Open Disk Management. Right-click the volume that you want to format, and then select Format . To format the volume with the default settings, in the Format dialog box, select OK, and then select OK again.
To reformat a hard drive or USB stick first open Disk Utility. To find it quickly, do a search for “Disk Utility” in the spotlight (magnify glass) icon.
To quickly format an external hard drive in Windows 10 or Windows 11, open a File Explorer window and go to “This PC.” Then, right-click your external hard ...
To open the Disk Management press and hold the Windows key + R · In the run box type diskmgmt.msc then click OK · Right-click on the disk then select Initialize ...