Windows 10: How to hide an NTFS volume on a USB flash drive from other PCs

Hi I am trying to format a partition on a USB flash drive in such a way that it is hidden from other PCs that it gets plugged into. I am trying to format it so that when I plug it into my computer, I can see it but on other PCs I can't. I have tried mounting it in an NTFS folder and not creating a drive letter, which works for the most part, but when it gets plugged into my computer all partitions are assigned a drive letter and therefore everything can be seen. It is a PNY 128GB flash drive that I have used to create Windows 10 installer media. I noticed that the media creation tool only form

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install.wim is 7GB, how to make a bootable USB flash drive

This is a method to make a ntfs flash drive.

The trial and error step will be booting using Legacy BIOS...

Code:

This is the link:
Guide: How to Format USB Flash Drive Using Cmd - EaseUS

The link did not use active so that is why it is a trial and error step.

 

USB Flash drive made bootable

Hi Nelson,

Check if there is any slide switch on the side that provides write protection. It show's a closed and open lock on each side. We suggest to follow these steps below:

• Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port.
• Click Start, type devmgmt.msc in the Search textbox and press Enter.
• Find Disk Drives and expand it.
• Find the USB flash drive you want to format, and double-click it. It opens the
  Properties dialog box.
• Click Policies tab.
• By default, the Optimize for quick removal option selected, switch it to Optimize for performance and then press
  OK.
• Now open Computer. Right click on the USB Flash Drive and select Format. The Format dialog box now appears.
• Select NTFS in the File System field.
• Press Start and wait while the process will be completed.

You can also connect the USB drive on a different computer and try formatting.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Windows 10 recovery usb flash drive , formatted fat32 or NTFS?

Sirs,

I have an old pc and Bios ( non UEFI) .

i formatted NTFS the 8GB usb flash drive,

then found the Recovery drive creator by opening Control Panel (Windows key + X)

Open Recovery

Click Create Recovery drive , flash usb drive inserted , box labeled "Back up system files to the recovery drive" checked, then i clicked next to start process of creating recovery drive. When creation
was completed ,i checked content of the created Flash recovery drive and was formatted FAT32. I am confused, i thought that ,for my PC with an old Bios, recovery drive should have been formatted NTFS ( as my inizial format with empty usb flash drive)
not FAT32( changed to fat 32 during recovery creation) . Can someone tell me if Windows 10 recovery usb flash drive will work with FAT32 or do i need to reconvert it in NTFS ?

thank you for your help.

Antonio