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Microsoft is getting rid of the Remote Mailslot legacy protocol in Windows 11 soon

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has disabled the Remote Mailslot legacy protocol by default in Windows 11 build 25314. A senior Microsoft manager has called it "disgusting" and "crap", saying that it will be removed soon. 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...

Microsoft no longer ships Windows 11 Home with SMB1 on by default

Taras Buria — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:06:02 +0000

Microsoft announced its latest efforts to phase out the old and outdated SMB1 standard in various Windows versions. Now all Windows 11 Home preview builds ship with SMB1 off by default. Read more...