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


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devnull

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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
 

My Computer

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
    Windows 11 Pro/All Channels
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Nitro ANV15-51
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
    Motherboard
    Sportage_RBH
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Kingston OM8SEP4512Q 500 GB
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    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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