If you are using Windows 10, here is the way you can launch command prompt after logging in as administrator.
1) Click Windows button and type "cmd" without quote.
2) Right-click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.
Follow the command in sequence: don't forget to plugin the USB!
A) Type
"DISKPART" without quote to execute
DiskPart program
B) Type "LIST DISK" to Display all available disk
NOTE: Below the Disk ### are the assigned name on your USB stick & other storage devices.
ACTION: Select the Disk 1 of your USB that contain 0B capacity.
C) Type "SELECT DISK 1"
D) Type "DETAIL DISK" the info shown will confirm the correctness of your selection
E) Type "CLEAN ALL" the entire usb stick will be overwritten with zeros
F) Type "CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY" to create a primary partition on the USB stick
I hope your USB got restored! ^_^
Note: Applicable also for manual formatting.
- FORMAT FS=NTFS format the partition
- ACTIVE the partition can contain operating system startup files
- ASSIGN the next available letter is assigned to the USB stick
- EXIT Close DISKPART program
- EXIT Close command shell