Neowin News Feed for: Smb

Windows Kerberos hardening may cause authentication issues for some PCs next month

Usama Jawad — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has warned about a Windows authentication change next month, and if admins don't act in time, logins in some environments could suddenly start failing. Read more...

Microsoft Teams is getting a bunch of useful features very soon

Usama Jawad — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:12:01 +0000

Microsoft just revealed a bunch of new Teams features landing next month, including one Windows integration users have wanted for years. Read more...

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus review: a modern low-powered home NAS packing a N150 CPU

Steven Parker — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:00:01 +0000

TerraMaster has unveiled its 2025 series of home and small business NAS with an emphasis on reducing the cost on the end user with a modern low-powered N150. Read more...

Windows 11 24H2 breaks connection to some third-party NAS with SMB

Taras Buria — Wed, 29 May 2024 18:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has published a reminder that the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 may break connections to third-party NAS with errors like 0xc000a000, 0x80070035, 0x800704f8, and others. Here is what to do. Read more...

Microsoft details workaround for "old unsafe" guest access after making SMB signing default

Sayan Sen — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:28:01 +0000

Microsoft made default SMB signing mandatory in a recent Windows 11 Canary build for Insiders. Today, the company has detailed a workaround and a "fix" for users who want access as guests. Read more...

Microsoft says SMB signing by default is coming to more editions of Windows

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 18:44:01 +0000

The move to set up SMB signing by default in Windows and Windows Server is designed to make the OS more secure, according to a blog post from Microsoft today, so IT admins should prepare now. Read more...

Microsoft makes SMB signing mandatory with Windows 11 Canary build 25381

Sayan Sen — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:15:05 +0000

Microsoft has released the newest Windows 11 Build 25381 to the Canary channel insiders today. As usual, the new build brings some new features and improvements, though there are no bug fixes. Read more...

Microsoft's Windows 11 KB5026436 update fixes SMB, LSASS, printer, NTFS issues, and more

Sayan Sen — Tue, 23 May 2023 20:36:02 +0000

Microsoft has released today the latest non-security preview optional update. The update, under KB5026436, addresses a ton of bugs on Windows 11 21H2. These are related to SMB, LSASS, NTFS, and more. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: New File Explorer, the death of Windows 8.1, and a Teams paywall

Usama Jawad — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 18:16:01 +0000

Join us in a jampacked week in a new edition of Microsoft Weekly as we recap all the important stuff from the world of the Redmond tech giant, including the death of Windows 8.1 and a Teams paywall. Read more...

Windows 11 Pro will soon disable insecure SMB guest authentication by default

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:44:02 +0000

Microsoft has made an important change in recent Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview builds by disabling SMB guest authentication fallbacks by default. This has been done to improve the security of the OS. Read more...

The cybersecurity market grew 15.9% year-over-year, Microsoft grew 38.6% in the space

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:32:01 +0000

Canalys has revealed that the cybersecurity market grew year-over-year in the third quarter, despite worsening economic conditions. Nevertheless, small-to-medium businesses tightened their spending. Read more...

Microsoft confirms performance degradation in Windows 11 22H2 when copying large files

Taras Buria — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 22H2 users can experience performance degradation when copying large files from a remote computer. Affected users can apply a workaround to bypass the issue. Read more...

Microsoft is making significant improvements to SMB authentication in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has enabled a preview feature by default in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build 25206. It is related to improving the security of SMB NTLM authentication and reducing attack surfaces. Read more...

The MSP's Guide to Co-Managed IT — Free eBook

Sponsored — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:00:01 +0000

MSPs looking for new revenue streams and offerings for SMBs should consider co-managed IT, which enables MSPs to reach into new markets with businesses that have their own internal IT teams. Read more...

Microsoft Defender for Business launches to help SMBs protect against ransomware and more

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 May 2022 18:58:01 +0000

Microsoft Defender for Business has reached general availability. It's designed for small and medium businesses with limited resources to tackle cyberthreats that could damage their firm. Read more...

Microsoft: Latest Windows Server build 25075 makes brute-force hacks super challenging

Sayan Sen — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 18:30:02 +0000

Microsoft has released a new Windows Server preview build 25075 today to Insiders. The new build brings an SMB NTLM authentication limiting feature that makes brute-force exploits very challenging. Read more...

PowerVault ME5 is Dell's new "gold standard" for entry storage, starting at $12,000

Fiza Ali — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:12:01 +0000

Dell's latest "gold standard" for entry storage provides enhanced management simplicity over PowerVault ME4. Dell PowerVault ME5 with valid configurations is available starting at $12,000. Read more...

Microsoft to launch Teams Phone with Calling Plan for businesses in the new year

Paul Hill — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:30:01 +0000

Microsoft 365 Business Voice will be merged into a new SKU with Enterprise-grade features and will be available from January 1, 2022. The new plan is called Teams Phone with Calling Plan. Read more...

Microsoft offers 25% discount on Microsoft 365 Business Premium for SMBs

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:00:01 +0000

In time for Small Business Saturday, Microsoft is offering a 25% discount for the first 25 seats on its Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan. The deal is available until November 30. Read more...

Patch Tuesday update for Windows 7 is breaking access to SMBv2 shares

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:22:01 +0000

Microsoft rolled out its monthly cumulative updates to all supported versions of Windows earlier this week, but Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users are seeing some problems with KB4480970. Read more...

'Illusion Gap' allows malware to bypass Windows Defender

Justin Luna — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:16:01 +0000

A loophole in SMB servers is being used by attackers to fool Windows Defender into scanning a clean-looking file. In reality, however, the file has been switched to ultimately allow execution. Read more...

Google finally updates its Samba client for Android; disables SMBv1, adds support for SMBv3

Vishal Laul — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:14:01 +0000

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. Read more...

Google releases a Samba client for Android, only supports the vulnerable SMBv1 protocol

Vishal Laul — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:08:01 +0000

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. Read more...

Microsoft tackles a total of 57 security issues in May's Patch Tuesday

Boyd Chan — Wed, 10 May 2017 10:36:01 +0000

Containing 16 critical and 41 important security fixes, Microsoft has unleashed its biggest Patch Tuesday addressing serious flaws found in Windows, Office, and even Windows Defender. Read more...

Microsoft's Outlook Customer Manager lets you organize your clients and deals

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new service destined for small business owners. Dubbed, Outlook Customer Manager, it lets entrepreneurs and employees better keep track of clients, tasks, and deals. Read more...

Survey shows Windows 10 sees great adoption rates from businesses six months after launch

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:20:01 +0000

It's been six months since Windows 10 launched, and we take a look at how the OS is doing in the business environment - an important metric when it comes to Microsoft's success. Read more...

Microsoft may be planning new campaign to entice businesses with Lumia devices

Matt Blowes — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:52:01 +0000

Leaked documents suggest Microsoft is planning to offer premium Lumia hardware and accessories to businesses as part of a trial offer in a bid to switch them over to Windows 10 Mobile. Read more...

Microsoft shows OEMs how to market Windows 10; talks features and SKUs

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:06:01 +0000

Microsoft is talking to partners, touting the benefits of Windows 10 and showing the operating system's defining features and selling points for regular users, small business and the enterprise. Read more...

Microsoft: Xbox One for small businesses is a great investment

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:15:57 +0000

Microsoft is claiming that its upcoming Xbox One console, while an excellent entertainment device, is also capable of doing "real work". And its $499 price tag makes it a great option for SMBs. Read more...

Microsoft Security Essentials to be available for Small Businesses in October

Tom Warren — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:24:48 +0000

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it will make Security Essentials, its free anti-virus software, available to small businesses in October. The announcement is a u-turn in licensing from earlier this year. Microsoft originally insisted that the... Read more...