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Windows 10 Workstation - can you install with ReFS formatted system disk?

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 6:19 PM

Google search results indicate (all articles returned were written prior to October 2017) indicate that this isn't possible to use ReFS for a system disk. Has this changed?

Thanks,

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:19 PM âś…Answered | 1 vote

Hi karpodiem.

According to the information published here, a disk formatted using the ReFS file system cannot be used on a boot volume, which must still be formatted using NTFS.

Bye.

Luigi Bruno
MCP, MCTS, MOS, MTA


Tuesday, March 6, 2018 6:23 PM | 1 vote

Hi Karpo diem

See this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4034825/features-that-are-removed-or-deprecated-in-windows-10-fall-creators-up

It is supported for Windows 10 for Workstations

Resilient File System (ReFS)

Creation ability will be available in the following editions only: Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Pro for Workstations.

Creation ability will be removed from all other editions.  All other editions will have Read and Write ability.

Regards

Simon

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 6:25 PM

This does not answer my question. I asked if the boot drive of the workstation can be formatted as ReFS in Enterprise or Workstation, not if the feature is available in a particular Windows 10 license edition.


Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:00 PM

Hi Karpodiem,

Sorry for the mistake. I just read a few articles written in 2018 and they don't mention formatting ReFS on the system drive, so personally I don't think it's possible. But of course it's not the official answer.

Simon

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:22 PM

Thank you, this answered my question.


Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:25 PM

Thank you, this answered my question.

You're welcome.

Bye.

Luigi Bruno
MCP, MCTS, MOS, MTA