Why does my network scanner keep throwing an authentication failure error when attempting to deliver PDFs via SMB to my Windows 11 shared folder after the security patch?
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Why does my network scanner keep throwing an authentication failure error when attempting to deliver PDFs via SMB to my Windows 11 shared folder after the security patch?
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Windows 11 October 2026 security update SMB authentication failure scanner shared folder SMB signing guest NTLM changes OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Microsoft Windows 11 SMB security requirements guest access NTLM SMB signing authentication troubleshooting scanner OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |