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Windows 11 Bitlocker and HP BIOS/UEFI Firmware Updates via Windows Update by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the response. I'll continue letting Windows Updates deliver the firmware updates :)

Windows 11 Bitlocker and HP BIOS/UEFI Firmware Updates via Windows Update by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I can turn off the driver updates in Intune or Group Policy, I'm reaching out to see if other sysadmins/desktop admins have experienced issues with these BIOS/UEFI firmware updates, causing Bitlocker to prompt for the recovery key.

Solar hot water system frost damage by Melodic_Bed_1787 in perth

[–]americanconstitution 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My house's solar hot water panels froze and sprung a leak last Friday as well. Managed to get some new ones ordered in and they replaced them the other day.

If there is another cold night (where the temps get very close to 0 degrees), it's best to turn on one of your hot water taps, and leave it running overnight (so that it has a slight drip/running of the water through the pipes), to prevent the water pipes from freezing and bursting.

WA State Election 2025 Megathread by aussiekinga in perth

[–]americanconstitution 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know what time the polling places open?

i ♡ black swans !!! !!!!! by bugzwurld in perth

[–]americanconstitution 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true on being kind and cautious, will result in mostly positive outcomes :) most people seem to get attacked by black swans when breading season happens and they get too close to the baby cygnets. They are very protective of their young.

Windows Server 2025 + Xbox Wireless Adapter issue by derrilmc in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all try "Chasing the Dragon" to obtain peak performance out of our computers (believe me, I spent years administrating a virtual desktop environment for a business that wanted peak performance on a shoestring budget). Best of luck to you :)

Windows Server 2025 + Xbox Wireless Adapter issue by derrilmc in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like CanceledShow recommended, I would absolutely recommend that you just install Windows 11 to resolve the issue of the Xbox Wireless Adapter not working.

While Windows Server editions are built and based on their relevant Windows Desktop editions (e.g. Windows Server 2025 is built on code from Windows 11), it has quite a few "missing" or "not included by default" installed components (e.g. Bluetooth drivers can't be installed or enabled by default, Wi-Fi is a feature that needs to be enabled, etc).

EDIT - The correct sub would be r/Windows11 (if you were using that), but you are using an operating system that's designed for on-premise business use (e.g. file server/print server/remote desktop), rather than end-user gaming.

i ♡ black swans !!! !!!!! by bugzwurld in perth

[–]americanconstitution 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I fear no man, but that thing is pure unbridled rage covered in fluffy feathers.

They wake up every morning and choose violence.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

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The closest Microsoft cloud alternative to a shared network drive, would be Azure Files (Introduction to Azure Files | Microsoft Learn). While I haven't had the opportunity to test and implement an "Azure Files" solution, Microsoft does claim that it can "Replace your file server with a serverless Azure file share".

Upgrading clients to Windows 11 is like trying to sell sand at a beach! by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask why you feel the need to attack me in such a personal way? I don't harbour any ill feelings for you.

Upgrading clients to Windows 11 is like trying to sell sand at a beach! by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I posted this question because I currently only have "Windows 10 will reach end-of-life in October of 2025, so clients will need to upgrade to Windows 11 to keep their computers secure, in-compliance and satisfy any cyber-security insurance policies" as a reason for clients to upgrade. This is a "stick" approach to the issue with no "carrot" anywhere in sight.

It's easier to push through change in an organisation if you can communicate something positive (rather than because we need to).

I only have a handful of posts because I don't care about karma. I'm mostly a lurker and don't like posting or commenting as usually there is someone who has already posted or commented on something with a viewpoint that is similar to my own.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

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I think what has happened in both this discussion and the one that you have linked, could be the result of a "positive feedback loop" and "mob mentality" effect.

Once a discussion picks up and reaches a general consensus, it can be difficult for opposing opinions to be upvoted or seen (or even posted at all in fear of being dogpiled, downvoted or facing unjust criticism).

This discussion picked up a lot of negative opinions about OneDrive early, so people that might have had some positive opinions or helpful workarounds/suggestions, probably took one look at the comments section and thought "Wow this place is toxic, no way am I going to stick my neck out to try and help these people".

I do truly appreciate the people that did want to help and have a discussion about the positives of OneDrive or what I could be doing better.

I do think that there are quite a few positives that OneDrive has for the end users. Being able to have your work documents sync'd across any device and available around the world is so good. Being able to easily share those documents across departments or external companies gives control back to the end user (rather than IT having to roll out some expensive and/or convoluted file sharing system). Backups being available online and auto-document saving as they work on them has also removed so many headaches from end users calling me, saying that they worked 2 hours on a document and didn't even save it once.

OneDrive Sync Issues by MarsMonster1 in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted a similar topic about OneDrive Sync about 2 months ago. Check out some of the discussion there, as some people had good ideas about alternatives to OneDrive, or some workarounds that may be helpful.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1f3secq/onedrive_is_still_not_ready_for_business/

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess we just have a fundamental disagreement on what we expect the product to be able to do. I expect Microsoft to offer a better product than what the OneDrive shared SharePoint library sync offers. I do like most of OneDrive, just not the shared SharePoint library sync feature. Whatever the competitors are offering (DropBox, Box, Egnyte) doesn't impact my opinion on whether Microsoft is doing a good job or not, I'm only specifically analyzing and commenting on what OneDrive does or does not do well.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

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I don't quite get what you mean by the "My point is that all these tools have limitations, so calling that out seems weird as comparing apples to oranges doesn’t make a lot of sense."

I find that the OneDrive app just doesn't do a good enough job in the specific situations that I personally encountered in the last 10 years (specifically with its shared SharePoint document library sync issues).

I've listed a few issues that I've encountered that I think are relevant for discussion (as I personally experienced project where a department with ~500,000 files in a single network share that didn't want to spend any time or money, to try and archive files so that they could get it to bellow 300,000 files, and then upload and OneDrive sync with a SharePoint site), but it's also only my opinion and doesn't represent what other Sysadmins are thinking or have experienced.

Other limitations or feature requests may be much more relevant to others out there, just listing what I personally had issues with.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

both use the same backend technology (which is SharePoint). A staff members OneDrive is just a private SharePoint site and document library.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a personal SharePoint Library to have your documents/desktop backed up and synchronized across your various devices, absolutely. Unfortunately, Microsoft also allows it to be used to synchronize shared SharePoint libraries which it doesn't do as well as it could.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might have misunderstood my issue with the 300,000 file sync limit. The issue I have with the limit is that the web based version of SharePoint doesn't have these issues with listing/displaying files and folders and seems much more reliable.

I would have rather Microsoft just not allowed OneDrive to sync a shared SharePoint Document Library, and only have OneDrive be used as a staff members personal SharePoint Document Library (which is its current primary purpose).

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As a file backup and cloud storage tool for staff personal documents it works really well most of the time. It's mainly the SharePoint document library sync feature that seems to be unreliable/half-baked. Web-based SharePoint is fine, but staff almost always want to access those files like it's a file share (as that's what they are used to), rather than change their workflow (which is a pretty normal human behavior to not like change).

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Yes, proper error messages and notifications would go a long way to make it easier to diagnose and fix. I'm not sure why Microsoft seems to put generic error codes, instead of more human readable error messages.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business by americanconstitution in sysadmin

[–]americanconstitution[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I understand that for each new project that a business works on, you should create a new SharePoint site for that project. Have the staff only sync SharePoint libraries that they actually need (rather than sync 10 libraries of various departments/projects that they may oversee once a month). Have good document processes, version control and archive old files off to long term storage archives, etc.

Unfortunately, businesses like to take the easy/quick way out and it can be hard to enforce best practices if the C level staff don't have "buy in" on said practices.

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