SMB

With Windows Server 2012 and Win8 comes a new version of the SMB protocol. Learn to disable SMB 1.0 and configure SMB encryption in this easy Ask an Admin.

Many IT pros probably take for granted sharing files on their predominantly Windows environments and local area networks. Although several protocols are available, Server Message Block (SMB) is clearly the most prevalent. This article examines how Windows file sharing works over ports 445, 139, 138, and 137. How does file sharing via the SMB protocol…

Microsoft is planning to disable insecure SMB (Server Message Block) guest authentication fallbacks by default in Windows 11 Pro. The company has announced that this security improvement is already included in the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276 released this month According to Microsoft, the guest authentication method doesn’t provide support for inspection trails and…

Back in March, Microsoft started testing a new SMB authentication rate limiter feature in Windows 11 and Windows Server. Now, the company has enabled this feature by default in the latest Windows 11 preview build 25206 for Insiders in the Dev Channel. The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is a network protocol that lets users…

Microsoft has announced a free one-to-one consultation service for small businesses, including retailers, nonprofits, education institutions, and more. This new online consultation service is quite similar to the sales support plan introduced back in 2020, and it aims to assist SMBs and education customers with their digital transformation efforts. The Redmond giant explained in its…

Microsoft recommends applying an out-of-band emergency patch for SMB remote code execution flaw as soon as possible.

Aidan Finn walks you through configuring a StorSimple appliance as a file server/NAS.

There’s lots of talk about cloud and what it can do for your business. But with so many offerings, even from one vendor such as Microsoft, it can be confusing to determine what’s the best way forward.

Russell Smith discusses why there’s no immediate hurry for SMBs to upgrade to Windows Server 2016.