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Originally Posted by nickm926  with windows wen you try and format a linux hd you get the message saying "Windows cannot configure this hd". |
That's due to the installer not seeing Linux VFat type partitions. A drive tool like cfdisk or GParted is needed to remove any existing Linux partitions for the Windows installer to then work on creating and formatting new ones. But if you already have GParted in use you can simply create the new NTFS type primary right after removing the Linux type. Windows then formats it later.