No longer able to see my computers under "network" in File explorer.

Is there a replacement for SMB1 . Can I turn it off and use another protocol to discover all my network computers ? All my computers are running Win10 . Tks

Eagle51 said:

IMO None ... As previous mentioned it's deprecated by MS, so if you wish to stop using SMBv1 just uninstall it.

It's probably another router or maybe a Smart Tv that's in range that you're picking up. A lot of different routers are based on that "Ralink Linux Client" and here's an old Ten Forums post about it Ralink Linux Client showing up in Windows Network - Windows 10 Forums

BTW Ralink linux client no longer shows as a computer after I changed the PW of the Router . I wonder why .

The SMB v1.0/CIFS Automatic Removal feature can be removed with a PowerShell one-liner:

Code:

Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB1Protocol-Deprecation -NoRestart

It requires elevation so remember to choose Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the right-click Power menu or you'll get an error.

If you have AutoHotkey installed then it's even easier:

Code:

; Prompt to 'Run as Admin', i.e. show UAC dialog
If Not A_IsAdmin
{
   Run *RunAs "%A_ScriptFullPath%"  ; Requires v1.0.92.01+
   ExitApp
}

psScript =
(
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB1Protocol-Deprecation -NoRestart
)

RunWait PowerShell.exe -Command %psScript%,, hide
MsgBox, SMB1 Automatic Removal, Done! The feature has been removed.
ExitApp

This AHK script will pop a User Account Control (UAC) prompt to allow elevation, run the PowerShell one-liner then display a message when it's finished.

Hope this helps...