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Microsoft Windows: Your system requires SMB2 or higher

Your system requires SMB2 or higher

Some old devices (NAS, Printer) only support SMBv1.

Check state of SMB1

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB* | select FeatureName,DisplayName,State

FeatureName              DisplayName                          State
-----------              -----------                          -----
SMB1Protocol             SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support Disabled
SMB1Protocol-Client      SMB 1.0/CIFS Client               Disabled
SMB1Protocol-Server      SMB 1.0/CIFS Server               Disabled
SMB1Protocol-Deprecation SMB 1.0/CIFS Automatic Removal    Disabled
SmbDirect                SMB Direct                         Enabled

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Install SMB 1.0 Client on Microsoft Windows 10 using GUI. Remember to restart.

Install SMB 1.0 using Powershell (Runas Administrator)

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB1Protocol,SMB1Protocol-Client -NoRestart
WARNING: Restart is suppressed because NoRestart is specified.


Path          :
Online        : True
RestartNeeded : True


PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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