Reformatting a flash drive in Windows

 Objective

To reformat a USB Flash Drive in Windows, refer to the instructions below.

 Audience

• Students
• Faculty
• Staff
• Guests

 Environment  

• Windows 10

 Procedure

1. Click the Start button and then type File Explorer and hit the Enter key.
   
   
    
2. Right-click the drive containing your flash drive.
   
   
    
3. Click Format…
    
4. In the File System list, select the desired File System and then click Start.
   
   Note: The NTFS file system can only be used with Windows, while the FAT file system can be used with both Windows and Apple.
   
   
    
5. A warning message will come up, click OK.
   
   
    
6. Once you receive a message that says Format Complete, click OK.
   
   Note: Reformatting your flash drive permanently deletes all files from the device.