Windows 10: Can not format or erase a usb thumb drive after installing active kill disk on it

Log Name: System
Source: VDS Basic Provider
Date: 11/17/2020 12:12:19 AM
Event ID: 5
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DESKTOP-C7MSO9M
Description:
Cannot zero sectors on disk \\?\PhysicalDrive5. Error code: 15@0101000F
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="VDS Basic Provider" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49664">5</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-11-17T07:12:19.2262958Z" />
<EventRecordID>1504796</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>DESKTOP-C7MSO9M</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>\\?\PhysicalDrive5</Data>
<Data>15@0101000F</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

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How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

¿You already tried this one?...

Run CMD


1. diskpart
2. list disk

Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

2. select disk #
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

good luck!

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk

 

bootable USB drive?

in dos:

diskpart
list disk
select disk # //where # = your usb drive
create partition primary
select partition 1
set active
format fs=fat32 label="whatever"