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A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators. Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Do not allow compression on all NTFS volumes

Compression can add to the processing overhead of filesystem operations. Enabling this setting will prevent access to and creation of compressed files.

A reboot is required for this setting to take effect

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductFile Sys
CategoryFilesystem › NTFS
Applies toComputer Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKLM]SystemCurrentControlSetPolicies
Value NameNtfsDisableCompression
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value0