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Windows NT 3. 51 can also read and write from local HPFS formatted drives.

However, Microsoft discouraged using HPFS in Windows NT 4 and in subsequent versions despite upgrades to NT 4. 1 operating satisfactorily with servers pre-formatted with HPFS.

Microsoft even removed the ability of NT 3. 51 to format an HPFS file system.

Starting with Windows NT 4 the filesystem driver pinball. sys enabling the read / write access is not included in a default installation anymore.

Later Windows versions do not ship with this driver.