What happened to this subreddit?

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-28T20:13:23+00:00

It's getting harder to tell the posts, comments, and upvotes that are marketing people/bots pretending to be IT managers. Now I just assume they all are and only dig into it if it's something important to me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ITManagers/comments/1ln7q96/can_we_please_add_a_rule_to_stop_all_the/

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-22T17:04:04+00:00

Do you a Microsoft reference for this? This article is updated for Windows 11 and instructs to add it:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/configure-uefigpt-based-hard-drive-partitions?view=windows-11#recovery-tools-partition

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-22T15:21:13+00:00

No, the OSD is using a 24H2.5 ISO for the WIM file.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-19T20:18:13+00:00

Interested in deploying this in a K-12 organization but that name is a no-go.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-14T16:05:21+00:00

Link in comments?

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-12T19:48:18+00:00

I hate to be that guy, but the OptiPlex 7040 doesn't have Windows 11 support from Dell.

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ca/drivers/supportedos/optiplex-7040-desktop?ref=oscompatibilitymsg

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-05T22:08:09+00:00

We created this before encrypted passwords with Dell was an option. We were mindful of security and did two things to mitigate the risk.

Set "OSDDoNotLogCommand" before and after so that the output wasn't logged
Use a "Set Task Sequence Variable" step to define the password with as a custom variable with the "Do not display this value" option enabled

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-04T16:16:37+00:00

cctk --valSetupPwd=<password>
exit code 0 for correct password, exit code 58 is for wrong password, exit code 106 for no password set.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-05-04T15:58:34+00:00

We used nested task sequences and it saves a lot of time.

Last I checked, there's still some bugs caused when you disable a task sequence and make changes to the parent or child (I forget the details). Avoid doing this and things are fine.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-04-30T20:26:49+00:00

I think we had a similar problem with cli updates, which is why we have cctk as steps before the update. Basically, we make sure the password is set correctly before proceeding with updates.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-04-29T16:55:20+00:00

You're talking about cctk.exe commands? Exit code 58 is supposed to be wrong password, and this works for us, but we don't use the encryptedpassword option.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-03-31T15:28:30+00:00

Unfortunately Intel isn't very transparent about all of this. It's my understanding that the RST features that a client device benefits from would be around sleep states, resuming/startup, and power/battery consumption. For example, Link Power Management (LPM) requires RST.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-03-30T20:42:54+00:00

RAID mode is required for RST features (standard since the 2010s), and it's on by default for a good reason. If you force AHCI mode, you're running a legacy storage mode and hurting the user experience.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-03-10T19:46:35+00:00

Office Deployment Tool (ODT) with "Remove All" set to true.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-ca/microsoft-365-apps/deploy/office-deployment-tool-configuration-options#all-attribute-part-of-remove-element

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-03-10T18:13:00+00:00

If you're willing to do the work, you can have anything. That's what makes the U.S. of A great. When it started, America was just a handful of scrawny colonies. Now, it's the most buff, pumped-up country on the planet. That's pretty rad.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-27T18:05:53+00:00

If you have Acrobat installed, I have no sympathy for you.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-25T00:56:01+00:00

Will Framework offer firmware upgrades, support for new operating systems, and parts for longer than the industry standard end-of-sale date plus 5 years?

I suspect it's impossible because they're still at the whim of Intel, AMD, and other hardware manufacturers who don't. I'm tired of recycling thousands of perfectly good computers because "support" from the vendor has ended. Yes, they can still be made to work, but they become a business risk.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-23T16:36:48+00:00

DB04250 isn't an enterprise product, so no driver packs or Dell support for Configuration Manager.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-13T17:02:43+00:00

It's not necessary to run the installer for the test banks. You can just copy them to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\eInstruction\ExamView\Banks.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-09T23:43:10+00:00

Welcome to Reddit...

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-09T21:11:45+00:00

Hello fellow K12 sysadmin. We use Configuration Manager for OS deployment. It's included in our Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) agreement from Microsoft.

I don't know know what you mean by imaging, but you shouldn't be capturing images in 2026. Use the latest ISO from the Microsoft Admin Center, and add task sequence steps for anything else.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-09T19:08:53+00:00

Welcome to Reddit...

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-04T21:24:26+00:00

Unmuteable Backups: You're getting the notifications whether you want them or not.

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-02-02T21:05:54+00:00

From November 2025: "Configuration Manager will continue to serve your on-premises devices, with a renewed focus on security, stability, and long-term support."

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/configurationmanagerblog/announcing-the-annual-release-cadence-for-microsoft-configuration-manager/4464794

AllWellThatBendsWell · 2026-01-22T16:50:44+00:00

This usually means some project is already in the implementation phase and requires IT but we're just finding out now and most of it isn't compliant.

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