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Bootable USB drive reset?

Freeeeezy
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I borrowed a friends USB drive to install the Windows ISO on my PC. But now I want to change his thumb drive to just a regular storage device.

 

How would I do that?

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I borrowed a friends USB drive to install the Windows ISO on my PC. But now I want to change his thumb drive to just a regular storage device.

 

How would I do that?

format it

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In Windows Explorer, just right click on it and hit Format.

 

Choose FAT32 for universal compatibility with Macs and PCs,

 

NTFS just for windows machines

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