How do I format my hard drive to NTFS?

Method 1. Disk Management

1. Right click “My Computer/This PC” on the desktop, select “Manage”>“Storage”> “Disk Management” to open Disk Management.
2. Right click on the external hard drive to format and click on “Format…”in the drop-down menu.
3. Select “NTFS” in the “File system” box and then tick “Perform a quick format”.