In Windows 10 Pro Storage Space, why can't I use ReFS with Parity?
According to discussion at Storage Spaces, Parity and ReFS
- ReFS in storage spaces is available only for two-way and three-way mirroring until Windows 10
Anniversary update
incl.- see Wolfrevo's answer for workaround
-
Creators update
brought support for ReFS parity storage space -
Fall Creators update
removes ReFS entirely from storage spaces- the
AllowRefsFormatOverNonmirrorVolume
workaround no longer works - all the ReFS functionality was moved to Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
- the
Format with ReFS is turned off by default in client versions of Windows (8/8.1/10). You can turn it on modifying registry keys:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNT]
"AllowRefsFormatOverNonmirrorVolume"=dword:00000001
and
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"RefsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001
after that you can format any suitable volume with ReFS