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MVP

Oct 15, 2022

SUGGESTION: change the UX when trying to access a volume with a newer ReFS version than supported

If you are trying to access to disk which is formatted with 3.9 (WS vNext + W11 22H2 RP / beta / insider) and you attach it to an earlier version of Windows Server (or client OS), File Explorer will ...

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Karl-WE

MVP

Jan 07, 2024

lately the number of "complaints" about RAW devices surged on techcommunity. The problem seems to be an incompatibility of ReFS between Windows 11 and Windows Server vNext. I see this myself. Windows 11 cannot access ReFS volumes formatted in Windows 11 Beta / Dev or vNext.

We should resolve this mystery to users that are not familiar with this page
Windows ReFS versions · GitHub
And Microsoft on the other hand, next to solving the puzzle in UX, should really incorporate an own official page like the linked on in learn.microsoft.com.

I see no reason we must rely to third party Insiders (even a MSFT employee taking care about this gist for years now.

feedback hub link as this also affects Windows Client OS and Windows Server alike.
https://aka.ms/AAoi0jp