Windows 10 includes the new Resilient File System (ReFS) to overcome the limitations of NTFS while providing compatibility, data protection, and scalability, and here we show you how ...

The arrival of ReFS, which stands for Resilient File System, should be beneficial in several ways, as it can unlock faster performance, improve data integrity, and boost partition handling up to ...

F or the past few decades, Windows has used the NTFS file system as the default for fixed drives on a PC, and that has stuck all the way through today. In recent years, though, Microsoft has been ...

However, NTFS remains the de facto standard for storage and file management in modern Windows versions. At last, Microsoft appears to be taking action with its Resilient File System (ReFS) technology.

Microsoft is beginning to add support for Resilient File System on Windows 11. Introduced back in 2011-12, the support for the next-gen file system has so far been limited to Windows Server only.

Microsoft is switching to the Resilient File System for Windows 8, but only the server edition will support the new and more robust file system. ReFS is built on the foundation of the current and ...

The default file system for Windows 11 may soon be changing to a new offering designed with high-end servers in mind, but there’s still a long way to go yet. For more than three decades, Windows ...

Microsoft disclosed plans for the new Resilient File System (ReFS), the follow-on to the New Technology File System (NTFS) that has powered every release of Windows going back to Windows NT, in a ...

Developed as the eventual successor to the long-standing NTFS (New Technology File System), first introduced with Windows NT 3.1 in July 1993, Microsoft's new Resilient File System (ReFS for short ...

Back in early March, we learned that Microsoft was working on a new Resilient File System (ReFS) based "Dev Drive" or Developer Volume (DevVol) feature for Windows 11. Thanks to the leaks, we ...

ReFS first appeared in Windows on July 11, with build 25276 for developers. Microsoft introduced the Resilient File System in 2012. Unlike NTFS, ReFS cannot be used to install an operating system — it ...

A recent Windows 11 update includes Dev Drive, a new form of storage volume designed to improve performance for key developer workloads. That storage is based on the Resilient File System (ReFS), as ...