Step by step tutorial on how to format a Hard Drive or Disk. Use built-in tools such as Diskpart, CMD, Disk Management, etc, to format.

Do you want to use Diskpart to manage Partitions in Windows? Here is a detailed guide on the List of Diskpart Commands with examples.

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 are unsuccessful in formatting USB sticks using Windows on-board tools, you can alternatively use the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.

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.