NTFS default tier

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.

Supported on: At least Windows 10 Server, Windows 10 or Windows 10 RT
NTFS default tier options


  1. Capacity tier
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSystem\CurrentControlSet\Policies
    Value NameNtfsDefaultTier
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  2. Performance tier
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSystem\CurrentControlSet\Policies
    Value NameNtfsDefaultTier
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2


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