commonly, the formatting options within the USB-attached drive, like a USB key or pen drive are FAT and/or FAT32.
i.e., You need to right-click on the drive into the Explorer of windows and choose "Format...". whatever,you will commonly see is FAT and/or FAT32. Also on the Command prompt, trying to *force* a NTFS format will evaluate with the below error:
C:\>format m: /fs:ntfs /v:CryptoStick /x
Insert new disk for drive M:
and press ENTER when ready...
To configure the method of this device is optimized, choose the Policies tab within the device's property area.In case to enable NTFS as a formatting option, you should configure the Policies for the device from "Optimize for quick removal" to "Optimize for performance". The NTFS option will then be ready in Windows Explorer and on the command prompt. i.e.-
Code:
C:\>format m: /fs:ntfs /v:CryptoStick /x
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