1. Insert the flash drive to any USB port.
2. Click start, type devmgmt.msc in Search and press enter.
3. Find disk drives and expand it.
4. Find the USB flash drive you want to format, and double-click it. It opens the Properties dialog box.
5. Click Policies tab.
6. By default, the Optimize for quick removal option selected, switch it to Optimize for performance and press OK.
7. Now open computer. Right click on the USB Flash Drive and select Format. The Format dialog box now appears.
8. Select NTFS in the File System.
9. Press Start and wait til the process is completed.
10. The drive is now formatted with NTFS format.