Use caution when updating to Windows 10 RTM with data deduplication enabled volumes

I recently decided to reload my computer, moving from Windows 8.1 Enterprise Edition to Windows 10 Enterprise Edition. I had previously enabled the data deduplication feature on my Windows 8.1 installation with an unsupported hack by using the source files from Server 2012 R2. Deduplication was enabled on my SSD drive for the VHDX files that I use for my test and demonstration environment that runs via Hyper-V VM’s. In my opinion, Microsoft should support data deduplication on enterprise edition desktop operating systems since it can save an enormous amount of space....

July 30, 2015 · 3 min · 565 words · Mike F. Robbins