Despite of ongoing success of Windows 7 OS, Microsoft is gearing up to launch its beta version of Windows 8 OS by February 2012. Today, it has revealed the particulars of its advanced file system – ...

Microsoft detailed its long awaited and arguably well overdue NTFS replacement yesterday, the Resilient File System (ReFS), on the Building Windows 8 blog. It marks the first time the Redmond-based ...

Microsoft has released the first firm details of ReFS, the new file system that will début with the launch of Windows 8 as a successor to the ageing New Technology File System (NTFS) standard. In a ...

Microsoft officials are finally sharing publicly details about "Protogon," the new file system that the company is developing as part of Windows 8. Officially named ReFS -- for Resilient File System - ...

The upcoming release of Windows Server 8 will feature an entirely new file system, called ReFS, that addresses many of the shortcomings of the aging NTFS (New Technology File System) now used across ...

Firstly, to be clear, ReFS, which stands for 'Resilient File System' will only be available on Windows Server 8, however, will be accessible from clients supporting NTFS, as it supports the same APIs.

Windows 11’s Dev Drive uses ReFS and smarter Defender scans to deliver faster, smoother, and more reliable workflows.

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. We’ve heard about Microsoft’s Windows 8 Resilient File System (ReFS) ...

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Microsoft is making a rather large number of architectural changes with their upcoming Windows 8. Metro changes Windows at the UI level, Windows Store will change how apps are distributed, and Storage ...

OneDrive users around the world have been upset to discover that with its latest update, Microsoft's cloud file syncing and storage system no longer works with anything other than disks formatted with ...