Windows 10: What to format larger USB sticks with? NTFS? exFAT?
Discus and support What to format larger USB sticks with? NTFS? exFAT? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I bought a few 32GB sticks the other day. They came formatted with FAT32. Immediately I had trouble copying the Win10 20H2 ISO to it (greater than... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/randopop21, Feb 23, 2021.
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What to format larger USB sticks with? NTFS? exFAT?
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