I currently work in higher education IT as a senior computer systems specialist, with responsibilities covering Windows, macOS, iPads, Teams phones, device provisioning, annual hardware refreshes, computer lab…
One of our locations uses software that is incompatible with newer Microsoft 365 Apps builds. While the vendor works on a fix, I need to keep one device…
I want to deploy a standard desktop wallpaper through Group Policy using the local-copy option, and also run BGInfo as a user logon script. Both configurations are linked…
I currently work in higher education IT, where I provision Windows, Mac, iPad, and Teams Phone devices; manage annual computer refreshes; maintain and reimage about a dozen computer…
I deleted an Active Directory account named `master` that employees had been using to install software with elevated privileges. The account can no longer be used for an…
I'm migrating from older Group Policy–deployed printers to Group Policy Preferences and need to remove existing print-server printer connections from both computer and user contexts. Some printers were…
I'm trying to remove all print-server-hosted printer connections from both computer and user contexts so Group Policy Preferences can manage the replacement queues. Some printers were deployed through…
In a Windows-heavy environment, how do you keep track of PowerShell automation after it has accumulated for several years? I'm less interested in writing new scripts and more…
In a Windows-heavy environment, how do you manage PowerShell automation after it has accumulated for several years? The difficult part is often discovering what exists rather than writing…
WMIC is being removed from newer Windows installations, and I'm curious how much trouble this has caused for other administrators. I've already found a replacement for one piece…
With WMIC now deprecated and being removed from newer Windows installations, how many systems or tools have actually been affected? I have already replaced one application, but a…
We manage Windows printer settings through Intune. The policy limiting printer-driver installation to administrators is disabled, package point-and-print is enabled, and the approved-server list includes both the fully…
I normally use Account1 to manually create computer objects in Active Directory and then join the corresponding Windows machines to the domain. I now need to join several…
I normally use Account1 to manually create computer objects in Active Directory and then join the corresponding Windows machines to the domain with that same account. I now…
I have about 10 years of progressively responsible experience in Windows and infrastructure administration. Over the past three months, I've been learning DevOps practices, Linux, cloud platforms, containers,…
I have about 10 years of progressively responsible experience in Windows and infrastructure administration. Over the past three months, I've been learning DevOps, Linux, cloud platforms, containers, Terraform,…
On a workstation running Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 24H2, connecting through Remote Desktop leaves the person using the physical console logged in and apparently unlocked. They also receive…
Our devices are joined to Entra ID. Before handing out a new laptop, we sign in as the employee to configure Outlook, printers, and other basics. We use…
Does anyone know when PowerShell 7.6.3 will become available through Windows Update? The Microsoft Update Catalog currently only shows preview builds, while our systems are still running PowerShell…
I manage several classroom and lab environments where printers are assigned to computers rather than individual users. For example, Lab1 should map Printer1, Lab2 should map Printer2, and…