F or the past few decades, Windows has used the NTFS file system as the default for fixed drives on a PC, and that has stuck all the way through today. In recent years, though, Microsoft has been ...

Tech expert ThioJoe breaks down what you need to know about ReFS, Windows' new file system.

Microsoft surprises developers with a test release of WinFS, a new file system for Windows. Written by Mike Ricciuti, Contributor Aug. 29, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. PT ...

The Windows system consists of thousands of files. Many of them have strange names, others have extensions that most users have never seen before. Normally you do not need to worry about these files.

Microsoft’s Windows 11 creates System Restore points, that is, snapshots of your PC’s system files, settings and registry.

The Resilient File System or ReFS, the successor to NTFS, will make its first appearance in Windows Server 8, after which Microsoft will introduce it for client storage and ultimately boot volumes ...

If you frequently face a system crash, screen freeze, or the legendary BSOD – Blue Screen Of Death – on your Windows computer, certain registry files in Windows are likely corrupted.

Microsoft surprises developers with a test release of WinFS, a new file system for Windows. Mike Ricciuti Staff writer, CNET News Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996.