Which file system for Windows 11 USB boot drive?

[Misanthropic_Turtle]

Hi! I have a 32 GB flash drive that I will use as bootable USB disk for installing Windows 11 on a new machine. I want to format this drive before I do that. Which file system should I choose when formatting? Does it matter?

[filpo]

Just now, Misanthropic_Turtle said:

Hi! I have a 32 GB flash drive that I will use as bootable USB disk for installing Windows 11 on a new machine. I want to format this drive before I do that. Which file system should I choose when formatting? Does it matter?

nope. Just download the installation media on it and open the file, allow it to download and then transfer it to your pc

[emosun]

you dont have to format it the media creation tool will format it

[Bob__]

2 minutes ago, Misanthropic_Turtle said:

Hi! I have a 32 GB flash drive that I will use as bootable USB disk for installing Windows 11 on a new machine. I want to format this drive before I do that. Which file system should I choose when formatting? Does it matter?

just use the defaults thats what i did