What is the default buffer size of CreateFile in Windows?

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When CreateFile Function is called without the flag FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING, what is the size of the inner buffer of operating system?

If my buffer size is larger than the inner buffer of Windows, can I fully use up the throughput of disk?

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