consolidate smb multichannel guidance

Author: khdownie

articles/storage/files/files-smb-protocol.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn about file shares hosted in Azure Files using the Server Mess
 author: khdownie
 ms.service: azure-file-storage
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 07/08/2024
+ms.date: 10/23/2024
 ms.author: kendownie
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell
 ---
@@ -154,6 +154,34 @@ az storage account file-service-properties update \
 ```
 ---
 
+### Enable SMB Multichannel on older operating systems
+
+Support for SMB Multichannel in Azure Files requires ensuring Windows has all the relevant patches applied. Several older Windows versions, including Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 version 1607, and Windows 10 version 1507, require additional registry keys to be set for all relevant SMB Multichannel fixes to be applied on fully patched installations. If you're running a version of Windows that's newer than these three versions, no additional action is required.
+
+#### Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 version 1607
+
+To enable all SMB Multichannel fixes for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 version 1607, run the following PowerShell command:
+
+```PowerShell
+Set-ItemProperty `
+    -Path "HKLM:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\FeatureManagement\Overrides" `
+    -Name "2291605642" `
+    -Value 1 `
+    -Force
+```
+
+#### Windows 10 version 1507
+
+To enable all SMB Multichannel fixes for Windows 10 version 1507, run the following PowerShell command:
+
+```PowerShell
+Set-ItemProperty `
+    -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MRxSmb\KBSwitch" `
+    -Name "{FFC376AE-A5D2-47DC-A36F-FE9A46D53D75}" `
+    -Value 1 `
+    -Force
+```
+
 ### SMB security settings
 
 Azure Files exposes settings that let you toggle the SMB protocol to be more compatible or more secure, depending on your organization's requirements. By default, Azure Files is configured to be maximally compatible, so keep in mind that restricting these settings may cause some clients not to be able to connect.

articles/storage/files/storage-how-to-use-files-windows.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn to use Azure file shares with Windows and Windows Server. Use
 author: khdownie
 ms.service: azure-file-storage
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 05/13/2024
+ms.date: 10/23/2024
 ms.author: kendownie
 ms.custom: ai-video-demo
 ai-usage: ai-assisted
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ The steps in the video are also described in the following sections.
 
 In order to use an Azure file share via the public endpoint outside of the Azure region it's hosted in, such as on-premises or in a different Azure region, the OS must support SMB 3.x. Older versions of Windows that support only SMB 2.1 can't mount Azure file shares via the public endpoint.
 
+Azure Files supports [SMB Multichannel](files-smb-protocol.md#smb-multichannel) on premium file shares only.
+
 | Windows version | SMB version | Azure Files SMB Multichannel | Maximum SMB channel encryption |
 |-|-|-|-|
 | Windows 11, version 22H2 | SMB 3.1.1 | Yes | AES-256-GCM |
@@ -134,34 +136,6 @@ For Azure Government Cloud, change the servername to:
 
 `\\storageaccountname.file.core.usgovcloudapi.net\myfileshare`
 
-## Enable SMB Multichannel
-
-Support for SMB Multichannel in Azure Files requires ensuring Windows has all the relevant patches applied. Several older Windows versions, including Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 version 1607, and Windows 10 version 1507, require additional registry keys to be set for all relevant SMB Multichannel fixes to be applied on fully patched installations. If you're running a version of Windows that's newer than these three versions, no additional action is required.
-
-### Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 version 1607
-
-To enable all SMB Multichannel fixes for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 version 1607, run the following PowerShell command:
-
-```PowerShell
-Set-ItemProperty `
-    -Path "HKLM:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\FeatureManagement\Overrides" `
-    -Name "2291605642" `
-    -Value 1 `
-    -Force
-```
-
-### Windows 10 version 1507
-
-To enable all SMB Multichannel fixes for Windows 10 version 1507, run the following PowerShell command:
-
-```PowerShell
-Set-ItemProperty `
-    -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MRxSmb\KBSwitch" `
-    -Name "{FFC376AE-A5D2-47DC-A36F-FE9A46D53D75}" `
-    -Value 1 `
-    -Force
-```
-
 ## Next steps
 
 See these links for more information about Azure Files: