HowTo: Remove Storage Replication with no impact
One of the little gotchas when managing Volume Replication is that when you try to remove volume replication, the service can become unavail...
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PS: Remove users from the old VDI solution
Part 3 of 3 The last step is to revoke access, to the old VDI environment, from the users in the list generated from the script in the p...
PS: Cross Reference Script
Part 2 of 3 The second report I needed to generate was a list of users who are current users of the new VDI environment, which was rol...
PS: Obtain a list of users from an AD Group, and include their Department name
Part 1 of 3 You'll find countless examples of derivatives in the web, but for the task at hand, I needed to provide a list of users ...
Manage desktop icon arrangement with Group Policy
Registry Path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop\FFlags (REG_DWORD) Auto arrange icons Align...
Change Desktop icon size with Group Policy
In almost all VDI engagements, I would advise against statically setting the default icon size, because more often than not, the desktops ...
Cheat Sheet: Enable PowerShell Remoting
Test for PS Remoting Run the command from an administrative machine: Enter-PSSession -ComputerName LAB-CLI-01 Enable PS Remoting ...
Client Side Rendering and Network Printers
Background A client alerted me of an issue they had while deploying Windows 10 to their branch offices. They make use of a Windows Print...
Disable Synchronization for feeds and Web Slices
You can apply a Group Policy setting to prevent a Windows system from creating scheduled tasks like the one below: Use the Setting be...
Remove Phantom Printers from Server 2016
When you log in as an administrator, you might find a network printers that can’t be removed between reboots. The appear in the “Printers ...
Deploy a Scheduled Task (via GPO) to run a script as the logged on user
Background Occasionally, a colleague would ask if it's possible to run a script on a Windows endpoint or VDI/RDSH desktop when a user...
Force a Lock/Logon Screen image on Server 2016+/Windows 10
By default, Windows Server 2016 sets the default logon screen's background to a solid color. Note that it's actually an image file (...
Hide Windows Defender Icon from the Notification Tray
The following steps will essentially hide the Windows Defender icon on non-persistent systems. There are multiple ways of achieving the same...
Disable Ease Of Access Settings in Windows 10/Server 2016
Another oldie. I might as well dump my whole OneNote Notes from 2011 into this site. Registry Settings for Group Policy Processing User...
Missing System Icons from the TaskBar
Not realizing how useful this can still be today, I had to dig up my OneNotes of Ole' and dust off this tidbit of info. Background ...
Windows 10 freezes when Topaz Signature Pad is connected
Symptom When connecting to a Citrix MCS-provisioned Windows 10 desktop, the OS will stop responding shortly after the Topaz Signature ...
Mapped Printers do not appear in Devices and Printers Control Panel Applet
Symptoms 1. Occurs in Windows Server 2016. 2. Mapped printers do not appear in the Devices and Printers Control Panel Applet. 3. You can...
Disable USB Root Hub Power Management
Windows Power Management may interfere with fingerprint, proximity badge and palm readers by shutting them down and improperly re-initializi...
Optimization Tests
Items that apparently improve performance, but will need to be tested and quantified before recommending: Server 2012 R2 and above: Swit...
Free Group Policy Tools
https://sdmsoftware.com/gpoguy/free-tools/library/ After registration, you will be forwarded to this location, where you can immediately d...
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