Disabling Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks


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I have for many years disabled the above-referenced services on my standalone PC's, for two reasons: (1) I've never needed those two services, and (2) Steve Gibson said that they represented significant security vulnerabilities. I now have a new, standalone Win 11 PC, and am inclined to continue my practice of disabling these two services. I have two questions:

1. Is there any reason that I should not disable them on my new Win 11 standalone PC?
2. Do they still represent security vulnerabilities?

Thanks for any input.

George
Running Win 11, 22H2
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8960
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K 3.40 GHz
    Memory
    32.0 GB (31.6 GB usable)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA(R) GeForce RTX(TM) 4080 16GB GDDR6X
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot)
    1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
devnull said:
I have for many years disabled the above-referenced services on my standalone PC's, for two reasons: (1) I've never needed those two services, and (2) Steve Gibson said that they represented significant security vulnerabilities. I now have a new, standalone Win 11 PC, and am inclined to continue my practice of disabling these two services. I have two questions:

1. Is there any reason that I should not disable them on my new Win 11 standalone PC?
2. Do they still represent security vulnerabilities?

Thanks for any input.

George
Running Win 11, 22H2
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Hi, welcome to the forum. When you find time, please fill in more details about your system in your profile.

1. No you can continue to disable them.
2. Any connection requiring any ports to be open adds vulnerability to any system, just like extra doors in your house facilitate access.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    All Channels / XeroLinux
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Keyboard
    AZERTY
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Beta
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
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