NTFS (New Technology File System) is the standard, modern file system for Microsoft Windows operating systems. A key feature of NTFS is its support for access control lists (ACLs), which allow administrators to set granular permissions for files and folders, controlling which users and groups can access, read, write, or execute them. This makes it the correct choice for a Windows environment requiring security and permission management.

B. FAT32 is an older file system that lacks the robust, user-level file permissions found in NTFS.

C. HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple for macOS and is not natively used by Windows.

D. EXT4 is the standard file system for most Linux distributions and is not natively used by Windows.

1. Microsoft Docs, "NTFS overview." This document explicitly states, "NTFS is the primary file system for recent versions of Windows... NTFS includes features to improve reliability, such as... support for access control lists (ACLs)." (Source: Official Vendor Documentation)

2. Tanenbaum, A. S., & Bos, H. (2015). Modern Operating Systems (4th ed.). Pearson. Chapter 4, Section 4.3.4, "The NT File System (NTFS)." This section describes NTFS features, including its security model based on access control lists. (Source: University Courseware Material)