PeerGFS has taken a significant leap forward in the enterprise storage landscape with its latest update, introducing simultaneous multi-protocol file access. This innovation, now available in PeerGFS version 6.20, transforms how distributed organizations handle file storage, reducing...
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday update introduced a suite of bug fixes, including a vulnerability that initially seemed lower risk but rapidly evolved into a significant security concern: CVE-2025-24054, an NTLM hash-leaking flaw. Despite Microsoft rating it as “less likely” to be...
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on March 11, 2025, introduced crucial security updates, among them a vulnerability labeled CVE-2025-24054 impacting the NTLM authentication protocol. Though Microsoft initially rated this vulnerability as "less likely" to be exploited, reality quickly contradicted that...
Microsoft's March 2025 Patch Tuesday brought an extensive lineup of bug fixes, but among these was a vulnerability that would quickly escalate into a significant security incident: CVE-2025-24054, an NTLM hash-leaking flaw. While Microsoft initially considered this vulnerability "less likely" to...
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday in March 2025 introduced a significant security update addressing numerous vulnerabilities. However, among these fixes was a vulnerability Microsoft rated as “less likely” to be exploited that rapidly became a severe threat in the wild, catching organizations off guard...
For millions embracing the Windows 11 24H2 update, excitement around new features and security enhancements quickly soured into frustration for many users when a perplexing issue surfaced: their network computers and devices vanished from File Explorer’s “Network” view. This problem, especially...
Once upon a time in the bustling land of corporate IT, passwords roamed freely through Windows networks, blissfully unaware that NTLM—the venerable but rather creaky gatekeeper of authentication—was about to get a rude awakening courtesy of modern cybercriminals.
The NTLM Elephant in the Room...
If you’ve ever wondered whether the relics of IT’s past can come back to haunt you, look no further than NTLM authentication—a sort of ancient curse that’s less Indiana Jones and more Office Space. Windows still ships with this timeworn authentication protocol enabled by default. While it was a...
In a world where cyber threats lurk at every digital corner, the recent discovery of CVE-2024-43642 has sent ripples through the IT community. This vulnerability, impacting Microsoft's Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, has the potential to cause significant disruptions, particularly for...
Hello WindowsForum.com members! Microsoft has just rolled out the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.575 and 22622.575 (KB5016694) to the Beta Channel. These updates bring exciting new features and critical fixes that enhance the overall user experience.
Key Highlights
Build...
Introduction
Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992 in the Canary Channel, showcasing significant changes in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol as well as several improvements and fixes.
Build 25992 Updates
The key highlights of this release include:
SMB Changes...
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we are facing an issue where the domain admin accounts are becoming locked randomly.
We have filtered out the event 4740 in the windows security log and we can see the PCs triggering this lockdown.
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A user account was locked out.
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I have a linux share on a freshly installed newest version fedora 27 box. And I dnf'ed the latest standard samba.
Windows 10 (pro) can't connect to it. I've tried for literally 20 hours accumulated over the past 10 days.
Windows is to blame. How do I know? Because another linux server can...
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This may turn into a hotfix article if accepted by WinSE (bug number 402149).This problem can occur when connecting from Windows 7 to a Windows Server 2008 R2 DFS share, or to NetApp's Data ONTAP 8.1 (SMB2 server) product.After "net use z: ...
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I have a Windows 7 computer setup as part of a domain. This computer also has file sharing enabled.
At the moment, any computer on the same domain can connect to this windows 7 share. (Which is what I want)
However, any computer NOT connected to the domain (even connected to a workgroup...
I have two Win 7 x64 machines. They are on the same homegroup and are physically plugged into the same switch.
Each machine can see the other on the network, no problem.
Machine 2 can See and access shared folders on Machine 1, no problem'
Machine 1 can see the Machine 2, but whenever it...
Fixes an issue in which data corruption occurs when one user updates a shared file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when the shared file is opened by mutiple users who are using the SMB Version 2 protocol from remote computers.
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I have four machines: A MacBook Pro, a desktop running Ubuntu and two desktops running Windows 7 64bit. To make it easier in describing the issue I am having, let's call my Windows 7 desktops as PC-A and PC-B.
I have shared folders in both PC-A and PC-B that are accessible from all machines and...
Have two computers, one is a tablet running Vista on a domain network, the other is my desktop running W7 on a home private network. I was FINALLY able to connect to my Desktop shares but only by typing the IP address of the Desktop shared folder from the Vista tablet. Both computers can see...
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