How to Enable SMB 1.0 in Windows

How to Enable SMB 1.0 in Windows

Overview

This article goes over how to enable SMB v1 on your Windows computer to help support older file sharing protocols.

Requirements

  1. Local Administrator Rights

Enable SMB 1.0 on Windows 10

  1. From the Start Menu, search for "Turn Windows features on or off"
  2. Click Turn Windows features on or off
  3. Check "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support"
    1. If its already checked, SMBv1 is already enabled, click Cancel and you're done
  4. Click OK

  5. Windows now will apply changes
  6. Click Restart now