF protection to a volume.

You’ll be prompted to: - Press 1 to protect a single volume (recommended) - Press A to protect all volumes

Note

Protecting a volume means all changes to it will be discarded after a reboot while UWF is enabled.

Unprotect Volume: U

Removes UWF protection from a volume.

You’ll be prompted to select the drive letter. Once unprotected, changes to that volume will be persisted.

Warning

Unprotecting critical system volumes can make your system vulnerable to unwanted changes.

View Volume Config: D

Displays UWF configuration for one or all protected volumes:

  • Press 1 to display one volume
  • Press A to display all volumes

Reboot: R

Restarts the system to apply protection changes.

Return to Main Menu: B

Returns to the main menu.

Notes

  • You must enable the filter (F > E) before protecting volumes.
  • It’s best to protect only required volumes, such as system or application drives.
  • Always reboot after adding or removing volume protection.