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New-SmbShare — Basic Usage

Use New-SmbShare for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandNew-SmbShare — Basic Usage
New-SmbShare -Name Data -Path D:\Data -FullAccess Administrators

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use New-SmbShare for a standard administrative task.

New-SmbShare -Name Data -Path D:\Data -FullAccess Administrators

Original command

Create an SMB share.

New-SmbShare -Name Data -Path D:\Data -FullAccess Administrators

Common errors

Command not found

Confirm Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7 is installed and available in your current shell.