According to a report from Windows Latest , Microsoft is upgrading the default file system with a more powerful and efficient solution - using ReFS to replace NTSF as the default file system.
Specifically, Windows 11 may soon switch from NTFS to ReFS on new installs to improve the overall experience.
According to reports, Win11 Build 25276 released this year brought support for the ReFS file system. At that time, developers found in this version of the ISO that they could deploy and install this version of Windows 11 images on ReFS disks.
ReFS stands for Resilient File System and was first publicly released on Windows Server 2012. NTFS is New Technology File System, which was developed by Microsoft in 1992. It is the default file system for systems such as Win10/11 and mass storage devices. Compared to NTFS, ReFS performs better in terms of data availability and scalability.
In most cases, ReFS and NTFS are compatible, but have advantages in terms of data integrity, data recovery, handling large volumes/storage pools. In addition, NTFS supports up to 256TB, while ReFS can reach 35PB.
Of course, ReFS still has some features that need to be improved before it can match NTFS, such as system compression, encryption, disk quota management, and removable media support.