How To Initialise A Disk Drive (New Simple Volume Grayed Out)

This video shows how to initialise a hard disk / solid state drive in Windows 10 as the "New Simple Volume" option is grayed out and cannot be selected. A solution to this problem is presented in this video.

Helpful links:

https://www.cdw.com/content/cdw/en/articles/hardware/how-to-check-hard-drive-health.html
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/new-simple-volume-greyed-out.html?amp
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/disk-unknown-not-initialized.html?amp
https://www.makeuseof.com/why-wont-my-hard-drive-initialize/