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.

This guide show how to format a USB drive to FAT32 file system using File Explorer and Disk Management tool on a Windows 11/10 PC.

Disk Management comes with Windows, so to use this app to fix this and format the drive, follow these steps: Press the Windows + R keys on your keyboard to open the Windows Run Command box.

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.

On Windows OS, managing hard disks and their partitions can sometimes become challenging, especially with the limited and somewhat confusing functionality of the official Windows Disk Management tool.