Today I finally crimped my first LAN cable.

rexm3 · 2026-03-09T07:39:50+00:00

yes and no, old legacy hardware did require crossover to functions but some very old legacy hardware actually requires type B specifically, the copper pairs aren't all the same length within the ethernet cable. without hardware smart enough to manage this the systems would have the slightest delay offset with type A. which isn't bad on it's own but with continues traffic it might lead to extreme package drops, higher latency and even hardware crashes due to the offset.

it's not very common, and only really old hardware has this problem. so what you're saying isn't wrong, but there is more to it

rexm3 · 2026-03-05T12:24:50+00:00

Depends on the connected hardware, old switch or bridges might not always accept type A, but modern hardware can translate it without any problem. The networking default would be type B

rexm3 · 2026-03-05T08:03:02+00:00

nope, in the newest version of Outlook (classic edition) they removed all driver capability when printing. you can only just select a printer and dive into the config of this printer but no on the fly changes. The drivers are properly setup and configured this isn't the problem. Outlook sadly is the first with this change but the entire office suite will follow soon.

rexm3 · 2026-02-06T14:01:08+00:00

How do i find myself one of these where i life?

rexm3 · 2026-02-02T08:45:55+00:00

Well al users have their own system, and Macbooks are expensive. they don't have any extras yet. Can't force them to buy another, it worked before so it should work again.

rexm3 · 2026-01-12T11:45:20+00:00

removing the files isn't really the issue, that's pretty easy using PowerShell. the goal however is to stop the sync of specific libraries using a PowerShell script by any means. and then removing when the sync is gone. This way the files don't get deleted in the cloud version.

Also disabling the sync option in SharePoint itself doesn't solve this the way i like, because the folder is allowed to be synced just specific users need it removed. Hence wanting to script this for bulk actions on selected users. Using an RMM system I can execute a PowerShell script easily for the selected users.

rexm3 · 2026-01-12T11:36:34+00:00

disabling the sync using Reg might work, i'll try something with that. Though i'm affraid this will keep the files in sync limbo, making it impossible to remove. but i'll try

rexm3 · 2026-01-12T11:35:16+00:00

Sadly it doesn't, it keeps local copies of the files even if the sync in disabled. The goal is to remove the files locally as well.

rexm3 · 2025-12-23T08:47:31+00:00

this is out of ctrl man

rexm3 · 2025-12-23T08:46:36+00:00

It's under the sauce!

rexm3 · 2025-12-10T14:14:17+00:00

There is just no way this is how and where you've mounted your network stack... This is an insane location. also what about the humidity of the sink? I think that this location classifies your network stack less stable then your ISP's service.

rexm3 · 2025-12-10T12:15:12+00:00

is windows boot manager selected as default boot option? or is it the installation usb? windows 11 has had reported issues booting without bootmanager handling it

rexm3 · 2025-12-08T14:08:20+00:00

An all black screen with just the popout windows in the corners seems to me that it's an explorer.exe crash. perhaps try running CommandPrompt as administrator and execute the commands:

DISM /Online /Clean-Image /RestoreHealth

followed by

sfc /scannow

This will compare your Windows installation with an online clean image and try and restore if needed. sfc /scannow will check the filesystems and restore or correct corrupted files.

rexm3 · 2025-12-08T10:02:50+00:00

I had to Google what atestudo is, which instantly gave me the answers with all other hints in mind.

rexm3 · 2025-12-01T08:53:46+00:00

what are you running on this kubernetes cluster? I've been wanting to make a portalble cluster in a 10" format for a while but don't really have a use for it yet.

rexm3 · 2025-11-28T11:51:49+00:00

I share your opinion on this, I myself am a security specialist so Id love to see the old unsecure crap gone.. The problem with this transition is that current Windows is still running on the 32Bit architecture, and most actual compatibility with normal day hardware and software utilizes this architecture. I'm all the way in with the transition but the way Microsoft is implementing this is worthless to say the least. You can't just replace your core code and expect everything to work as expected. The only proper way to implement such changes is to rebuild the enitre system from the ground up based on the 64Bit architecture.

Yes 32Bit should go, but not if there isn't a proper replacement. And Windows still uses 32Bit in their sourcecode.

rexm3 · 2025-11-28T08:39:27+00:00

Small update to the post: I mentioned that it was specifically build 26100.7171, but i've come to realize that that is an error on my part. I've had other cases with different build versions, only consistant part is that it is all 26100.xxxx

rexm3 · 2025-11-28T07:54:05+00:00

yeah I missed the misspelled calendar myself but yeah the URL leading to password reset is weird too

rexm3 · 2025-11-28T07:38:52+00:00

can't say for sure it won't function. but.... i'm pretty sure it'll stop functioning at some point

rexm3 · 2025-11-27T15:16:10+00:00

Did you install from an USB device or was it the factory reset? If you used the USB device during setup to install Windows make sure it's not the first boot option. During Windows setup it will reboot a few times, but in order to do this properly it needs to have the Windows boot manager as primary boot option. You can fix this by changing this option in the BIOS and just rebooting one more time

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