Adjusts or configures current storage settings of the StorageSetting object.
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Last verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft Storage reference: Adjusts or configures current storage settings of the StorageSetting object. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-StorageSetting. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / Storage · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-NewDiskPolicy
Manages the policy that will be applied to newly attached disks. New disk policy accepts the following settings; (only applies to disks that were not previously seen), The acceptable values for this parameter are: - OnlineAll: (Same as current diskpartsanpolicy definition) All disks are automatically onlined regardless of bus-type or configuration. Can cause data loss if used on shared bus disks improperly. - OfflineAll: (Same as current diskpartsanpolicy definition) All disks are automatically left offline, regardless of the bus-type. (not recommended for Windows Client as this would result in attached USB disk not being available by default). - OfflineInternal: Leaves all newly attached disks, which are non-shared storage busses (such as ATA, SATA, USB) offline by default. (new for Windows Server® 2012). - OfflineShared: Leaves all newly attached disks which are on a sharable bus (iSCSI, FC, SAS) offline by default. In Windows Server 2016, including Nano Server, the default policy is OfflineShared.
-ScrubPolicy
Specifies the policy for the files that the automatic data integrity scanner scrubs. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Off: No files are scrubbed. - Integrity Streams: Only files with integrity streams are scrubbed. - All: All files are scrubbed.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Prerequisites
Windows with the Storage module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
EXAMPLE 1
Set-StorageSetting -NewDiskPolicy OfflineAll
This example changes the new disk policy so that all newly attached disks remain offline. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.