Avoidance of evil intent means required SMB signing and no more guest fallback
Microsoft's Ned Pyle has issued a warning to Windows 11 24H2 users. Security has been tightened up, so attempting to access some third-party Network Attached Storage devices or a USB drive plugged into certain routers might fail.
Pyle explains that Guest has been disabled because it lets the user connect to an SMB server with no username or password. While this state of affairs might be convenient for the maker of a NAS, as Pyle warns,"It means that your device can be tricked into connecting to a malicious server without prompting for credentials, then given ransomware or having your data stolen."
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