It should not be in the NTFS file system. If a previous EFI system partition exists on your system and is in the NTFS file system, you will encounter errors while installing Windows.

NTFS stands for New Technology File System, the modern Windows default file system. NTFS has a lot of benefits, like improved security, file compression, support for larger files, and so on.

NTFS is the primary file system for Windows 11 and other modern versions of Windows that supports disk quotas and large volume sizes ...

I have Windows XP Pro installed on a single NTFS partition taking up the entire boot drive. Windows XP Pro works fine. I am trying to install System Commander 7 so that I can install other OS's ...

Microsoft seems to be trying to move to a new file system with ReFS, but can it actually replace NTFS in Windows? Probably not yet.

If File Explorer isn't responding on your Windows machine, it can lead to headaches. Here are some solutions that might resolve the issue.