Windows Server 2025 local volumes must use a format that supports New Technology File System (NTFS) attributes.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277997 | WN25-00-000130 | SV-277997r1182022_rule | CCI-000213 | high |
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-20 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277997r1182022_chk)
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 Text (F-82432r1180696_fix)
Format volumes to use NTFS, ReFS, or CSVFS.