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The backup compatibility tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about how backup software and strategies interact with evolving Windows filesystem support. A key thread examines Microsoft's decision to allow ReFS-formatted system volumes for booting in Windows Server vNext preview builds, a shift from NTFS as the default. This change forces administrators, backup vendors, and OEMs to reassess assumptions about boot and recovery paths, highlighting the need for backup tools to support ReFS for system-volume backups. The tag focuses on practical compatibility challenges between backup solutions and new Windows Server features, particularly around filesystem changes that affect backup and restore workflows.
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    ReFS Boot Now Supported in Windows Server vNext Preview Build 29531

    Fourteen years after ReFS first shipped as a data-centric filesystem with Windows Server 2012, Microsoft has taken the cautious — and consequential — step of allowing Windows Server to boot from an ReFS-formatted system volume in preview builds. This change, enabled in the Windows Server vNext...
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