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SMB1 now disabled by default for Windows 11 Home Insiders builds

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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!

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

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

Ned Pyle 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!

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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???

Ned Pyle 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!

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

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

Ned Pyle 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

Ned Pyle 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

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

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Joachim_Otahal
in Storage Innovations in Windows Server 2022 on Aug 13 2022 12:38 AM
StorageBusCache suffers the same stupid design limitation as S2D: The drives must be connected directly. If the underlying storage layer does not expose the disktype or allows to set the disktype, for example when you try it with .VHDX, or with most RAID controllers etc, it won't work.It checks the ...
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Karl_Wester-Ebbinghaus_business
in Does a DFS namespace have its own permissions? on Aug 11 2022 04:20 AM
solved. The AD group Built-in\users has been purged. By default a DFS folder that is not linked has no "authenticated users" read permissions, unlike SYSVOL, and so users need to be in local Users Group of the DFS Namespace server (here ADDS). The default group members of built-in\users areNT Author...
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Karl_Wester-Ebbinghaus_business
in Does a DFS namespace have its own permissions? on Aug 11 2022 01:15 AM
Hi @FileCAB-Team does anyone own this article. I face the issue that users cannot connect to DFS paths that contain several targets. Authentication is asked for "FQDN domainname". Permissions are default.
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Jeroen Bakker
in Three ways to design your DFS Namespaces on Aug 10 2022 12:49 AM
https://barreto.home.blog/2009/08/21/three-ways-to-design-your-dfs-namespaces/ In general blog's with dead TechNet hyperlinks can be found by searching for just the title.
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Ned Pyle
in Bogus event 2505 on Aug 09 2022 03:56 PM
@Disintegrate I'd love to hear what you find out!
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