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2026 1

  1. Announcing Native PowerShell Tooling for ReFS Snapshots

2024 7

  1. SMB security hardening in Windows Server 2025 & Windows 11
  2. Windows Server 2025 Storage Performance with Diskspd
  3. Accessing a third-party NAS with SMB in Windows 11 24H2 may fail
  4. Completing DFSR SYSVOL migration of domains that use Entra ID passwordless SSO
  5. Storage in Windows Server 2025, from the Server Summit
  6. Windows Insider build 26090 brings small changes for SMB
  7. Windows Server Insider Preview 26040 is out - and so is the new name

2023 19

  1. What's new in Windows Server vNext Ignite Session Now Available
  2. SMB over QUIC now available in Windows Server Insider Datacenter and Standard editions
  3. SMB alternative ports now supported in Windows Insider
  4. SMB firewall rule changes in Windows Insider
  5. DR 2.0: Migrating from DFSR to Storage Replica
  6. SMB client encryption mandate now supported in Windows Insider
  7. New CISA Stop Ransomware Guide
  8. SMB over QUIC client access control now supported in Windows Insider
  9. SMB dialect management now supported in Windows Insider
  10. SMB NTLM blocking now supported in Windows Insider
  11. SMB Signing and Guest Authentication
  12. SMB signing required by default in Windows Insider
  13. The beginning of the end of Remote Mailslots as part of Windows Insider
  14. Upgrading and updating Windows Server AMA coming March 9
  15. Windows Server DFSR and File Replication Survey
  16. Group Policy Preferences Drive Map Survey and Feedback
  17. Offline Files survey and feedback
  18. SMB insecure guest auth now off by default in Windows Insider Pro editions
  19. Support ends for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, 8.1

2022 9

  1. Latest Windows Server Summit coming on December 6th
  2. New file and storage options for Windows Server announced at Ignite
  3. Slower SMB read performance for large files in 22H2
  4. SMB authentication rate limiter now on by default in Windows Insider
  5. SMB compression behavior & settings changes
  6. SMB1 now disabled by default for Windows 11 Home Insider
  7. SMB Authentication Rate Limiter in Insider builds
  8. Feedback on Hotpatch, SMB over QUIC, and Extended Network in Azure Edition
  9. SMS WAC extension 2.6.2 released

2021 17

  1. Windows Server upgrade and lifecycle survey
  2. Register for Azure IaaS Day
  3. The mystery of the slow file copy from the fast computer
  4. SMB over QUIC is GA and we have lots of news!
  5. SDDC extension update in Windows Admin Center
  6. Bogus event 2505
  7. Windows 11 Insider 22449 update for SMB compression
  8. Azure File Sync survey
  9. Storage Innovations in Windows Server 2022
  10. Windows Server 2022 is full of new file services!
  11. Configure SMB Signing with Confidence
  12. What the heck is the File Server "role" in Windows Server???
  13. SMB over QUIC is now in public preview!
  14. SMB Compression in Windows Server 2022 and Windows Insider
  15. Storage Migration Service now supports NetApp
  16. Discover cloud storage solutions at Azure Storage Day on April 29, 2021
  17. Register for Microsoft Plugfest 33

2020 8

  1. SMS "HRESULT E_FAIL from COM component" workaround coming
  2. Storage Migration Service October 2020 Update
  3. Azure Files NFS now in preview
  4. Defending SMB Clients from Interception Attacks
  5. SMB Traffic Control
  6. SMB over QUIC
  7. SMB is Dead, Long Live SMB!
  8. SMB and Null Sessions: Why Your Pen Test is Probably Wrong

2019 608

  1. Survey for NetApp FAS customers
  2. Fix for the Storage Migration Service "Couldn't transfer storage on any of the endpoints" issue
  3. Controlling write-through behaviors in SMB
  4. Controlling SMB Dialects
  5. New SMS log collector available
  6. Storage Migration Service August Update
  7. New Storage Migration Service WAC Extension 1.57.0 available
  8. Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge now supports both Windows and Linux in Public preview
  9. New Storage Migration Service WAC extension 1.42.0 available
  10. Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge now includes deviceToCloudUpload and deviceAutoDelete functionalities
  11. Windows 10 and reserved storage
  12. Chelsio RDMA and Storage Replica Perf on Windows Server 2019 are 💯
  13. Storage Migration Service Log Collector Available
  14. The new HCI industry record: 13.7 million IOPS with Windows Server 2019 and Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory
  15. Using System Insights to forecast clustered storage usage
  16. Hyper-converged infrastructure in Windows Server 2019; the countdown clock starts now!
  17. Announcing Public Preview of Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge
  18. Windows 10 and Storage Sense
  19. Getting started with System Insights in 10 minutes
  20. New Storage Migration Service preview released
  21. Feedback on Storage Spaces Direct in smaller environments
  22. Here's what you missed – Five big announcements for Storage Spaces Direct from the Windows Server Summit
  23. Creating remediation actions for System Insights
  24. Storage Migration Service preview extension update 17666
  25. Storage Replica Updates in Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17650
  26. Manage Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 with Windows Admin Center (Preview)
  27. Introducing the Windows Server Storage Migration Service
  28. Storage Spaces Direct: 10,000 clusters and counting!
  29. It's Gone To Plaid: Storage Replica and Chelsio iWARP Performance
  30. Survey: Local Users and Groups on Windows Server in AD domains
  31. Windows Work Folders On-Demand file access feature
  32. Survey: Storage Replica "Lite"
  33. Storage Spaces Direct with Samsung Z-SSD™
  34. Object Storage Survey for Windows
  35. Storage Spaces Direct with Cavium FastLinQ® 41000
  36. Understanding SSD endurance: drive writes per day (DWPD), terabytes written (TBW), and the minimum recommended for Storage Spaces Direct
  37. Windows Server 2016 NTFS sparse file/Data Deduplication users: please install KB4025334
  38. Storage Spaces Direct on Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
  39. SMB1 Product Clearinghouse
  40. Work Folders updates for Windows 10 version 1703, Android and iOS
  41. Enable remote access to Work Folders using Azure Active Directory Application Proxy
  42. To RDMA, or not to RDMA – that is the question
  43. Storage Spaces Direct with Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X
  44. Survey: File Server Sizing
  45. Storage Spaces Direct throughput with iWARP
  46. Work Folders for iOS can now upload files!
  47. Windows Server 2016 Data Deduplication users: please install KB4013429!
  48. Cluster size recommendations for ReFS and NTFS
  49. Deep Dive: The Storage Pool in Storage Spaces Direct
  50. Don't do it: consumer-grade solid-state drives (SSD) in Storage Spaces Direct
  51. Work Folders for Android can now upload files!
  52. Survey: Internet-connected servers
  53. Storage Spaces Direct with Persistent Memory
  54. TLS for Windows Standards-Based Storage Management (SMI-S) and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
  55. Squeezing hyper-convergence into the overhead bin, for barely $1,000/server: the story of Project Kepler-47
  56. Fixed: Work Folders does not work on iOS 10 when using Digest authentication
  57. All The Windows Server 2016 sessions at Ignite
  58. The not future of SMB1 - another MS engineering quickie survey
  59. Stop using SMB1
  60. Survey: Why R2?
  61. Volume resiliency and efficiency in Storage Spaces Direct
  62. Work Folders and Offline Files support for Windows Information Protection
  63. Windows Server 2016 Dedup Documentation Now Live!
  64. Deep Dive: Volumes in Storage Spaces Direct
  65. Offline Files (CSC) to Work Folders Migration Guide
  66. Storage IOPS update with Storage Spaces Direct
  67. Azure Active Directory Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 is now generally available
  68. Quick Survey: Windows File Server Usage and Pain Points
  69. Storage throughput with Storage Spaces Direct (TP5)
  70. What’s new in Storage Replica for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
  71. Storage Spaces Direct in Azure
  72. Building Work Folders Sync Reports
  73. DISKSPD now on GitHub, and the mysterious VMFLEET released
  74. Configuring Nano Server and Dedup
  75. Quick Survey: Your plans for WS 2016 block replication and Azure
  76. Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2016
  77. Microsoft and Intel showcase Storage Spaces Direct with NVM Express at IDF ’15
  78. A developer’s view on VSS for SMB File Shares
  79. VSS for SMB File Shares
  80. SMB Transparent Failover – making file shares continuously available
  81. (Cross post) Industry Collaborates on Standards to Tackle Management Challenges of Multi-Vendor Data Centers
  82. Deploy an entire Windows Server 2016 Software Defined Storage lab in minutes
  83. Work Folders for Android - Released
  84. Offline Files and Continuous Availability: the monstrous union you should not consecrate
  85. IFS Plugfest 28 is coming - sign up now
  86. Updating Firmware for Disk Drives in Windows Server 2016 (TP4)
  87. Troubleshooting Work Folders on Windows client
  88. New Support for Windows Server Data Deduplication in Limited Local Hyper-V Configurations
  89. New Support for Windows Server Data Deduplication in Limited Local Hyper-V Configurations
  90. Adding Work Folders to Office locations
  91. Work Folders and OneDrive for Business
  92. Disaster Recovery Planning for Work Folders
  93. Data Deduplication in Windows Server Technical Preview 4
  94. Work Folders for iOS: November update – advanced features on mobile devices
  95. QFE release for Windows 7 Work Folders
  96. How to limit Work Folders client bandwidth
  97. New Windows Server 2016 Storage Video Series
  98. Tell us about your file replication services needs
  99. Redirecting Windows Special Folders to Work Folders
  100. Tell us how to improve the servicing and deployment of Windows Server
  101. Comparing Work Folders and Offline Files
  102. The Demise of SMB1 (or: die die die why won’t you die, ancient protocol?!?!)
  103. Work Folders encryption on Windows
  104. Data Deduplication in Windows Server Technical Preview 3
  105. Windows Server Container Plugfest
  106. Microsoft and Intel Storage Spaces Direct showcase at IDF
  107. Demystify Offline Files
  108. Designing Software-Defined Storage with Windows Server – we’ve got a calculator and a doc for that
  109. Storage Replica versus Robocopy: Fight!
  110. DFSR Cloning: Attribute Recompute Causes Redistribute, Requiring Troubleshoot
  111. Rolling up all the Storage Replica videos in TP2
  112. A Windows PowerShell Cmdlet to get configs, health, and backlogs
  113. The Storage Replica Video Series: Configure and Manage Stretch Clusters in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
  114. The Storage Replica Video Series: Alter and Remove Server-to-Server Replication in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
  115. The Storage Replica Video Series: Provision and Manage Server-to-Server Replication in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
  116. The Storage Replica Video Series: Storage Replica with RDMA and 25km Fiber in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
  117. The Storage Replica Video Series: Plan Your Replication using Test-SRTopology in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
  118. The Storage Replica Video Series: Stretch Cluster Automatic Site Failover in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
  119. Patching and servicing of Windows and Linux - survey and email contact
  120. Get your free Storage Replica Kalamity Jake desktop and phone wallpapers
  121. Have a Windows Server itch? Come scratch it!
  122. Data Deduplication in Windows Server Technical Preview 2
  123. Finally, a Progress Bar for DFSR Cloning
  124. Work Folders for iOS - iPhone Release
  125. Microsoft Ignite Storage and HA sessions: Come for the swag, stay for the sessions
  126. Tell us what you REALLY think of Storage
  127. Work Folders for iOS – iPad App Release
  128. Microsoft IFS PlugFest 27 - Calling Filter Driver Developers
  129. Sizing Volumes for Data Deduplication in Windows Server
  130. Cluster aggregated view in Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Provider for an asymmetric storage configuration
  131. Cluster aggregated view in Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Provider for a symmetric storage configuration
  132. Automatic RMS Protection of non-MS Office files using FCI and the Rights Management Cmdlets
  133. Come see Windows Server Technical Preview sessions at TechEd Europe next week!
  134. Storage Replica Guide Released for Windows Server Technical Preview
  135. Moving users to different Sync Shares
  136. Using ADFS authentication for Work Folders
  137. Streamlined Migration of FRS to DFSR SYSVOL
  138. The End is Nigh (for FRS) – updated for WS2016
  139. Announcing the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2!
  140. Set FSRM Storage Report Limits using PowerShell
  141. We'll be seeing you at TechEd
  142. Work Folders for Windows 7
  143. Windows Server Work Folders Resources List
  144. Deploying Work Folders with AD FS and Web Application Proxy (WAP)
  145. Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders in a Virtual Machine in Windows Azure
  146. Work Folders interoperability with other file server technologies
  147. To scale out or not to scale out, that is the question
  148. Understanding Virtual Disks in iSCSI Target Server
  149. Using DFS Replication Clone Feature to prepare 100TB of data in 3 days (A Test Perspective)
  150. Work Folders on Clusters
  151. Performance Considerations for Work Folders Deployments
  152. Monitoring Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders Deployments.
  153. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Resolving Port Conflict with IIS Websites and Work Folders
  154. A new user attribute for Work Folders server Url
  155. iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2 for VMM Rapid Provisioning
  156. Managing iSCSI Target Server through Storage Cmdlets
  157. Dell PowerEdge VRTX: 4-Node Cluster-in-a-Box That Can Be Deployed in 45 Minutes
  158. Going to TechEd Australia?
  159. DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: Restoring Conflicted, Deleted and PreExisting files with Windows PowerShell
  160. DFS Replication Initial Sync in Windows Server 2012 R2: Attack of the Clones
  161. DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: If You Only Knew the Power of the Dark Shell
  162. Work Folders Certificate Management
  163. DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: Revenge of the Sync
  164. iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2
  165. What’s new for SMI-S in Windows Server 2012 R2
  166. Extending Data Deduplication to new workloads in Windows Server 2012 R2
  167. Deploying Data Deduplication for VDI storage in Windows Server 2012 R2
  168. Storage and File Services Powershell Cmdlets Quick Reference Card For Windows Server 2012 R2 [Preview Edition]
  169. Work Folders Test Lab Deployment
  170. Introducing Work Folders on Windows Server 2012 R2
  171. SMI-S Requirements are live on MSDN
  172. Storage Service (SMI-S) Tracing and Logging
  173. Using Indications with the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service (SMI-S)
  174. OEM Appliance OOBE update: Set up a 4-node cluster in 30 minutes!
  175. HP StoreEasy and Windows Server 2012 SMB Performance
  176. Safely Virtualizing DFSR
  177. DFSR Reparse Point Support (or: Avoiding Schrödinger's File)
  178. The Case of the Mysterious Preseeding Conflicts
  179. Using the Storage Pools page in Server Manager to create storage spaces
  180. Server for NFS Diagnostics
  181. DFS Replication Improvements in Windows Server 2012
  182. Backup and Restore of Server for NFS Share Settings
  183. Server for NFS PowerShell Cmdlets
  184. Introducing DFS Namespaces Windows PowerShell Cmdlets
  185. Automatic RMS protection of non-MS Office files using FCI and Rights Protected Folder Explorer
  186. NFS Identity Mapping in Windows Server 2012
  187. VMware Setup for Server for NFS Cluster
  188. iSCSI Target Storage (VDS/VSS) Provider
  189. How to Perform Client Fencing?
  190. How to: NFS Kerberos Configuration with Linux Client
  191. Server for Network File System First Share End-to-End
  192. Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 Now Available
  193. Server for NFS in Windows Server 2012
  194. DFS Namespace Scalability Considerations
  195. Customizing the OEM Appliance OOBE in Windows Server 2012
  196. Understanding DFSR Dirty (Unexpected) Shutdown Recovery
  197. Using the EMC SMI-S provider with Windows Server 2012, 2012R2 and SCVMM
  198. Getting started with SMI-S on Windows Server 2012
  199. Large Scale Study and System Design for Primary Data Deduplication accepted by USENIX
  200. Introduction to SMI-S
  201. iSCSI Target cmdlet reference
  202. Getting started with Central Access Policies - Reducing security group complexity and achieving data access compliance using Dynamic Access Control
  203. Dynamic Access Control intro on Windows Server blog
  204. Introduction of iSCSI Target in Windows Server 2012
  205. Introduction to Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2012
  206. Starting with Cluster-Aware Updating: Self-Updating
  207. Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB 3.0 – Demo at Interop shows SMB Direct at 5.8 Gbytes/sec over Mellanox ConnectX-3 network adapters
  208. SMB 3 Security Enhancements in Windows Server 2012
  209. File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 North America
  210. Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server "8" Beta - Now Available (Beta)
  211. Configuring Primary Computers for Folder Redirection and Roaming Profiles in Windows Server “8” Beta
  212. Analyzing Storage Performance using the Windows Performance Analysis ToolKit (WPT)
  213. New post on Windows Server Blog - Windows Server “8” – Taking Server Application Storage to Windows File Shares
  214. New post on Windows Server “8” Beta Scale-Out File Server for SQL Server 2012 (with Step-by-step instructions)
  215. Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2-Now Available
  216. Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Now Available
  217. Microsoft IT Uses File Classification Infrastructure to Help Secure Personally Identifiable Information
  218. TechEd 2011 demo install step-by-step (Hyper-V, AD, DNS, iSCSI Target, File Server Cluster, SQL Server over SMB2)
  219. File Server Team sessions at TechEd 2011 this week
  220. Using 4k sector and advanced format drives in Windows. HotFix and support info for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
  221. FSCT test results detail the performance of Windows Server 2008 R2 File Server configurations - 23,000 users with 192 spindles
  222. Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 for Windows Server 2008 R2 available for public download
  223. Windows Server Backup automatic disk usage management
  224. Mithilesh Singh's Bio
  225. File Server improvements from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2. 8 items for 8 years…
  226. New white paper providing guidance for sizing NTFS volumes
  227. Claus's Bio
  228. Two new blog posts on Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
  229. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 are available on MSDN/TechNet - here's how to install them
  230. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is now available!
  231. New five-part blog series on DFS Replication
  232. Using the multiple NICs of your File Server running Windows Server 2008 (and 2008 R2)
  233. Jeff Biseda's Bio
  234. Using Kerberos security with Server for NFS
  235. File Classification Infrastructure webcasts with DataGlobal and Titus labs
  236. Using File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) and AD RMS to automatically protect sensitive information
  237. File Classification Infrastructure blog posts by Titus labs - Dec. 2009
  238. Automatically uploading files from File Server to SharePoint using the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI)
  239. What to do when your system misbehave
  240. Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) and Automated System Recovery (ASR) doc updates
  241. Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter User Interface Overview
  242. Managing backup disk space
  243. Recovering your files in Windows 7
  244. Learn more about system image backup
  245. Optional configuration for the DFS Replication Management Pack
  246. Configuring the DFS Replication Management Pack
  247. Importing the DFS Replication Management Pack
  248. Protect your files and PC with Windows 7 Backup
  249. Installing the DFS Replication Management Pack
  250. DFS Replication Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 is available
  251. Classification made easy with File Classification Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2
  252. Near Real Time Classification using FCI.
  253. File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) 1.0 available for download
  254. Diagnosing Failures in Windows Server Backup - Part 1 (VSS/SPP Errors)
  255. LUN Resync issues addressed in RC and RTM builds
  256. How to do Content Classification of Files using Windows PowerShell Scripts
  257. File Classification Infrastructure blog posts by Titus labs
  258. Marcello Hasegawa's Bio
  259. Windows Server DFS-Namespaces Performance and Scalability
  260. Three ways to design your DFS Namespaces
  261. Using Windows PowerShell Scripts for File Classification
  262. Five ways to check your DFS-Namespaces (DFS-N) configuration with the DFSDIAG.EXE tool
  263. File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) Release Candidate available for download
  264. Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.2 available as a free download
  265. Deploying DFS Replication on a Windows Failover Cluster – Part III
  266. Deploying DFS Replication on a Windows Failover Cluster – Part II
  267. Deploying DFS Replication on a Windows Failover Cluster – Part I
  268. How many DFS-N namespace servers do you need?
  269. Madan Mohan's Bio
  270. Backup Version and Space Management in Windows Server Backup
  271. Classifying images based on the text within them
  272. File types the Content Classifier can search on a new Windows Server 2008 R2 install
  273. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Express Writers
  274. Diskshadow scripts for LUN Resync
  275. ‘Dfsrdiag.exe ReplicationState’: What’s DFSR up to?
  276. File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) - Classification and policy – the separation of …
  277. File Classification Infrastructure - TechNet Webcast available online
  278. TechNet Webcast: File Classification in Windows Server 2008 R2
  279. File Classification Infrastructure session at TechEd 2009 today
  280. Matthias Wollnik's Bio
  281. VSS documentation updates - May 2008
  282. Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure – Managing data based on business value
  283. Classifying files based on location and content using the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2008 R2
  284. Dealing with stale data on File Servers
  285. Customizing File Management Tasks
  286. Windows Storage Server 2008 released
  287. Deciding between System State Backup and Allcritical Backup in Windows Server 2008
  288. New Document Posted: SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication
  289. Suhas Rao's Bio
  290. Understanding Windows Server 2008 DFS-N by analyzing network traces
  291. Chirag Gupta's Bio
  292. Customizing Windows Server Backup Schedule
  293. LUN Resync - A fast recovery scenario in Server 2008 R2
  294. Configuring a read-only replicated folder on Windows Server 2008 R2.
  295. The Basics of the Windows Server 2008 Distributed File System (DFS)
  296. Diane's bio
  297. Windows SDK and MSDN doc updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta
  298. New Tolly Group report on the performance of SMB2
  299. Read-only replicated folders on Windows Server 2008 R2
  300. DFS Replication: What’s new in Windows Server™ 2008 R2
  301. IFS Plugfest registrations open
  302. SMB2, a complete redesign of the main remote file protocol for Windows
  303. File Server performance improvements with the SMB2 protocol in Windows Server 2008
  304. System state restore recommendations
  305. What is new in DPM 2007 Service Pack 1 - check out this EDGE video
  306. Storage tip: Getting more info into your storage reports
  307. Storage at SNW Fall 08
  308. Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.1 Released!
  309. Storage Tip: How to check if the initial replication was completed successfully
  310. What does DFSDiag do?
  311. TechNet Radio -- Total Wine success story with System Center
  312. User Research Study: Wanted IT Administrators with Active Directory Users and Computers (Puget Sound Only)
  313. Storage Tip: How to calculate Windows Server 2008 LUN Limit per HBA
  314. September Windows Server 2008 Knowledge Base Articles
  315. Storage Tips: Check which application is preventing safe USB removal
  316. Rizwan Ansary's bio
  317. Storage Tips: Read/write failures even with DFS Failover?
  318. New VDS and CIFS/SMB posts by Jose Barreto
  319. Storage Tips: Access-Based Enumeration Hidden Secrets (no pun intended)
  320. Why can’t I see all files in a Shared folder?
  321. Storage Tips: The mystery of the non-replicating .BAK
  322. Storage Tips: You can run DFSUtil from Windows Vista
  323. Storage Tips: Namespace Administration can be delegated
  324. Storage Tips: How to check if a disk is a GPT disk
  325. Storage Tips: How to create namespace links in Uppercase
  326. Storage at the Day of Caring
  327. Ganesh Prasad's Bio
  328. Ask a question: Windows and Windows Server Backup Forums
  329. New blog posts on DFS-R
  330. August Windows Server 2008 Knowledge Base Articles
  331. Ultrasound version 1.0.4080.0 is now available
  332. How do you use DFSDiag.exe?
  333. Backup and Restore Center featured on Mojave experiment
  334. David Shen's Bio
  335. Why is my staging folder so big?
  336. Why the 15 minutes interval limit in DFS-R and bandwidth throttling
  337. File Server Migration Toolkit v 1.1 Beta
  338. Robocopy /MIR switch – mirroring file permissions
  339. A script to increase FSRM report limit
  340. Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services – Recording
  341. IT Manager Webcast: Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services (Level 300)
  342. Modlink binaries now available
  343. DFSUtil in Windows Server 2003 VS DFSUtil in Windows Server 2008
  344. New File Systems and Storage white papers, by Dilip Naik - MVP
  345. Meet the New Storage MVPs for July 2008-2009!
  346. John's Bio
  347. Storing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V files on an CIFS/SMB file share
  348. DFS Management Command Line Tools - Dfsutil Overview
  349. Marcello's Bio
  350. Curious about how Microsoft tests its products?
  351. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) documentation updates - June 2008
  352. Backup/Restore of DFSR Replicated Data - Part 2: Inspecting DFSR's Footprint
  353. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Failover Clustering Options
  354. Backup/Restore of DFSR Replicated Data - Part 1: Introduction
  355. May Windows Server 2008 Knowledge Base Articles
  356. Windows Vista Complete PC Backup and Restore Screencast
  357. Drop the email reader!
  358. Virtual Disk Service (VDS) documentation updates
  359. Show off your Windows Storage Servers!
  360. Installing the VSS Hardware Provider for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target on Windows Server 2008
  361. Welcome the Windows Storage Server Blog!
  362. Storage Solutions team at TechED IT Pro 2008
  363. File Services and Storage TechNet Forums just got a facelift!
  364. UPDATED - Upcoming TechNet Chat: DPM Engineering talks about the updates to DPM 2007
  365. Updates on Vista Backup and Restore Errors and Solutions table
  366. Installing the VDS Hardware Provider for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target on Windows Server 2008
  367. April Windows Server 2008 Knowledge Base Articles
  368. What is the difference between VSS Full Backup and VSS Copy Backup in Windows Server 2008?
  369. Upcoming TechNet Chat: DPM Engineering talks about the updates to DPM 2007
  370. Backup/Restore of FRS replicated SYSVOL folders
  371. The Basics of Windows Server 2008 Storage Explorer
  372. Installing DFS Replication on Windows Server 2008
  373. Can I disable the use of encrypted RPC by DFSR?
  374. RAID configuration options for WUDSS and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
  375. Debunking Myths about Remote Differential Compression and System Performance
  376. Complete PC Backup (Vista and Vista SP1) / Windows Server Backup (Longhorn Server) and BitLocker FAQ
  377. Storage Solutions Team is looking for new MVPs
  378. Why is my Storage Manager for SAN grayed out?
  379. GeethaKrishna S
  380. Tomorrow: Webcast on Upcoming changes in Data Protection Manager 2007
  381. Brandon M. Baker
  382. How to configure DFSR file-type compression in Windows Server 2008
  383. Staging Changes in Windows Server 2008
  384. Windows Server 2008 Clustering Whitepapers available at Microsoft Download
  385. Chkdsk updates to compact the $secure file
  386. Wanted: Test Developers for Storage Solutions
  387. Amit's Bio
  388. SQL Server 2008 and Unstructured Data
  389. Storage Support for Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008
  390. SYSVOL Migration Series: Part 5 – Migrating to the ‘ELIMINATED’ state
  391. SYSVOL Migration Series: Part 4 – Migrating to the ‘REDIRECTED’ state
  392. More on storage options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
  393. Common causes and solutions to Backup, System Restore, and Complete PC Backup problems - updated!
  394. What’s new with backup and Restore on Vista SP1
  395. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) documentation updates
  396. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) documentation updates
  397. SYSVOL Migration Series: Part 3 - Migrating to the 'PREPARED' state
  398. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writer updates in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1
  399. Customizing file compression in DFSR on Windows Server 2008
  400. New guides posted on Microsoft Downloads page
  401. Christine's Bio
  402. Storage Blog at Microsoft has launched
  403. Jason's Bio
  404. Top 10 Common Causes of Slow Replication with DFSR
  405. Storage options for Windows Server 2008's Hyper-V
  406. SYSVOL Migration Series: Part 2 – Dfsrmig.exe: The SYSVOL migration tool
  407. Automated System Recovery (ASR) in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1
  408. SYSVOL Migration Series: Part 1 – Introduction to the SYSVOL migration process
  409. Jose's Bio
  410. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) documentation updates
  411. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) documentation updates
  412. How does DFSR function on Read Only Domain Controllers?
  413. Mahesh's Bio
  414. What’s new in Windows Server 2008 – VSS hardware shadow copy scenarios
  415. What's new in the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) with Windows Server 2008 – Diskshadow
  416. Dinesh's Bio
  417. DPM 2007 awarded "Product of the Year"
  418. Ned Pyle's Bio
  419. Malu Menezes Bio
  420. Clustering Webcasts from Technet
  421. Let’s welcome the Clustering and High Availability Blog!
  422. A script to restore data from the DFSR ConflictAndDeleted or Preexisting folders for disaster recovery purposes
  423. DFS Replication: What’s new in Windows Server™ 2008
  424. Check out "A Guide to Windows Vista Backup Technologies"
  425. Using One-Way Connections in DFS Replication
  426. Data Protection Manager videos from TechEd 2007 posted
  427. New in Windows Server 2008: Breaking the 5K Folder “Barrier” in Domain-Based Namespaces
  428. A questionnaire for our DFS Namespaces users
  429. Chat transcripts posted
  430. Backup, System Restore, and Complete PC Backup Chat (July 11, 2007)
  431. Offline Files Chat (July 10, 2007)
  432. Offline Files chat is today!
  433. Common causes and solutions to Backup, System Restore, and Complete PC Backup problems
  434. Causes and solutions to System Restore, File Backup, and Complete PC Backup error codes
  435. How Windows Vista Backup uses zip files to store backups (and how to extract files from zips)
  436. Mark your July calendars: Upcoming chats on Backup/Recovery and Offline Files in Windows Vista
  437. What's New in Offline Files for Windows Vista
  438. DFS hotfix list updated
  439. Confused about restoring a file from a backup in Windows Vista? Read this!
  440. Understanding the error message “There is not enough space available on the disk(s) to complete this operation” when you create a volume
  441. Permissions for managing a DFS namespace
  442. RestorePreexisting.VBS
  443. RestoreConflicted.VBS
  444. Synchronizing Offline Files from the command line
  445. CscSync.vbs – Sync a particular UNC path
  446. CscSyncAll.vbs – Sync the entire Offline Files cache
  447. Filemon is now part of Process Manager v1.12
  448. Hardware-related questions about Complete PC Restore
  449. Why is my System Protection tab missing?
  450. Updating your Offline Files cache in Windows Vista to point to a new server
  451. CscRenameItem.vbs
  452. How to synchronize Offline Files when you log off of Windows Vista
  453. Clarification regarding our previous post on the exclusion of .ost files by Complete PC Backup
  454. Using Offline Files with Samba / EMC Servers, & NAS Devices
  455. Potential impact of DST changes on custom DFS Replication schedules
  456. Why incremental backups in Windows Vista are larger than expected
  457. Why do restore points in Windows Vista use so much disk space?
  458. Meet the team behind the Shadow Copy feature in Windows Vista on Channel 9
  459. Are you managing a large domain-based namespace?
  460. February updates to the Backup FAQ
  461. Check out Jim Allchin's post on Offline Files!
  462. Don’t judge a book by its cover – why Windows Vista Defrag is cool
  463. Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility is now available for download
  464. Why CompletePC Backup does not include .ost files in the backup image
  465. How third-party tools can affect restore points
  466. Which backup features are available in the various editions of Windows Vista?
  467. DFS Replication hotfix list has been updated
  468. Is the File Server Dead?
  469. Managing File Server Resource Manager quotas on multiple servers
  470. User Group Community Survey
  471. Moving the Offline Files Cache in Windows Vista
  472. Dell, Microsoft Bring Enterprise-Class Storage Capabilities to the Mainstream
  473. End of year maintenance for DFS Replication reporting
  474. Identifying how much disk space is used for restore points in Windows Vista
  475. TechNet Webcast: Windows Server "Longhorn" and Windows Vista: Better Together (Level 200)
  476. Everything you ever wanted to know about Remote Differential Compression...
  477. File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista
  478. Identifying VSS hotfixes to install on new servers
  479. Disabling Last Access Time in Windows Vista to improve NTFS performance
  480. Answering your questions about File Backup in Windows Vista
  481. File Backup in Windows Vista FAQ
  482. Windows Vista File Backup saves the day!
  483. Clearing up a common misconception about hub and spoke topologies in DFS Replication
  484. MVP webcast next week to cover Backup and other features in Windows Vista RC1
  485. Check out the new DFS Replication FAQ
  486. A quick note about Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista
  487. How to create an extended partition in Windows Vista
  488. Two new questions in the Disk Defrag FAQ
  489. Understanding how System Restore in Windows Vista treats executable files
  490. Minor updates to our DFS Replication limits page
  491. Troubleshooting event ID 12317, “File Server Resource Manager failed to enumerate share paths or DFS paths.”
  492. Using network shares as targets for the file-based Backup tool in Windows Vista
  493. Why disk space is incorrectly reported on folders where File Server Resource Manager quotas are enabled
  494. Using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) on a server cluster
  495. NTFS beta chat transcript posted
  496. New for Windows Server 2003 SP1: the ability to turn off Bridge All Site Links without breaking DFS site costing
  497. NTFS Beta Chat Transcript (July 12, 2006)
  498. TechEd video available for our session on Backup and Offline Files Features in Windows Vista
  499. Why can’t I view all domain-based roots in a domain by browsing \domain.com?
  500. Universal Disk Format (UDF) Beta Chat Transcript (September 01, 2006)
  501. New chat transcript posted for UDF
  502. Addressing privacy and security concerns about Shadow Copies in Windows Vista
  503. DFS Replication efficiency for WIM files
  504. Check out this great CompletePC screencast!
  505. Windows Vista File Backup Beta Chat (August 24, 2006)
  506. New chat transcript posted - Windows Vista File Backup
  507. Routing DFS Replication traffic to a private network
  508. Sample DFS Replication scripts
  509. Disk and Volume Management Beta Chat (August 18, 2006)
  510. Beta chat transcript posted for Disk and Volume Management
  511. Offline Files Beta Chat Transcript (July 20, 2006)
  512. Disk Defragmenter Beta Chat Transcript (July 26, 2006)
  513. System Restore Beta Chat Transcript (May 19, 2006)
  514. CompletePC Backup Beta Chat Transcript (June 23, 2006)
  515. Beta chat transcripts posted for System Restore, Disk Defragmenter, and more!
  516. Does a DFS namespace have its own permissions?
  517. Does the “Publish this root in Active Directory” checkbox make a DFS namespace tolerant?
  518. Creating DFS namespaces more than two levels deep
  519. Can’t generate a DFS Replication diagnostic report? Check your Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration settings
  520. Disabling and enabling DFS namespace referrals from the command-line
  521. Sample code for modlink.exe
  522. New DFS Replication hotfix available to address missing performance counters in health reports
  523. How restore points and other recovery features in Windows Vista are affected when you dual-boot with Windows XP
  524. Offline Files in Windows Vista
  525. Disk Defragmenter FAQ
  526. Introducing the Windows Vista Disk Defragmenter FAQ
  527. Delegating permissions to run Dfsrdiag
  528. On-demand version of Configuring Failback and Target Priority for DFS Namespaces webcast now available
  529. Offline Files and Vista Backup make headlines at TechEd!
  530. Sample script for automating DFS Replication health reports
  531. Automating DFS Replication Health Reports
  532. Clarification about how client failback works in DFS Namespaces
  533. Bandwidth throttling and backlogs in DFS Replication
  534. DFS Replication MOM 2005 Management Pack available for download
  535. TechNet Chat: An Introduction to Windows Server "Longhorn"
  536. Recovering from data corruption on volumes where replicated files are stored
  537. TechNet Webcast: Configuring Failback and Target Priority for DFS Namespaces (Level 200)
  538. How to set a static port for DFS Replication traffic
  539. What should you store in your DFS root folder?
  540. Determining which member was set as the primary member for DFS Replication
  541. Troubleshooting problems with DFS Replication diagnostic report accessing performance counters
  542. Troubleshooting erroneous sharing violations in the DFS Replication health report
  543. Where do you go for information about storage and file services?
  544. The mysterious case of the non-replicating files
  545. Testing Anti-Virus Application Interoperability with DFS Replication
  546. Clearing up a common misconception about DFS namespaces
  547. Mark your calendar for an upcoming Storage Executive Chat
  548. Data Protection Manager vs. DFS Replication in Windows Server 2003 R2
  549. Tips for diagnosing why clients are referred to unexpected DFS namespace targets
  550. “Troubleshooting” huge bandwidth savings in DFS Replication
  551. Migrating from NTFS-based quotas to File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) quotas in Windows Server 2003 R2
  552. New Single Instance Store whitepaper available
  553. How client failback works in DFS Namespaces
  554. Why Windows 9x clients cannot access DFS consolidation roots
  555. Explorer refresh issues for shared folders accessed using DFS paths
  556. Staging Folder Guidelines for DFS Replication
  557. TechNet Webcast: Deploying Simpler Tiered Storage Solutions for Windows Hosts with Hitachi Data Systems (Level 200)
  558. TechNet Webcast: Choosing a Storage Solution: Windows Server 2003 or Windows Storage Server 2003? (Level 300)
  559. What’s new with SMB in Windows Vista
  560. How FSRM quotas are affected when subfolders are moved from one folder to another
  561. Using File Server Resource Manager on server clusters
  562. TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed File Server Resource Manager (Level 300)
  563. Details on ReadFRS.vbs
  564. What You've Been Waiting For: ReadFRS.vbs!
  565. TechNet Chat: Windows Server 2003 R2, featuring SMfS and FSRM, in an iSCSI environment
  566. Microsoft IT Showcase Podcast: How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication
  567. TechNet Webcast: Build a Simple SAN with Windows Server 2003 R2 and Intelligent iSCSI Storage
  568. Bare metal restore process for DFS Replication
  569. Additional SIS questions
  570. Some praise for Windows Storage Server 2003
  571. An FRS customer asks about managing staging folders
  572. Branch Office Infrastructure Solution (BOIS) updated for R2
  573. Identifying folders longer than MAX_PATH on file servers
  574. Using SIS on Server Clusters
  575. More on DFS Replication Limits
  576. Backup and Restore Support for SIS (Part 4)
  577. The SIS Common Store and Common-Store Files (Part 3)
  578. SIS Design (Part 2)
  579. Single Instance Store (SIS) in Windows Storage Server R2
  580. Windows Server 2003 R2 now available!
  581. Using NTFS compression and DFS Replication together
  582. New KB on R2 Product Keys and Upgrades
  583. In response to your questions…
  584. Channel 9 Video on DFS in R2
  585. Using Access-Based Enumeration and DFS
  586. How referral timeouts work in DFS Namespaces
  587. Using DFS Namespaces and Offline Files
  588. Recent hotfixes
  589. Upcoming webcast: Windows Server 2003 R2 + Intelligent iSCSI Storage: Building a Simple SAN
  590. Configuring DFS Namespaces from XP SP2 Clients
  591. Threats and Countermeasures Guide v2.0 Available
  592. Upcoming webcasts
  593. Speaking of DiskPart...
  594. Using DFS Replication to replicate the root of the volume
  595. Sizing file servers
  596. New operations guide for using Dfsradmin.exe
  597. What happens when you delete a replicated folder?
  598. Upcoming webcast and chat for administering branch office technologies in R2
  599. Performance impact of using File Server Resource Manager on large volumes
  600. New DFS case studies
  601. Understanding DFS Replication "limits"
  602. Updated doc for using VSS with Exchange
  603. Extending cluster storage
  604. More blogger introductions
  605. The primary member in DFS Replication
  606. File Services Chats for December
  607. Another DFS Blogger
  608. Welcome to our blog!