<ul><li>To copy and paste files from a protected hard drive in Windows, you can use the Windows PowerShell with administrative privileges.</li><li>Open Windows PowerShell with admin privileges by pressing Windows Key + X and selecting Windows PowerShell (Admin).</li><li>Use the 'Copy-Item' command to copy an item from one location to another.</li><li>For example, you can copy the Pictures folder from D:\Users\[your_user_name] to your Documents folder on the C: drive.</li></ul>

Copy and paste files from protected hard drive in Windows

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