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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!
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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
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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
4,515

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
5,414

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. 

Latest Comments

Karl_Wester-Ebbinghaus_business
in Storage Innovations in Windows Server 2022 on Dec 06 2022 10:55 AM
@AndrewHansen someone found traces of a new feature in ReFS pointing to something like block based compression (in Windows Server vNext). Are you allowed to explain a bit about it?
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Gabriel Luiz
in Latest Windows Server Summit coming on December 6th on Dec 02 2022 03:32 PM
Looking forward to the event! 
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erpmanila3w
in Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2 on Dec 01 2022 09:22 AM
thanks Ned. though the fix didn't seem to make it onto the recently released 22621.1020 & 22623.1020 insider preview beta builds, just only with insider build 25252
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K_Wester-Ebbinghaus
in Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2 on Nov 29 2022 11:59 PM
Good to hear. Thanks for the follow up Ned, much appreciated. 
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Ned Pyle
in Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2 on Nov 29 2022 12:25 PM
See updated note in the blog post. The preview fix for this issue is in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25252 The permanent production fix will come in a normal monthly cumulative update after this is validated. As I've mentioned before, the fix is not in SMB, and since it's not a component I own, ...
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