Windows Server 2025 local volumes must use a format that supports New Technology File System (NTFS) attributes.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | V-277997 | SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 | WN25-00-000130 | SV-277997r1182022_rule | 2026-02-20 | 1 |
Description
The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using a file system that supports NTFS attributes.
ℹ️ Check
Open "Computer Management".
Select "Disk Management" under "Storage".
For each local volume, if the file system does not indicate "NTFS", this is a finding.
"ReFS" (Resilient File System) is also acceptable and would not be a finding.
"CSVFS" (Cluster Shared Volumes File Systems) is also acceptable and would not be a finding.
This does not apply to system partitions such the Recovery and EFI System Partition.
✔️ Fix
Format volumes to use NTFS, ReFS, or CSVFS.