Booting from ReFS Partition
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:52 PM
Greetings,
I have a RTM copy of Windows Server 2012 that I need to install. I have been reading about the pros/cons of ReFS and it is my understanding that the developers have allowed booting from ReFS partitions in the RTM release.
My question: is it possible to format C: as ReFS rather than NTFS? I understand what ReFS is supposed to be primarily used for (file and storage) and NTFS is still to be used as general purpose. However, this was mainly for my own curiosity and knowledge (and because my boss asked) :)
Thanks!
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:59 PM
Greetings,
I have a RTM copy of Windows Server 2012 that I need to install. I have been reading about the pros/cons of ReFS and it is my understanding that the developers have allowed booting from ReFS partitions in the RTM release.
My question: is it possible to format C: as ReFS rather than NTFS? I understand what ReFS is supposed to be primarily used for (file and storage) and NTFS is still to be used as general purpose. However, this was mainly for my own curiosity and knowledge (and because my boss asked) :)
Thanks!
ReFS is not bootable. See this:
Q) Can I boot from ReFS in Windows Server 8?
No, this is not implemented or supported.
- Proposed As Answer by Florian Klaffenbach Friday, December 14, 2012 8:13 AM
- Marked As Answer by Yan Li_Microsoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Monday, December 17, 2012 7:56 AM
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