Windows Server 2019 local volumes must use a format that supports NTFS attributes.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205663	WN19-00-000130	SV-205663r1106629_rule		High

Description

The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using a file system that supports NTFS attributes.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-23

Details

Check Text (C-5928r1106629_chk)

Open "Computer Management".

Select "Disk Management" under "Storage".

For each local volume, if the file system does not indicate "NTFS", this is a finding.

Resilient file system (ReFS) and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) are also acceptable and are not findings.

This does not apply to system partitions such the Recovery and EFI System Partition.

Fix Text (F-5928r1106515_fix)

Format volumes to use NTFS, ReFS, or CSV.