In this guide, we'll show you the steps to format a USB flash drive on Windows 11 using File Explorer, Settings app, Disk Management tool, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

It happens because a new hard drive needs to be initialized before it can be used on the Windows PC. This post will share how to initialize a hard drive in Windows 11/10.

To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.