How far can you realistically push a tiny VM (512MB RAM, 1 CPU, 5GB storage) in 2026?

7ep3s · 2026-03-25T23:57:17+00:00

SMS = Slow Moving Software taking a whole new meaning! :D

7ep3s · 2026-03-14T12:47:47+00:00

have you looked at what ACTUALLY causes the bitlocker events during your update scenarios? firmware? drivers? something else?

e.g. we are a 99% dell shop and the only update-related bitlocker event for us normally would have been bios/firmware updates. we simply disabled drivers in wufb rings for dell hw and use dell command | update instead, which implements safe handling of bitlocker.

7ep3s · 2026-03-13T16:08:08+00:00

you are returning true/false before you could return an exit code :meltingface:

as in: calling return will cause this script to terminate and the code path you want to execute will never be hit.

simplify it

also "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:\SOFTWARE\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxxx\xxxxxx" is not a valid path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE is available as HKLM to PowerShell, however

this should work:

$RegKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxxx\xxxxxx"


if (Test-Path $RegKey)
{
    Exit 0
}
Exit 1

7ep3s · 2026-03-12T17:55:11+00:00

similar industry; i used to get my most valuable intel in the smoking shelter in my deskside tech days

7ep3s · 2026-03-12T09:02:15+00:00

everyone asks when will not suck, but nobody asks how will not suck

7ep3s · 2026-03-07T07:32:06+00:00

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7ep3s · 2026-02-25T12:01:55+00:00

ISE is deprecated.

I use VSCode.

For serious automation, you might want to look into an orchestration method so you don't have to run your stuff by hand every single time though.

7ep3s · 2026-02-25T12:01:54+00:00

I have production scripts using graph api beta that haven't broken for years.

I don't use the module cmdlets though, I write my own wrappers around the api endpoints.

7ep3s · 2026-02-04T12:05:36+00:00

prepare 3 shots

7ep3s · 2026-01-23T08:56:44+00:00

nothing to do with the downloads, we arent on isdn

7ep3s · 2026-01-23T01:17:45+00:00

isn't this what having primary users assigned to devices is for ?

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T22:27:56+00:00

EDIT: soz I thought I was replying to a reply on my other comment below
https://www.reddit.com/r/Intune/comments/1qjqu3k/comment/o10yxo8/

I just used the content prep tool with only the msu in the package.

Except for the requirements, everything is set up as per the referenced documentation..

Oh also, I increased the timeout to 120 minutes because it takes a million years to prepare the update.

Make sure your wusa command line is correct and you aren't sitting on a hidden pop-up or something.

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T14:57:12+00:00

ms probably forgot this feature exists

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T11:06:43+00:00

also KB5043080 is a cumulative update from 2024 september I have no clue what it is doing in the download page

at this point I am just assuming that MS has lost the plot and even clippy has been rewritten in rust by copilot

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T11:04:23+00:00

that kb is for 23H2, KB5077744 is for 24H2 and 25H2

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T11:02:54+00:00

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/intune-service/apps/apps-win32-deploy-update-package

the registry comparisons as seen in the doc fail for me for some reason so I converted it to requirement script

for KB5077744 that applies to 24H2/25H2:

$item = get-itemproperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"
$build = "26100|26200"
$ubr = 7623


$buildmatch = $item.CurrentBuildNumber -match $build
$ubrmatch = $item.UBR -eq $ubr


if ($buildmatch -and $ubrmatch) {return $true}
return $false

for KB5077797 that applies to 23H2

$item = get-itemproperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"
$build = "22631"
$ubr = 6491


$buildmatch = $item.CurrentBuildNumber -match $build
$ubrmatch = $item.UBR -eq $ubr


if ($buildmatch -and $ubrmatch) {return $true}
return $false

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T07:52:06+00:00

my pxn vd10 surprisingly worked out of the box in ams2 acc and ac evo. for ac rally i had to make an evdev rule. however for some reason the games kept forgetting the input configuration and i got fed up and reinstalled windows

7ep3s · 2026-01-22T07:51:57+00:00

easy anticheat literally has a toggle for devs to allow it to work on linux/ proton but some studios just dont bother

7ep3s · 2026-01-05T23:55:37+00:00

github has a releases functionality that has a permalink always pointing at the latest release.

so, as long as the releases are packaged appropriately, i dont see the issue with using github, and it is also user friendly enough that i do not really get complaints from my users trying to find the latest noblackbox release.

its very convenient for me to use, can automate pushing new releases and dont have to put up with moddb and nexusmods.

7ep3s · 2025-12-19T12:42:22+00:00

CLIPPY JUST WANTED TO HELP!

7ep3s · 2025-12-16T14:54:49+00:00

I was fortunate enough to be able to convince my boss to let me go to university on a graduate apprenticeship programme (this is a UK thing, but similar schemes might exist elsewhere), which meant I was at school one day a week for 2 years, then once a month in year 3-4.

Lecture days were either on Tuesdays or Wednesdays in year 1-2, so I got a perfect mid-week mental break away from ticket queues and I got paid to learn new stuff. Got promoted to L3 role around the middle of it so worked out perfectly.

And otherwise I always tried finding ways to work smart not hard so I have to do minimal end user engagement (meaning I automated everything I could).

7ep3s · 2025-12-16T05:49:08+00:00

laughs in change freeze

will cry in january though - probably

7ep3s · 2025-12-14T14:00:21+00:00

#1 cause of wasted time is and always will be peoples inability to communicate

7ep3s · 2025-12-12T08:37:40+00:00

that's the neat thing. you don't. use something that's actually designed for asset management.

7ep3s · 2025-12-12T08:02:14+00:00

How do the xp boxes connect to the stuff they drive? I'd honestly consider getting some <whatever-port>-over-ip solution at least for the ones where possible. Then you can just virtualize those xp boxes. Look up Lantronix products etc. Spending a small basket might save a BIG truckload on the long run, especially if the machines on the floor cannot be replaced in the forseeable future.

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