Turn off SMBv1 on Windows, but be aware of the consequences @ AskWoody

Turn off SMBv1 on Windows, but be aware of the consequences

Posted on June 30, 2017 at 18:01 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

Good series of articles from Barb Bowman, taking normal everyday users through the steps to disable SMBv1, the Windows system utility that put the “cry” in WannaCry.

The first article explains how to turn it off.

The second article gives workarounds for common problems with disabling the ancient protocol.

Windows Patches/Security SMBv1

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