How can I format a flash (thumb) driver for windows?

I would like to know if I can format a flash drive for win32.......and if so, how do I do it?
TIA, Jack

Use the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to format it as MS-DOS or exFAT.
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