Install Windows Server 2025 on a ReFS Partition:

*There is refs v1 (from Windows 8/2012) & v3 (from Windows 10/2016+) v1 is not bootable, must be v3.

With your windows server 2025 ISO/USB boot into the installer:
  1. You will need to create the EFI partition and the recovery part. Then reboot the computer to restart the installer.
  2. Press "Shift + F10" to open CMD.
  3. Then run "diskpart"
    1. In disk part, you can:
    2. list disk
    3. select disk (wanted disk number)
    4. select disk (wanted disk number)
    5. list partitions
    6. shows all partitions
    7. select partition (wanted partition number)
    8. format fs=refs label=windows quick
    9. exit
  4. exit out of CMD
  5. Continue installer as normal and install windows to your wanted ReFS partition
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Date: October 10th 2024

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