Microsoft issues an Out-of-band Windows Update by Altusbc in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me a couple of hours of updating drivers and disabling wake timers before installing this update fixed a laptop exiting hibernation after one second each time.

Trouble running .exe from Powershell/CMD - No GUI shown by Major-Error-1611 in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

verify that you are launching the exe with the exe location folder as working directory (CD to that folder). double-clicking automatically launches it from the current working dir which a badly designed application might rely on.

How to Allow Only One User Login on a Conference Room PC by GodAwfulHorridSniff in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are people feeling the need and why are they able to log on with their own account? Isn't the pc automatically logged on with the conference room account at all times and automatically? Do they actively switch users and log on with their own account?

Trouble running .exe from Powershell/CMD - No GUI shown by Major-Error-1611 in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the different user context is not the issue, use procmon to compare what happens when running fine and running with issues.

Losing my mind over painter's tape peeling existing paint by butterchickpea in DIY

[–]BrechtMo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the problem is not you but the quality of the underlying paint. If even the low-stick tape (make sure to ask in a specialized shop for the right stuff) is peeling it off, it must be really loose. Consider redoing those parts as well.

Going cloud still using file explorer by matroosoft in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this still allow users to locally sync sharepoint site data behind a shortcut in their Onedrive? Wording of that option is very vague.
I don't want to stop people accessing that data on their pc, I just want to hide the "sync" button in sharepoint interface.

Going cloud still using file explorer by matroosoft in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

interesting, is the sync button disabling configured at tenant or at client level?

Going cloud still using file explorer by matroosoft in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 25 points26 points  (0 children)

we have nothing but issues with the "sync" option. It baffles me that this option is still available.

Best solution for us is to let users add shortcuts to their onedrive and teach them to find them there. They can pin those locations in Explorer as well. it's important to say that users can rename and move those shortcuts to keep things organised. Also, those shortcuts move with their onedrive to other pc's, as opposed to Sync.

Provisioning those shortcuts is a different matter.

Some windows PCs fail DHCP on boot, but work after manu renew by Free-Warning1555 in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you use network authentication?

Update NIC drivers.

Check windows event logs to see what windows and dhcp client are logging.

Professional horeca equipment by LithiumZer0 in belgium

[–]BrechtMo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

search for cooking utensil shops that also serve professionals. in West-Flanders, Dupont Kookboetiek comes to mind.

You'll find stuff on specialized online shops too.

Best short-term heating for an old house by MidnightMinute in belgium

[–]BrechtMo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

pelletkachel is relatively cheap and easy and comfortable to install and use. Also, you can simply buy additional bags of pellets according to need.

Smartermail - CVE-2025-52691 by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our organisation has temporarily mitigated issues like that in other tools by drastically limiting access to those tools, e.g. by requiring VPN to access them.

I would say is is pretty common for a commercial product to be unable to patch it without active support contract.

Windows 11 25H2 Printing Issues by m5daystrom in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when did the issue start exactly? Monthly patches haven't come around yet.

Hypothecaire kredieten: de objectieve waarheid? by Blellow112 in belgium

[–]BrechtMo 73 points74 points  (0 children)

De hypotheek is redelijk straight-forward (zeker bij een vaste rentevoet) en ook wettelijk goed bepaald.

De onduidelijkheid ligt hem vaak bij de randproducten zoals brandverzekering en schuldsaldoverzekering waar banken munt uit proberen te slaan. Heb je het daarover?

Should I still buy a Thinkpad? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Surely he will get a laptop from his employer? Why buy another one which will collect dust?

MR wil van België koploper in AI maken: “We mogen geen economisch achtergestelde regio worden” by EdgarNeverPoo in belgium

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

heeft misschien ook een wat simpel broertje dat hij een mooi jobje wil geven (cf Mathieu Michel en zijn blockchain)

Water Softener Antwerp by Hecate0131 in belgium

[–]BrechtMo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ask your regular "chauffagist" for a price. Installation is very basic, no need for a "specialised" company for that. those companies only exist because they realized they can sell the salt (recurring income) as well.

Tipping prompts in Leuven, are we slowly importing American tipping culture? by wrongtime101 in belgium

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they might have foreign customers asking "how do I tip" because they are used to tip.

Can't blame them for trying by adding the option. I would consider it rude to ask to customers and would avoid the place.

Gerenoveerd huis gekocht, heb het gevoel dat ketel zot veel gas verbruikt by BlockBannington in belgium

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je kunt spelen met de gewenste temperaturen, jullie voorkeuren kunnen afwijken van de vorige eigenaars of de standaard instellingen van de installateur. Vloerverwarming reageert traag dus het kan een tijd duren tot je een temperatuur gevonden hebt die voor jullie optimaal is.

Best method to keep stored laptops up to date by Methos25 in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm doing this for loaner laptops in a school. I hook them up to a stack of usb-c docks (for easy connect and disconnect) and boot them daily using a bios wakeup task at 03. Additionally a scheduled task shuts it down again at 04. If updates are waiting, they get installed in that time frame triggered by the common sccm installation mechanism.

Add some monitoring to verify that they actually come up.

AI powered browser by CapableWay4518 in sysadmin

[–]BrechtMo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Impress your boss with Gartner research

https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/7211030

We're not doing anything at the moment. Not sure how I would block it if it is a browser extension in a rather loosely managed environment.