Hey folks, let me share a recent troubleshooting experience I went through that might help anyone facing a similar issue:

I had Windows 11 Pro installed on a hard drive, then swapped that drive out for a new one. When I tried to format the old drive later, I kept getting error messages. After digging into it, I realized the problem was tied to permission properties on the drive.

The fix came down to using the Local Users and Groups tool. If you run into this, open up the Run dialog (Win + R), type lusrmgr.msc, and hit Enter. From there, you can adjust the permissions associated with the old drive to gain full access, which lets you format it without errors.

Just wanted to put this out there in case someone else hits the same roadblock—once I sorted out the permissions via that tool, the formatting worked perfectly, and my issue was resolved.

备注：内容来源于stack exchange，提问作者André Gravel