SAMBA/CIFS over SSH in Windows
In short: create a VM in VMware Workstation Player or another similar virtualization software, install Ubuntu server, configure network in bridge mode, assign an static IP, create a tunnel to your samba server, from port 445 to port 445 too, and then in Windows 7/10 connect to \\<your Ubuntu server local IP>\ You can create a service to automate this tunnel at boot. Note: I don't know about compatibility with other Windows versions, but surely it will also work for Windows XP/8/11, if there is a virtualizer available to those systems. Note: for your convenience, if your computer is, for example, a laptop computer, and you will move in an out of your SAMBA server LAN, you can configure the Ubuntu server static IP to be the same as your local SAMBA server IP. Then, all your shortcuts in Windows will remain the same, whether you're inside the LAN (don't power on your VM inside the LAN!) or you're remotely connected via the tunnel. Step by step guide on how to conne