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The tag winfs on WindowsForum.com refers to the WinFS file system, a project Microsoft once considered as a successor to NTFS. Discussions under this tag explore whether Windows 7 used WinFS during new drive installations, with users recalling that WinFS was anticipated but never implemented. The tag covers historical file system developments and user curiosity about Microsoft's file system roadmap.
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    Windows 7 Did Windows 7 Use NTFS File System on New Drive Install?

    I'm just curious but for those of you who setup Windows 7 on a new drive and did a drive format and install did Windows 7 use NTFS file system? I read somewhere that there was going to be a new file system again, WinFS I believe.