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ReFS volume appears RAW (version doesn't match expected value) after Windows Update
After Windows Update last night, Windows Server 2019 wouldn't mount a storage space volume as ReFS (it appears as RAW). The error in the ReFS event log is "ReFS failed to mount the volume. Version 1....
I solved this by uninstalling KB5009557. The ReFS volume came back working as it should, instead of appearing as RAW.
Update: since even the February 2022 Windows Update bricks ReFS in the same way, and hints from Microsoft are that ReFS 1.x is no longer supported, we copied everything to new disks, upgrading ReFS from 1.2 to 3.4 in the process. Such a (manual) ReFS upgrade should be the solution that everyone needs, allowing to re-enable Windows Update.
Thanks for clarification Stephen!
One question aside if a customer uses WinPE or WinRE from Win10/2016/2019/2022 is this one able to read ReFS natively, I am aware it is not for Storage Spaces.
Some still use Windows Backup to backup files this be restored? TY.
One question aside if a customer uses WinPE or WinRE from Win10/2016/2019/2022 is this one able to read ReFS natively, I am aware it is not for Storage Spaces.
Some still use Windows Backup to backup files this be restored? TY.
stephc_msft
Microsoft
MicrosoftWindows RE (Recovery OS) can read refs volumes ok