I think you should reformat the drive to NTFS.  Not only because you don't use it with a Mac but exFAT external drives have been known to cause system hang at boot to some users.
I have a one month old XPS 8950, BIOS 1.8.0 with Windows 11. I bought a WD My Book 4TB external USB drive that comes formatted exFAT. When I first plugged it into the XPS 8950, the PC would not recognize the drive. I tried Device Manager which showed a problem with a USB device, and I tried Disk Management which didn't show the drive. I then plugged the drive into my XPS 15 laptop (Windows 11) and it did recognize the drive. I figured it was worth trying the 8950 again, and to my surprise the drive was now recognized. I've shutdown and or restarted a few times, and the drive is recognized. Why wasn't the drive recognized when I first plugged it into the XPS 8950? And why do you think it is now recognized after plugging it into the XPS 15 laptop? This is a mystery to me. Should I reformat the drive to NTFS? I will not use this drive with a Mac. Thanks for any advice.
XPS 8950, WD My Book external drive not recognized