@dave247 : Have you performed a netstat -ps on another device in another network?
I'm here with a computer hardwired directly to a router in a new installation I'm working on today and am getting similar results to yours (except 0 redirects).

I'm guessing this is completely normal...

@scottalanmiller said in Scam CDC Phone Number in US Passports - (877) 347-8747:

So check this out, a 2018 passport says for the hotline to get immunization information for the CDC to dial (877) 347-8747. But that's a scam phone number. It is totally fake and goes to some sales line trying to collect your information for some prize. How does a US Passport get printed with fake phone numbers in it? This is crazy.

And this is what you get for buying a "passport" for $10 from the guy on the corner with the beady eyes and a skullet...

@flaxking said in Change Local Admin Pwd?:

Fyi, to deploy to clients you just need to copy the dll and register it with regsvr32. But good thing you're not trying to deploy it with GP's software installation features.

What's wrong with using GP software deployment for LAPS? This has always been my method using their msi and I've never experienced an issue.

@scottalanmiller said in Change Local Admin Pwd?:

That's one of the most important features of tools like that. We use it as much as the remote screen access.

Agreed!

@siringo said in Change Local Admin Pwd?:

I was hoping for something a little less laborious.

Most RMMs have the ability to run a command without logging into the GUI. I haven't used TV but just assumed that it would offer this as well. I could be wrong...

@siringo : If you have teamviewer, why not run this from the command line backend?

net user adminUserName password

You only have approximately 20 computers so it shouldn't take more than a few minutes.

If you have to create a new admin account :

net user adminUserName password /add
net localgroup adaministrators adminUserName /add

I'd either deploy LAPS via GP or, if you have an RMM, deploy a script that performs this task.

@coliver said in Aclose Should Be in the Dictionary:

I gazed upon her beauty from aclose.

I mean... slightly creepier but it would work.

And that restraining order will keep you longing for her from afar...

@scottalanmiller : It's also in a town of 3300 people and 3 hours away from a major city so I'd assume cost-of-living will be relatively low.

@G-I-Jones : That's what we do. Provide a default (sane) taskbar template and deploy to users. They can change it themselves afterwards if they like.

Usually :
File explorer
Chrome
Word
Excel
Outlook
LOB app
Remove task view
Remove people
Remove search/cortana

Need a sample XML to simplify your life?

I was thinking the same. The old interface had a "Directory" link if I'm not mistaken. I logged onto my portal using the new interface and could not find a way to enable this.

@Ambarishrh : Please keep us in the loop on this. Very curious...

Alright, here you go. Enjoy your two weeks of reading

Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
Why the Windows 10 EULA Is Applicable to Older Windows Licenses
Can Windows 7 Still Upgrade to Windows 10
Why Microsoft Wants You to Think Windows 7 Can't Be Upgraded

@DustinB3403 : That's the reason I suggested Write-Debug (or Write-Verbose) so that this would not show up on the console by default.

Hey Dustin, you may already have this code in place somewhere, but what about piping the currently worked on file/path via Write-Debug so that it shows this info or, at the least, the file directly prior to it?

Also, assuming you're removing special characters and not replacing them with something else, is it possible that there is a file that contains entirely these characters and when they're removed there is no file name?

@jt1001001 said in Weekend Plans:

And sometime supposed to rebuild the church's computer that got hit with a virus (my fault for not installing better DON'T GO Here software on it)

Soo.. they were on a porn site ...

@scottalanmiller said in Anyone Near Saskatoon on ML?:

Martensville, Saskatchewan

I think we're all either east or west here. No central.

It's not uncommon at all. Your other drives are most likely to fail during a rebuild due to the added stress of continual access during this process.
That's what makes something like RAID 5 on spinning rust so scary.

If all of the drives in the array are of similar age and from the same batch, I'd plan on swapping them all within the next while as each successive rebuild takes its toll on the remaining drives.

@JaredBusch said in Banned on VitalPBX forum?:

Not arguing it is an interesting feature. I can see how to do it with Asterisk. Just never heard of it at all.

Mind doing a quick write-up of this Jared? I could see a use for this for us internally.

SW actually had a similar discussion some time ago and Chris (formerly Chris from MS -- who was always extremely helpful in answering licensing questions) replied in no uncertain terms that this is not a valid method of receiving a LEGAL license of Windows 10. There are also several comments noting the part in Microsoft's EULA that essentially states that "a successful activation in no way denotes legal entitlement". While Chris is no longer an employee, he's the closest word we have to a statement from Microsoft directly.

Having been a witness to a Microsoft LLC audit that I mentioned previously (where upgrades of Windows 7 PCs without 10 entitlement in MSDM/Bios/whatever performed after this date were listed as "unlicensed" (EDIT: I do not know the outcome of this, only that these were initially listed as the above but may have later been amended further into the audit process), with the careful wording around the EULA, with the blatant statements on their website, and numerous other MVPs and MS insiders stating that this is the case, I choose to err on the side of legality/compliance when we're possibly placing a client at risk.

Personal PC? Go ahead, I don't care.
Business PC? Buy a license and know you're compliant.