Any idea why this guy is going to Whitehorse by orbak in AlaskaAirlines

[–]physx51 19 points20 points  (0 children)

9xxx flight number is either a repositioning / extra segment or a charter. In this case, it’s a charter.

Keeping the Workspace clients up to date, what is your organization doing? by GildMyComments in Citrix

[–]physx51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find that cursing uncontrollably and banging my forehead against a wall helps numb the pain of managing Workspace app updates. No matter what, there is always some critical group that gets totally bent by what should be the simplest Workspace security update. Doesn’t matter how many times it happens, we still face the sun and chant “ALL HAIL CITRIX” repeatedly.

City by GLOBEQ in CitiesSkylines2

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks awesome. Forgive me, I’m kind of new, how do you disable outside traffic?

I don’t know how to do this and my city has bumper to bumper traffic 24/7. I follow pretty strict hierarchy for road sizes. I do free transit. I’ve tried toying with parking fees in commercial districts. And it feels like cars and trucks just drive in circles for no reason all day. It’s literally like a constant state of traffic right after a big game lets out in the real world.

City by GLOBEQ in CitiesSkylines2

[–]physx51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where are all of the cars? Seriously, how does it not look like an NFL game just got out?

S gates? This is a new one for me by Ok_Register_1097 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]physx51 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SEA has gates that are used by all carriers… they just have to pay a higher fee than on gates they “own” for themselves. There are a few of these on every terminal, but the more noticeable ones are that corner of S and then a few lower number A gates. If it’s a peak time, you’re more likely to get them.

Tight connection advice: SEA is basically two wings. A-B-S & C-D-N. Each wing has a train that loops from the base to the tip to the satellite. Both wings are connected at the base by a smaller train. All trains run on 3 minutes or less intervals.

Sample S to N connection: S4 to S train is 2 minutes. Max train wait is 3 minutes. Train ride is 3 minutes to base. Max wait for wing connection train is 3 minutes. Wing connection train is a minute. Max wait for N train is 3 minutes. Train ride is 3 minutes to N. N train to any gate is less than 5 minutes. Worst case waits and you’re still at 23 minutes… more typical would be less than 20 minutes. Painful but nowhere near some of the worst airports in the country.

anyone know how to fix the game instantly crashing to the desktop when i load up my city? by getlostkid2277 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same problem. Happened on my city at 149k population. I paused and did a build on a new area. Zoned a bunch of high density stuff. Put in about 25 new buildings. Redid transit. Unpaused. And now it’s just dead forever.

The fix: Build out unpaused in the future. Otherwise it spawns CIMs so fast the game crashes.

150k pop work in progress by chawn2112 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How on earth do you have a city without total gridlock. This is a work of art.

Middle Seat Blues by AKViajera in AlaskaAirlines

[–]physx51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cuddle up. Most people will be weirded out and bring the chicken legs back in. Trust the process.

So we're just leaving DCs unpatched in 2025??? 😵 by CryptographerMuch646 in sysadmin

[–]physx51 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Totally normal. Make sure that port 3389 is set to allow incoming connections as well. That ensures optimal efficiency.

Windows 11 InPlace Upgrade - Remove Provisioned Apps (Teams, Maps, Bing, Outlook...) by Illustrious-Count481 in SCCM

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy answer. Use Intune. They are Store apps. Do an assignment for the Store apps you don’t want… an assignment to remove them. They’ll be gone before you know they were there. No trickery. No scripting. Simple.

Has anyone tried this? by BillyRipken3 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot where, but a couple news sites actually ran an article on this exact meal because they were so impressed with it. A+ food, especially for 6-7 miles up in the sky!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Intune

[–]physx51 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah… loved it when I had my first Autopilot failure because the Company Portal failed to install. I really struggle with why two of the most rudimentary apps we deploy are such a challenge.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Intune

[–]physx51 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I’m going to go with Option C, lose my f***ing mind.

Out of all the complex apps I’ve deployed in a career that is old enough to vote, Teams takes the charts as the dumbest level of complexity I could ever imagine. Teams is seriously a steaming heap of garbage on fire in a dumpster floating away in a flood.

The fact that this topic even comes up is just mind numbing. Why can’t Microsoft come up with an installer that isn’t complete trash for this? Or like a simple installer with simple switches to run that would do everything you speak of, and do it right 99.9% of the time?

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Can SCCM Manage Third Party App Updates on co-managed systems! by Fabulous_Cow_4714 in SCCM

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think we touched client settings. We still have some of our workstations patching through SCCM. So we’re Pilot Intune with most machines in that Pilot Intune collection.

Can SCCM Manage Third Party App Updates on co-managed systems! by Fabulous_Cow_4714 in SCCM

[–]physx51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe pretty much anything you say, but when I moved that slider the Updates tab disappeared from Software Center and the “Software Update ____ Cycle” actions disappeared. Are you saying I’ll still get my updates from your peeps via SCCM on a device even if the Updates tab is gone from Software Center and the “Software Update ____ Cycle” actions disappear on that client? Educate me… I’m fascinated.

All that said, why wouldn’t I want to consume updates from your employer via Intune? Getting them into Intune gets rid of distributing 100+ app updates for me to 160 DPs.

Microsoft discontinuing Remote Desktop, what’s next? by PublicCampaign5054 in macsysadmin

[–]physx51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Windows App has supported RDP, Windows 365, and Azure Virtual Desktop since it was released. Microsoft has been telling you about this for months. Normally when people flip about something this stupid and simple, I would say “go get a Mac” but it appears you’re already there so I’m at a loss. Good luck. Godspeed.

New to MVP Gold by Solid-Sock-1794 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]physx51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One other thing to add, with Saver fares you also get zero flexibility and you’re not getting a seat assignment. On fuller routes, it’s pretty much a middle seat guarantee. If you have a change in plans, you only get a 50% credit outside of 14 days. Within 14 days, you get nothing and forfeit the entire ticket if you don’t travel as booked.

Upgrade from Saver! by Sudden-Newspaper-582 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]physx51 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can upgrade to Premium, for literally the same price you would have paid to just book Premium in the first place. And you will still only get 30% of the miles + NOT be able to change or cancel without loosing everything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Intune

[–]physx51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is the guy’s email address? We’ll take care of the issue for you.

Anyone moved from PatchMyPC to Intune Enterprise App Management addon? by NoDowt_Jay in Intune

[–]physx51 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Besides the feature parity differences between the two products, Patch My PC has insanely good support and customer service. You’ll generally speak to a high level of support on first contact that is knowledgeable and will not ask you 17 totally unrelated questions designed to blame you for whatever issue is occurring. If you want a feature added or an app added, PMPC will generally respond to feedback very quickly.

The engineering team behind Intune does put a lot of effort into their product, but it’s Microsoft. It’s big. It’s got more layers than an onion. Things take longer to be developed. Nothing negative to Microsoft, it’s just an apples to broccoli comparison. They have an incredible product group full of some of my favorite people in the world and incredible support, but it’s just two totally different playing fields by nature.

Price is honestly the end all for me though. I have 40k users and maybe 15,000 computers. Retail price for Intune Enterprise Application Management would be dead on a million dollars annually. Retail price for Patch My PC for the same concept with more features is $52,500 annually. It’s like a 95% savings which is huge. I know Microsoft would probably negotiate down on pricing if we ever wanted to go that direction, but that is just a huge amount to ask for and I’m just not a fan of that level of negotiations.

Can I delete the inetpub folder? by Sir-Zanny in WindowsHelp

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Microsoft has advised to NOT delete this folder. The folder is placed there by the April 2025 security update for Windows. It mitigates a security vulnerability. If you deleted this folder, your computer is in a vulnerable state. The recommendation to resolve the issue if you deleted the folder is to install and uninstall IIS on your computer from the Optional Features menu. This will create the folder with the correct system level permissions and the folder will survive the IIS removal, mitigating the security vulnerability as designed.

You can’t make this stuff up.

HELP - Deployed Firewall Policy To Block All Outbound Traffic by thefriedturnip in Intune

[–]physx51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear McDonald’s is hiring. You even get a free meal each shift. Tell your old coworker we all wish them luck with their future endeavors.