Formatting Windows USB

[redbullvodka]

Hi!

 

So, a year ago or so, I got my LEGIT Win 10 key, with a Win 10 USB with it, but that has since become corrupt (not sure how that happened tbh, only used it once). I want to format it and flash it with windows again, as I have a PC waiting for an OS in my hallway, but I can't format it for some reason. I'm in the discmanager, as normal, this isn't the first disc I've formatted, but everything is greyed out on that drive except Open, Explore, Properties and Help.

 

I'd rather not go find another USB drive as all the ones I have are kinda busy atm, anyone know what the heck is up?

 

Can also add that it's only that drive I'm having issues with, all other drives in my system can be formatted and all that 

[Crunchy Dragon]

What about the File Explorer?

 

As far as I'm aware, installing Windows via the Media Creation Tool will in fact wipe the USB drive anyway...

[redbullvodka]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

What about the File Explorer?

 

As far as I'm aware, installing Windows via the Media Creation Tool will in fact wipe the USB drive anyway...

Doesn't show up there

 

It's not empty, it shows up in the BIOS as a full USB drive, but it's just corrupted AF

Also have another drive, identical, but that one is missing a boot loader ?? Also not able to format

I'm not having a good time lol

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, redbullvodka said:

Doesn't show up there

 

It's not empty, it shows up in the BIOS as a full USB drive, but it's just corrupted AF

Also have another drive, identical, but that one is missing a boot loader ?? Also not able to format

I'm not having a good time lol

You can't format either drive, and they won't show up in the File Explorer?

 

That's weird, never really heard of that. Are both even detected in Windows properly, File Explorer aside?

[redbullvodka]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

You can't format either drive, and they won't show up in the File Explorer?

 

That's weird, never really heard of that. Are both even detected in Windows properly, File Explorer aside?

That is correct

 

I see them both in Disc manager, and both show up in the BIOS, not sure how to check it further than that

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 minutes ago, redbullvodka said:

That is correct

 

I see them both in Disc manager, and both show up in the BIOS, not sure how to check it further than that

Do they show up in another system?

[Dedayog]

15 minutes ago, redbullvodka said:

That is correct

 

I see them both in Disc manager, and both show up in the BIOS, not sure how to check it further than that

If they show up in Disk Management, you should be able to right-click the volumes and Format from there.

[redbullvodka]

Just now, jstudrawa said:

If they show up in Disk Management, you should be able to right-click the volumes and Format from there.

well.. I can't

[redbullvodka]

14 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Do they show up in another system?

Same story there I'm afraid

[Dedayog]

Just now, redbullvodka said:

well.. I can't

When you right click the volume, you don't see Format?  Or you can't right click?

 

What EXACTLY happens when you right click?

 

Or post a pic of them showing in Disk Management, that may shed some light.

[redbullvodka]

2 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

When you right click the volume, you don't see Format?  Or you can't right click?

 

What EXACTLY happens when you right click?

 

Or post a pic of them showing in Disk Management, that may shed some light.

As it says in the first text, everything is greyed out and unclickable except Open, Explore, Properties and Help.