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Conclusion

Windows support a wide variety of file system formats accessible to both the local system and remote clients. The file system filter driver architecture provides a clean way to extend and augment file system access. And NTFS provides a reliable, secure, scalable file system format for local file system storage. In the next chapter, we'll look at networking on Windows.

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