For Windows clients and servers that do not host SMB shares, you can block all inbound SMB traffic by using the Windows Defender Firewall to prevent remote connections from malicious or compromised devices.

Resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a specially crafted SMB packet and sent the packet to an affected system.

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends specially crafted messages to a Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server.

Resolves vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol that could allow remote code execution on affected systems.

Each release of the tool helps detect and remove current, prevalent malicious software. This malicious software includes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Microsoft uses several metrics to determine the prevalence of a malicious software family and the damage that can be associated with it.

Defragment your Windows 10 PC. Windows 10. Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster. To optimize them: Select the search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. Select the disk drive you want to optimize. Select the Optimize button.

To share a file or folder over a network in File Explorer, do the following: Right-click (or long-press) a file, and then select. Select a user on the network to share the file with, or select. If you select multiple files at once, you can share them all in the same way.

Based on your installation scenario, choose one of the following: For offline OS image servicing: If your image does not have the March 22, 2022 ( KB5011543) or later LCU, you must install the special standalone May 10, 2022 SSU ( KB5014032) before installing this update.

Microsoft Update Health Tools is offered to devices through Windows Update as update KB4023057. This update is applicable for both Windows consumer and commercial devices, with a slightly different purpose and functionality. On Windows consumer devices, this update helps remediate smooth functioning of Windows Update.

Security updates released on and after July 6, 2021 contain protections for a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service ( spoolsv.exe) known as “PrintNightmare”, documented in CVE-2021-34527.