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The latest Smbv1 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 25H2 Rollout: Enablement Package Deployment and Critical Issues
Microsoft has officially begun the staged rollout of Windows 11 version 25H2, marking another significant update in the company's continuous development cycle for its flagship operating system. The...
Windows 11 Canary 27954 Patches Arm64 Crashes, SMB v1 NetBT Bug
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27954 to the Canary channel, marking a significant maintenance update aimed at resolving specific regressions and bugs that have been affecting...
Windows 11 23H2 KB5065790 Update Resolves SIM PIN Freeze, RDP Crashes, and SMBv1 Connectivity
Microsoft has released an optional preview update for Windows 11 version 23H2 that targets a set of high-impact reliability bugs, including a sign-in freeze when using a SIM PIN, abrupt shutdowns...
Windows 11 KB5065790 preview targets sign-in freezes, RDP crashes, docking bugs, and SMBv1 flaws
Microsoft has released the KB5065790 Preview update for Windows 11, targeting a range of reliability problems that have been affecting users. This non-security quality update addresses critical...
KB5065790 resolves Windows 11 sign-in freeze, boosts RDP docking stability for 21H2/22H2
Microsoft has rolled out the September non-security optional preview update for Windows 11, known as KB5065790, as part of its monthly "C" release cycle. This cumulative quality update targets...
Windows 11 24H2 OOB Update KB5068221: Fixes App-V Office Issues, Introduces SMBv1 NetBIOS Workaround
Microsoft has released an out-of-band cumulative update, KB5068221, for Windows 11 version 24H2, addressing a critical compatibility regression in virtualized Office deployments while introducing a...
Windows 11 KB5065426 Outage: Duplicate SIDs, Legacy SMBv1 Blamed for Network Share Failures
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 landed on September 9, and within hours IT forums lit up with reports of broken file and printer sharing. KB5065426...
Windows 11 KB5065426 Triggers Install Failures and SMB Sharing Outages — Here’s How to Fix Them
Microsoft’s latest cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5065426, should have been a routine Patch Tuesday instalment. Instead, it’s triggering a wave of installation failures, delivering cryptic...
SMB Signing Defaults, AES-256 Encryption Arrive as Microsoft Retires CIFS
Microsoft has flipped the switch on mandatory SMB signing for all outbound connections, a quiet but decisive blow against the 30-year-old CIFS dialect that still haunts enterprise networks. Windows...