How Do You Convert A Windows File System On One Drive To Be NTFS?

Problem scenario:  You have a drive "H:" that is using FAT32.  You want to conver it to NTFS.  You open PowerShell as Administrator.  You delete the files on drive H:.   You run this command:

convert h: /fs:ntfs

You see this message "File and folder verification is complete."  It hangs and never completes.

Solution
Do not use PowerShell.  Follow these three steps:
     #1  Open a regular (non-PowerShell) command prompt.  
     #2  Run this command:  chkdsk /F h:
     #3  Run this command:  convert h: /fs:ntfs

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