Any help is appreciated
Monkey57
Win10 20H2 fixes the issue.
Previously when 2004 broke smb1, I rolled back.
There was no registry change or any other modification made to the system. After Win10 20H2 upgrade was installed via Windows Updates; SMB1 worked as it did before the upgrade.
Thank you, Microsoft.
also
make sure "CONTROLPANEL\PROGRAM FEATURES \ Turn windows features on or off \
turn on the checkmark to enable SMB 10/CIFS File Sharing Support
Also
allow "WindowsDefenderFirewall\Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall"
look for "File and Printer Sharing over SMBDirect"
This was the last piece for me. Reboot and works every time now.
SMB enable in firewall