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SMB1 now disabled by default for Windows 11 Home Insider

NedPyle on Apr 19 2022 10:40 AM
Latest Windows Insider Dev channel Home edition builds no longer have SMB1 client enabled by default.
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SMB Authentication Rate Limiter in Insider builds

NedPyle on Mar 16 2022 12:29 PM
A new security mechanism for the SMB server service
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Feedback on Hotpatch, SMB over QUIC, and Extended Network in Azure Edition

NedPyle on Mar 15 2022 10:27 AM
Share your feedback on Windows Server Azure Edition features
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SMS WAC extension 2.6.2 released

NedPyle on Feb 10 2022 11:13 AM
Bug fixes available in SMS WAC extension 2.6.2
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Windows Server upgrade and lifecycle survey

NedPyle on Nov 10 2021 01:34 PM
5 minute survey to help us make your lives easier
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Register for Azure IaaS Day

NedPyle on Nov 09 2021 12:10 PM
Free event on Nov 17
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The mystery of the slow file copy from the fast computer

NedPyle on Nov 05 2021 02:33 PM
A lesson in kernel memory manager behaviors 
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SMB over QUIC is GA and we have lots of news!

NedPyle on Nov 04 2021 01:25 PM
Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition is GA too!
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SDDC extension update in Windows Admin Center

Tina_Wu on Nov 02 2021 09:08 AM
Windows Admin Center now supports thin provisioning for new volume creation, nested resiliency for 2-node clusters, and ...
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Bogus event 2505

NedPyle on Oct 25 2021 01:25 PM
An event you can ignore for now
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Windows 11 Insider 22449 update for SMB compression

NedPyle on Sep 14 2021 04:04 PM
Build 22449 changes SMB compression, learn more.
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Azure File Sync survey

NedPyle on Sep 14 2021 01:53 PM
Roadmap feedback requested for AFS!
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Storage Innovations in Windows Server 2022

AndrewHansen on Sep 03 2021 09:45 AM
Learn what's new in Storage for Windows Server 2022
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Windows Server 2022 is full of new file services!

NedPyle on Sep 01 2021 09:17 AM
  Learn the new file services options included in Windows Server 2022
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Configure SMB Signing with Confidence

NedPyle on Aug 03 2021 11:26 AM
Unravel the mysteries of SMB signing with ease.
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What the heck is the File Server "role" in Windows Server???

NedPyle on Jul 27 2021 11:57 AM
Understanding what the File Server "role" in Windows Server does.
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SMB over QUIC is now in public preview!

NedPyle on Jun 24 2021 12:03 PM
You can now evaluate SMB over QUIC in Windows Server 2022 and Windows Insider!
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SMB Compression in Windows Server 2022 and Windows Insider

NedPyle on Jun 24 2021 10:59 AM
SMB compression is here! Watch a demo of Windows Server 2022 smooshing files on-the-fly like a champ.
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Storage Migration Service now supports NetApp

NedPyle on May 20 2021 11:56 AM
Storage Migration Service now supports NetApp sources for migration to Windows Server
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Discover cloud storage solutions at Azure Storage Day on April 29, 2021

NedPyle on Apr 13 2021 10:41 AM
Explore Azure cloud storage solutions for all your enterprise workloads with a special free digital event on April 29, 2...
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Register for Microsoft Plugfest 33

NedPyle on Mar 11 2021 02:36 PM
Microsoft Plugfest 33 registration is here! Developers, partners, ISVs: register by March 23rd
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SMS "HRESULT E_FAIL from COM component" workaround coming

NedPyle on Nov 11 2020 01:29 PM
"Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component" workaround coming
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Storage Migration Service October 2020 Update

NedPyle on Oct 20 2020 11:52 AM
New SMS features and fixes for the October cumulative optional update 
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Azure Files NFS now in preview

NedPyle on Sep 16 2020 10:12 AM
NFS 4.1 is now available as an Azure Files service.  
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Defending SMB Clients from Interception Attacks

NedPyle on Jun 29 2020 10:07 AM
Defending SMB clients from interception attacks. 
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SMB Traffic Control

NedPyle on Jun 17 2020 10:55 AM
Increase your security by controlling SMB traffic's ingress, egress, and lateral movement
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SMB over QUIC

NedPyle on Mar 02 2020 11:17 AM
Learn about SMB3 over QUIC - instead of TCP or RDMA - for hybrid and mobile computing.
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SMB is Dead, Long Live SMB!

JamesKehr on Feb 26 2020 09:22 AM
An update on some expected SMB1 behaviors in modern Windows even after you uninstalled SMB1, and why you should still no...
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SMB and Null Sessions: Why Your Pen Test is Probably Wrong

JamesKehr on Feb 21 2020 09:58 AM
Null sessions are bad, and Windows doesn't like them. Learn more about this aspect of SMB security and why you probably ...
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Survey for NetApp FAS customers

NedPyle on Dec 03 2019 02:27 PM
Brief survey for SMB= ("CIFS") customers using NetApp FAS devices for file services.

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SteveBenson1200
in SMB1 now disabled by default for Windows 11 Home Insider on Jul 19 2024 03:00 AM
For any Manufacturing companies out there running machines (Mazak, Fanuk etc) with legacy operating system (Win 2000 Pro, XP), there is a way of rejoining these machines back onto the domain, so that they can continue in production and receive new jobs.With SMB1 enabled on a local DC and a valid, en...
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NedPyle
in SMB over QUIC now available in Windows Server Insider Datacenter and Standard editions on Jul 12 2024 10:06 AM
@Wes Lazara that is very interesting (in a bad way). Do you mind emailing me or DMing me about this, I'd like to collect some data from you and don't want that shared here. My email is nedpyle at microsoft dot com, or send me a message here in Tech Community.
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Wes Lazara
in SMB over QUIC now available in Windows Server Insider Datacenter and Standard editions on Jul 11 2024 08:34 PM
Howdy Ned, hope you're doing well. I have been testing SMB over Quic on server 2025 for some time now. Haven't had any real issues. My main test has been from my own machine, which is native entra-joined, so AD isn't aware of it of course. My user account is hybrid, however. This has worked fine, I ...
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desert_lizard
in The beginning of the end of Remote Mailslots as part of Windows Insider on Jul 03 2024 03:44 PM
I think that "net send" looks fun to use and way easier CLI than the clunky gui of teams. Not joking either.
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SteveBenson1200
in The not future of SMB1 - another MS engineering quickie survey on Jun 24 2024 06:14 AM
Good afternoon/Morning/Evening Ned PyleI work in IT for a large engineering company in good old UK. We've over 30 Mazak machines running Win 95, Win 2000 Pro and XP and which rely heavily on SMB1 for data transfer and machine reporting (via Seiki). No sign of the management spending some money to re...
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