STIGUI
V-253265CAT I — High severitySV-253265r1268226_rule

Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.

Rule version WN11-00-000050 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

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 the NTFS file system.

Check

Run "Computer Management". Navigate to Storage >> Disk Management.

If the "File System" column does not indicate "NTFS" for each volume assigned a drive letter, this is a finding.

This does not apply to system partitions such the Recovery and EFI System Partition.

Fix

Format all local volumes to use NTFS.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253265
Group title
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
Rule ID
SV-253265r1268226_rule
Check ID
C-56718r828877_chk
Fix ID
F-56668r828878_fix