Enabling ReFS using the registry
If you don’t have anything that points to the ReFS you might need to enable it. For this we can use a registry editor. The procedure works perfect on Windows 8.1 and 10:
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Running the registry editor (Win+R and enter regedit);
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Go to this branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem;
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In the right part of the window, create a 32-bit DWORD parameter, with the name RefsDisableLastAccessUpdate;
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Enter 1 as a value.
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Find the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control;
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Create a section with the name MiniNT, as a result, the path to it should be like this: "...\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNT";
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Ii there we create a 32-bit DWORD parameter and call it AllowRefsFormatOverNonmirrorVolume;
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The value must be 1.