SMB1 has long since been replaced with newer and more secure versions of the protocol; SMB2 was introduced in 2007, and version 3.1.1 was added to Windows 10 in 2016.

Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels can check out Windows 11 Build 22610, which adds a bunch of new policies for IT admins and removes SMB1 support by default for many users.

But if you still need it, you can get it. Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system already disables by default SMB (Server Message Block) version 1, the 30-year-old file-sharing protocol.

Much of the original push to move away from SMB1 revolves around mitigating potential security issues. In 2016 Microsoft issued MS16-114 , which identified vulnerabilities in several versions of ...

Microsoft has declared that the next major Windows 10 update dubbed Redstone 3, will not have SMB1 protocol. The WannaCry attacks that took down thousands of systems across the world was largely ...