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SMB over QUIC is a game-changer, and I can't wait for it to come to the home lab ecosystem

Whether you're a home labber looking to connect self-hosted services with a storage server or a casual user trying to pair your NAS with a Windows machine, you’ve definitely heard of SMB. Besides NFS, ...
Neowin

Windows 11 Canary Channel build 25992 has SMB protocol changes and Snipping Tool updates

Starting with this build (Build 25992), we are introducing the following Server Message Block (SMB) protocol changes. SMB firewall rule changes: Creating SMB shares changes a longtime Windows Defender ...
Neowin

Windows Server 2025 build 26212 adds Delegated Managed Service Accounts and more

Microsoft has released the latest Windows Server build for members of the Windows Server Insider Program. The new 26212 build adds Delegated Managed Service Accounts and more SMB protocol changes.
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I thought my NAS was the bottleneck, but these 5 SMB settings were

One of the pieces of hardware in my setup that I use daily is the NAS. Whether I am working on my PC at home or traveling with my MacBook, my NAS keeps my files in sync regardless of which device I am ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 gets better protection against SMB brute-force attacks

Microsoft announced that the Windows 11 SMB server is now better protected against brute-force attacks with the release of the Insider Preview Build 25206 to the Dev Channel. Redmond has enabled the ...