Starting this fall, with the public launch of the next major Windows 10 update — codenamed Redstone 3 — Microsoft plans to disable SMBv1 in most versions of the Windows operating systems. Internally, ...

The SMBv1 file-sharing protocol abused by the NSA’s EternalBlue exploit to spread WannaCry ransomware is being disabled in the upcoming Windows Fall Creators Update, or Redstone 3. The crusty SMBv1 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the September 2025 Windows security updates are causing connection issues to Server Message Block (SMB) v1 shares. The list of platforms affected by this known issue is ...

Open Control Panel > Programs & Features > Turn Windows features on or off. In the list of options, one option would be SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support. Uncheck the checkbox associated with it and ...

Microsoft has said that the last step in removal of SMBv1 has been taken. In the Windows 11 Home Dev preview versions that are out now, you won't be able to use the old file sharing method as default.

Microsoft has confirmed that it is to begin disabling the original Server Message Blocks (SMB) protocol in 'most' variants of Windows, as a means of protecting users against the security issues that ...

Google released a brand-new Samba client for Android a couple of days ago. Unfortunately, the client exclusively relies on the vulnerable SMBv1 protocol that was exploited by 'Wannacry' ransomware. A ...

Due to the absence of the SMBv1 protocol, you will encounter failure when trying to connect to a file share. This has been happening to some of us when trying to map the network share involving the ...

Google has finally rolled out an update for the Samba client that it released for Android a few weeks ago. The update disables the vulnerable SMBv1 protocol by default and enables support for SMBv3.