How to Format a hard drive on Windows 11 with Command Prompt Diskpart

To format a drive with the Diskpart command-line tool, use these steps:

Open Start.
Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
Type the following command to open Diskpart and press Enter:
```
diskpart
```
Type the following command to determine the drive to format and press Enter:
```
list disk
```
Type the following command to select the storage and press Enter:
```
select disk 3
```
In the command, replace 3 with the number of the flash drive you want to use.
Type the following commands to delete everything from the USB thumb drive and press Enter:
```
clean
```
Type the following command to create a primary partition and press Enter:
```
create partition primary
```
Type the following command to select the new partition and press Enter:
```
select partition 1
```
Type the following command to make the selected partition active and press Enter:
```
active
```
Type the following command to make the hard drive bootable and press Enter:
```
format FS=NTFS quick
```
Type the following command to assign a volume, and a drive letter for the USB flash drive and press Enter:
```
assign letter=X
```
In the command, change X for any available letter you want to use.
Type the following command to quit the tool and press Enter:
```
exit
```

After you complete the steps, the drive will be erased, formatted, and mounted with the drive letter you specified.

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