Hello,
This is a duplicate post to one that I just made to the NTFSD list. I’m not sure who is the best audience for this question.
I have developed an NTFS minifilter driver that I am considering enhancing to take account of Transactional NTFS (TxF) functionality.
It seems to me, however, that every piece of Microsoft documentation for the TxF APIs include a disclaimer similar to the following:
“Microsoft strongly recommends developers utilize alternative means to achieve your application?s needs. Many scenarios that TxF was developed for can be achieved through simpler and more readily available techniques. Furthermore, TxF may not be available in future versions of Microsoft Windows. For more information, and alternatives to TxF, please see Alternatives to using Transactional NTFS.”
These disclaimers appear even more emphatic in the Windows 8 preliminary documentation.
Does anyone have any insight into what the real story is concerning TxF futures?
Do any Microsoft or major 3rd party applications actually use it?
Any information or insights are extremely welcome.
Thanks in advance,
David Gilbert