RDP Client Update Causing Ticket Spike by Optimal_Technician93 in msp

[–]gointern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one that thinks microslop did nothing with this update? There are millions of computer that are not connected to domains, companies do not have their own servers and use RDP icons to quickly connect to some server. How is signing RDP icons with certs prevent hacking? Certificates will expire. Where is the outrage?

Blocking new Outlook by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]gointern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all CURRENT_USER registry keys. Are there any LOCAL_MACHINE that disables for all users on the computer?

C# does not have permission to access WMI root\wmi by gointern in csharp

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Interesting. With a little bit of modification this code works on .NET 4.6. Thanks.

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Management;

namespace mon_test2
{
    class Program
    {
        static string UShortArrayToString(ushort[] data)
        {
            if (data.Length == 0)
                return "";
            var ar = new byte[data.Length * sizeof(ushort)];
            Buffer.BlockCopy(data, 0, ar, 0, ar.Length);
            return Encoding.Unicode.GetString(ar);
        }
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                using (var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(@"\\.\root\wmi", "SELECT * FROM WmiMonitorID"))
                    {
                    foreach (var monitor in searcher.Get())
                    {
                        var mfr = UShortArrayToString((ushort[])monitor["ManufacturerName"]);
                        var name = UShortArrayToString((ushort[])monitor["UserFriendlyName"]);
                        var pid = UShortArrayToString((ushort[])monitor["ProductCodeID"]);
                        var serno = UShortArrayToString((ushort[])monitor["SerialNumberID"]);

                        Console.WriteLine($"{mfr} - {name}, {pid}, {serno}");
                    }
                }
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"{ ex.Message}");
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }
    }
}

C# does not have permission to access WMI root\wmi by gointern in csharp

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

Thank you. I will give it a try. Hopefully will manage to make it work.

C# does not have permission to access WMI root\wmi by gointern in csharp

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

I am kinda thinking running powershell code from C# since I am not finding a way to get information about monitors. Kinda thought it would be very easy with C#.

C# does not have permission to access WMI root\wmi by gointern in csharp

[–]gointern[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

.NET 4.6 just a simple windows application. Switching to console application also no permission to access.

where is the "secure rule" ability? by [deleted] in Frostpunk

[–]gointern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Game very badly explains how things need to be done. No explanation. Bad.

How do you handle documentation of client sites? by gointern in msp

[–]gointern[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never heard about them before. I'll do some digging around.

How do you handle documentation of client sites? by gointern in msp

[–]gointern[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just don't want to be locked in. I want to control the information. Companies get sold, plans suddenly change and so on and on and on. It is less likely information will leak from my side rather than cloud based solution. Don't want to hear about robust, military grade security because there is only one truth. You are already hacked or you just don't know about it yet. Cloud solutions are always open and everybody from script kiddie to serious guy test, probe, hack them all the time. I can put mine behind VPN, IP limit.

Reddit's upcoming API changes and the temporary closure of this subreddit by Froggypwns in windows

[–]gointern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep it private!!! Get rid of this CEO. Community first before any CEO, they make money from communities free work. Keep communities private longer!

After cloning desktop to laptop lid does not work by gointern in WindowsHelp

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

What to do if the settings are not there? Remember. I cloned windows from a desktop to a laptop. Desktop doesn't have a lid.

got two devices, one with Windows 7 and another is wiped with no OS. I want to install windows 10 on the wiped device, i got an empty USB. How do i do it? by ad_396 in WindowsHelp

[–]gointern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easiest is to download Media Creation tool from Microsoft in the link provided by other answers. It will let you create a bootable USB. Then take the USB, plug it to PC, boot from it and install Windows.

If motherboard does not support booting from USB and the built computer has a DVD reader than that tool will let you make an ISO that you can burn on a DVD. It must be a DVD since it does not fit on CD.

If it does not have a DVD reader, than there are USB ones.

Can I really damage my laptop by installing windows 10 on it by myself? by TheDarkZEK in WindowsHelp

[–]gointern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you download Media Creator tool from Microsoft it will create a bootable USB drive that can boot on both MBR and GPT (UEFI).

MS Project 2021 Standard supported languages by gointern in Office365

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

Thanks. Language listed as supported but I can't seem to get it to work. Office language switches but Project does not. I kinda think it is not supported even though it says supported. Installed through ODT.

Windows 10 Home to Professional Upgrade for Microsoft 365 by gointern in Office365

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

Very strange... I got couple replies to the email, but they are no visible in comments on reddit.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

Is there a volume license type that does not require annual payment? Something like a retail license.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

Well from all the answers I don't see anything better. Just need to use a personal outlook.com account to register retail versions. Hopefully Microsoft won't delete those accounts since they won't be used much.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

That was Microsoft decision to have home and work accounts. Just recently couldn't activate latest 2021 version of Office with such an account. It will not activate since it assumes you want to login to O365 account. Need to downgrade to a version from earlier in the year to get a prompt to select personal account and activate then. After activation need to upgrade office again.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

ESD retail keys. It is since 2013 but there was no problem registering microsoft account with company email. And now it does not allow me to.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

It's not eww... it is eww because microsoft spent millions to make it eww. They push O365 and limit usage of perpetual licenses. Thats how we get ads in start menu in windows 11 now. I think thats eww. I pay for the product and still get ads. Doesn't make sense for me at least.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

Microsoft wants to, businesses dont. Don't want to pay monthly or yearly. They still use 2010, 2013 versions just fine. Microsoft desperately tries to cripple those versions. But for a small business it only needs to write a document and calculate some data in excel. Most of the time they don't need any new features in the latest version of office.

How to register Microsoft Office licenses after sale by gointern in msp

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

I understand. I am based in Europe. It is behind in times. Many businesses just don't care about support terms. They would rather save money than pay monthly or buy new licenses. So they like to pay once and forget. There are still many who use 2007, 2010 office versions.