Policy

NTFS default tier

Microsoft Windows

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NTFS default tier
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
System > Filesystem > NTFS
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

For NTFS tiered volumes this controls the tier that new allocations go to by default. Client systems default to the Performance tier. Server systems default to the Capacity tier.

Internal name
NtfsDefaultTier
Policy ID
5715c95a5ee4
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
NTFS default tier options
ID NtfsDefaultTier_Levels
enum
Path
System\CurrentControlSet\Policies
Value name
NtfsDefaultTier
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Capacity tier (1), Performance tier (2)
NTFS default tier options
Computer · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
System\CurrentControlSet\Policies
Value name
NtfsDefaultTier
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Capacity tier (1), Performance tier (2)