To format a USB drive in NTFS File System, you can use the Command Prompt or the File Explorer in Windows 11/10. This guide shows you how.

Command prompt and Powershell commands to format USB and memory sticks with NTFS.

If Windows won't format your USB drive to the FAT32 file system, remove the write protection or use CMD, PowerShell, or free software to do the same.

If you need a USB drive that's widely compatible with different devices, you may want to format it to FAT32. Here's how to do so on Mac and PC.

- First, use the HP tool to format your USB drive to NTFS. Don't use Quick Format. - Open a command prompt by opening the Start Menu, clicking "Run", and typing "cmd" + Enter.