How to format USB Pen Drive using Command Prompt in Windows 11/10

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For an end-user, formatting the USB bulldoze is piece of cake. All you need to do is right-click on the drive, and select Format. However, if y'all want to format a USB pen drive using the Command Prompt, here is how you can do information technology in Windows 11/10/8/7.

Format USB Pen Drive using CMD

When using the Command Prompt, you have two methods. One is using a elementary format command while the other is using Diskpart. We will show both the processes.

Using Format Command
Using Diskpart tool.

When using the Diskpart tool, you will demand admin privileges. You tin too use PowerShell instead of CMD.

one] Using Format Control

Plug in the USB drive y'all want to format, and open File Explorer. Identify the exact drive proper noun of the USB drive. Make sure not to make any mistakes here. If you utilise an incorrect drive alphabetic character, y'all will end up formating another sectionalisation and lose all the data.

Make sure no copy procedure is in progress, and the bulldoze is non open up in the explorer.
Blazon CMD in the Run Prompt, and hit enter to open the Control Prompt.
Type FORMAT <Driveletter>: and striking the Enter key.
It volition prompt you to enter a new disk for Bulldoze I. Only hitting the Enter key once again.
If yous become a prompt saying:

Format cannot run because the volume is in utilise by another process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first.
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS Volume WOULD THEN Exist INVALID.
Would you lot like to force a dismount on this book? (Y/N)

Enter Y, and it will dismount the book to format it. Its because some process is still accessing it. Unmounting will brand sure all the processes accessing the drive will stop.

If you want to format with your choice of options, we suggest you to reading everything near the Format command here.

Read: How to delete or format C drive using Command Prompt.

2] Using Diskpart Tool

DISKPART is a powerful tool that y'all can use to manage all the partitions from the command line. Earlier running this tool, make sure to remove the USB drive.

Type diskpart in the Run Prompt, and hit enter
After the UAC, it will open up the Command Prompt which is running this tool
Blazon Listing Deejay to listing all the drives continued to the computer.
Now insert the USB drive, and and so rerun the command.
This fourth dimension you volition detect an extra drive that you demand to format. In my case, it is Deejay two
Adjacent type SELECT Disk 2, and you will get a prompt Disk 2 is now the selected disk.
Type Make clean, and hit the Enter cardinal
Then type CREATE Partition PRIMARY and hit enter
Type Format fs=NTFS Quickand hitting enter
Blazon Assign and hit Enter key to assign a letter to the newly formatted drive.

Post completion of all the tasks, the USB drive volition be formatted, and it will be empty. DISKPART tool works differently compared to the standard format option in Windows.

Read next: How to format External Difficult Drive or USB drive using Windows PowerShell.

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