How to format ssd with windows on it

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After formatting your SSD to FAT32, you can use it as an external storage device, or a high compatible drive on both Windows and Mac computers.

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Since it's 2TB, DISKPART and FDISK don't work. Click the 'Execute Operation' button in the top-left corner to review the changes, then click 'Apply' to start formatting the partition on your hard drive. I think I need to re-format it with another program in Windows 10.

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I had the same issue earlier with an 64GB USB drive which I fixed and it worked (successfully formatted with recent HP USB tool). Actually, the steps to install Windows 10 on SSD are the same with the other versions of Windows, like Windows 7/8/8.1, Windows Server 2016/2012/2008/2003. I have a formatted a 2 terabyte SSD with a program explicitly called 'fat32 format', set it active, I put the files of a Win98 bootCD on it, but it failed booting with a black screen and a blinking cursor in the left upper corner, but not exactly. After showing the way how to install a new SSD in PC and how to format and partition a SSD drive, now in this article will show about how to install Windows 10 on a new SSD.