SMB and Null Sessions: Why Your Pen Test is Probably Wrong
Hi everyone, James Kehr here with a guest post. One of the SMB cases we get regularly at Microsoft Support is, “my pen test says you allow Null sessions!” Followed by a string of CVE numbers; like, CVE-1999-0519 and CVE-1999-0520 ... continue reading
Fix for the Storage Migration Service “Couldn’t transfer storage on any of the endpoints” issue
Heya folks, Ned here again. For those of you seeing this issue: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-migration-service/known-issues#error-couldnt-transfer-storage-on-any-of-the-endpoints-and-check-if-the-source-device-is-online---we-couldnt-access-it With an error in WAC like: "Couldn't transfer storage on any of the endpoints. 0x9044" And detailed error in WAC like: "Check if the source device is ... continue reading
Controlling write-through behaviors in SMB
Heya folks, Ned here again. In my continuing series on offbeat SMB settings, today I’m going to explain how to control SMB write-through and data consistency in Windows 10 and Windows Server. Background Network protocols like SMB or NFS are ... continue reading
Controlling SMB Dialects
Heya folks, Ned here again. As part of a small series on esoteric SMB settings, today I’m going to explain how to control SMB client dialects in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. Background SMB Dialects are simply significant versions ... continue reading

New SMS log collector available
Heya folks, Ned here again. I've published a new version of the Get-SMSLogs PowerShell script on https://aka.ms/smslogs. It improves the logging of time stamps and event IDs for the non-debug event logs. And by improving, I mean, it actually has ... continue reading
Storage Migration Service August Update
Heya folks, Ned here again. We've released our first set of new features for the Windows Server 2019 Storage Migration Service, as part of cumulative update KB4512534. No need to run a SAC release - this update applies to the ... continue reading
New Storage Migration Service WAC Extension 1.57.0 available
Heya folks, Ned here again. We just released an update to the Storage Migration Service extension for Windows Admin Center. It will automatically appear in your WAC feeds as of now. Tool: Storage Migration Service Version 1.57.0 Notes: Transfer mapping ... continue reading

Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge now includes Auto-Tiering and Auto-Expiration functionalities
This post was authored by @Arpita Duppala, PM on the Core Operating System and Intelligent Edge team. Follow her @arnuwish on Twitter. Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge is a light-weight Azure consistent module which provides local block blob storage, ... continue reading

Storage Spaces Direct Step by Step: Part 2 Troubleshooting
Testing guidelines for S2D cluster network and storage components in a common configuration. Instructions on health monitoring included. Part 2 of 4.continue reading

Windows 10 and reserved storage
Reserving disk space to keep Windows 10 up to date Windows Insiders: To enable this new feature now, please see the last section “Testing out Storage Reserve” and complete the quest Starting with the next major update we’re making a ... continue reading