Right-click the main partition area of the USB drive (the blue or black bar) and choose "Format..." If the drive is corrupted or has an unrecognized format, you may need to first right-click and select "Delete Volume" to create unallocated space, then right-click the unallocated space and choose "New Simple Volume" , following the wizard to create a new partition before formatting.

Right-click the Start button (or press Windows + X ). From the power user menu, select "Disk Management" .

Insert the USB drive into an available USB port on your Windows 11 computer. Wait a few seconds for the system to recognize and install the necessary drivers.

In the left-hand navigation pane, click on "This PC" . This will display a list of all available drives under "Devices and drives."