Windows 11 will lock the file system on some USB sticks and SD cards in 2027

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by TechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff at 26 Oct, 14:30 UTC

As of January 2027, Microsoft intends to prevent Windows 11 from opening certain USB sticks, SD cards, and other portable storage devices. This will only affect storage devices formatted with the ReFS file system (which stands for Resilient File System). This is still a popular file system, used…

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• T2Windows 11 will lock the file system on some USB sticks and SD cards in 2027TechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff26 Oct, 14:30