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Group Policy Preferences Drive Map Survey and Feedback

Ned Pyle on Feb 01 2023 12:15 PM
Quick survey on GPP Drive Map extension usage for IT professionals
650

Offline Files survey and feedback

Ned Pyle on Jan 25 2023 09:35 AM
Quick survey on Windows Offline Files usage for IT professionals
3,607

SMB insecure guest auth now off by default in Windows Insider Pro editions

Ned Pyle on Jan 13 2023 09:45 AM
Insecure guest auth for SMB 2 and 3 is now off by default in Windows Insider Pro editions just like Windows 10 and Windo...
2,137

Support ends for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, 8.1

Ned Pyle on Jan 10 2023 10:47 AM
Extended and ESU support ending for legacy Windows and Windows Server platforms, a must-read for IT Pros
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Latest Windows Server Summit coming on December 6th

Ned Pyle on Dec 02 2022 10:45 AM
Latest Windows Server Summit is Dec 6, sign up here!
4,718

New file and storage options for Windows Server announced at Ignite

Ned Pyle on Oct 14 2022 01:18 PM
New file and storage options announced at ignite
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Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2

Ned Pyle on Oct 03 2022 10:35 AM
Info and workaround for an issue seen in 22H2 Win11
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SMB authentication rate limiter now on by default in Windows Insider

Ned Pyle on Sep 21 2022 11:01 AM
The SMb authentication rate limiter introduced in Windows Insider in the Spring is now ON by default
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SMB compression behavior & settings changes

Ned Pyle on Aug 26 2022 01:55 PM
SMB compression behavior & config changes to make compression more likely
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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
2,684

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
2,405

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
4,544

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
4,769

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!
4,090

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.
8,322

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.
6,179

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...
5,820

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

Latest Comments

JBJBJB
in Stop using SMB1 on Feb 03 2023 01:22 PM
SoftwareRespect Try a PowerShell script... https://ss64.com/nt/net-view.html
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SoftwareRespect
in Stop using SMB1 on Feb 03 2023 10:13 AM
Thank you, late to the game here, but I came-across a script today that has been relying on net view for a long time. Net View is a COMMAND LINE function/utility that millions of admins have relied on for 25 years. Therefore what is the COMMAND LINE replacement for net view? Micro$oft industry leade...
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Curt0101
in Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2 on Feb 02 2023 03:47 PM
I understand that we're being told versions 25252 on up are fixed but this is not the case in my findings. I will admit, it's better than 22621 and 22623 for sure but it's NOT fixed. Going back to version 22598 has reminded me of how it SHOULD be. Everything is faster, file transfers and web page lo...
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Joseph_Kominkiewicz
in Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2 on Feb 02 2023 02:37 AM
Thank you, Ned, for being forthright about the issue. I've tried every troubleshooting step I and network card configuration I could to get the same download speed over 10Gbe that I was getting with uploading. Nothing worked. Without this post, I would still be looking in vain for an answer, blindly...
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blapp
in Automating DFS Replication Health Reports on Feb 01 2023 11:46 AM
@Daniel Heaton I think I found the script at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/sample-script-for-automating-dfs-replication-health-reports/ba-p/423234. HTH
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