https://www.edugeek.net/rss/1-edugeeknet-whole-site.xml/Whole site feedenWhen opening Google admin there is a notice that says Is this something new? Most of the apps we don't use anyway but there are a few apps we do use, namely CS First, Chrome Web Store, Google Play and Google Maps. Being a primary I'm not too sure how to go forward with this. Any advice?Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:20:38 +0000Has anyone every reflashed a Lenovo tablet with its Android OS? It's locked to a MDM from a company that no longer exists, question is if I reflash it will it work or will it some how connect back to the MDM?Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:18:27 +0000Got a strange one that I cannot get to the bottom of. Outlook 365 classic, fully up to date on a Windows 10 machine (yes I know, it is what it is) when printing certain emails Outlook crashes. Nothing that I can see similar on the affected emails, have to crash out of Outlook but will still not print. Have recreated Outlook profile and it still does it, read various articles about trying virtual printers, deleteting certain files, no joy. I'm at a bit of a loss, any suggestions?Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:17:19 +0000Morning, just reaching out to see if anyone else is experiencing this issue. We have a bizarre scenario where you may have a device, for example a laptop... user logs on everything is great and then randomly they will get in Edge and Chrome a message that says "Hmmmm your internet access is blocked"... But if you open up firefox you can browse the internet no problem... but then the device almost slowly dies and looses all connectivity. A reboot sorts it and the issue might go away, but then randomly happen again in a couple of days... or even a week later. Our set up is Windows 11, Panda 360, Lightspeed, and the basics, nothing fancy. Mainly Asus laptops, although the same issue happens on desktops, surface devices, lenovos dells etc We have performed Driver updates, bios updates, firmware updates, rebuilt devices.... just when you think ... looks like we cracked it, it pops its head up again. It was just a long shot but just wondered if anyone else has had any issues like this...Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:34:51 +0000Hello, First time posting, so apologies if I get some stuff wrong. We've been getting increase reports from our teachers when moving between classrooms they lose all USB peripheral access (mainly mouse and keyboard). Currently the only sure fix has been a restart, but this irks some of them. We have played around with the USB selective suspend settings, and this has had a positive effect for some but not others. Has anyone had an experience like this or any thoughts? Campus wide we are using HP Elitebook 840 G6 with 2013 HP ultraslim dock, all are on Win 11 25H2 and were refreshed over the summer break.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:24:09 +0000Having a bit of a panic attack while trying to sort this one. Renamed a user who either got married or divorced over the summer, and it's something I've done numerous times without issue but this time after the rename, they can't access their OneDrive and I get "Error trying to get OneDrive settings" if I try to access it via 365 admin. I've gone into SharePoint admin and verified that their personal folder still exists as far as that tells me but if I try to access the personal folder, I get "404 FILE NOT FOUND". I've tried renaming the user back but it's not changing the account name or personal site URL back and I've tried removing the OneDrive licence and adding it back in. Reason for the panic attack? We have no backups of any of our 365 tenant anymore. We did have Barracuda until January of this year where the trust stopped paying for it because it was deemed "too expensive" and there hasn't been any budget to buy any sort of replacement for it. We did also have access to our backup archive until yesterday when they'd sent an email informing us that we'd be losing it all. So you can imagine how I might be feeling right around now. 😢Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:09:16 +0000Due to the recent iPad price rises, that were already slightly out of our reach before the increase (and a potential 1:1 device deployment across primary and secondary schools), we started looking at Android tablets (1/2 price of an iPad). Not an easy decision, as we already have 500+ Intune managed iPads, but schools can't afford them moving forward. Intune Android management with the Microsoft Managed Home Screen app seems to be working well. It's easy to lock down devices, supports Microsoft 365 account authentication, and offers single sign-on, although that can be a bit hit and miss. Not really an issue on 1:1 devices, but it can be more problematic in a shared device setup. We chose Lenovo Tab K11 Gen 2 model because the specification and price is reasonable and it supports palm rejection. Is anyone using Android tablets at a larger scale? How have you found them? Is anyone using the Lenovo Tab K11 Gen 2? What is the battery life like after few months of usage? Experience with Lenovo devices lifespan and reliability? ThanksWed, 16 Sep 2026 09:06:25 +0000Is anyone else getting block pages on Arbor today, or had them previously? The error says the content "has been blocked because it does not comply with the acceptable usage policy"; see screenshot above. It looks like a Smoothwall issue, but it is generated within Arbor!Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:04:14 +0000Work for a state funded cooperative that works with schools throughout my state (NJ) We have a service where we manage the social media accounts for these schools. Right now the school gives each person assigned access with that persons personal FB account I hate this. I researched and it looks like FB business manager is the way to go. The lead of the team that runs this service has said that they looked into it and the districts would need to recreate their pages and we would have to own them. This seems opposite of everything I have read about business manager Anyone using it to manage multiple schools?Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:45:23 +0000Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:37:43 +0000Hi all, Hope you are well. We have recently moved all of our devices to intune, how do others handle exams on school devices please? We have exam write pad which is installed and working. ThanksTue, 15 Sep 2026 16:00:18 +0000I know that for sometime now, you could throw quite a bit of work at CoPilot, ChatGPT, Claude etc. both on free and lower-end subscription tiers and it would pretty much get on with it. Today however, I have experienced several of these now limiting their use in several ways. Today, both ChatGPT and Claude both halted whist doing some image work telling me I'd ran out of credits\free usage time, even though these were quite simple tasks, and I haven't used them in several days, and I know that ZeroHour uses these quite heavily and it seems very random in how much you can or cannot get out of it at any given time. I think the AI industry needs some kind of standard by which tokens can be measured to allow users to better manage their usage (and billing!). Back to Photoshop I go!Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:16:53 +0000Hi all, I wonder what others are using for their Settings Page Visibilty settings, mainly for staff as students I want locked down as much as possible. So far I am using the following. showonly:bluetooth;printers;network-status;wifi;ethernet;network-vpn;defaultapps;appsfeatures;display;sound;network-status;wifi;ethernet Seems a little bare in there. I have also locked down control panel with the following. Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters Microsoft.Fonts Microsoft.Mouse Microsoft.Keyboard Microsoft.Sound Microsoft.System Microsoft.DefaultPrograms microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel I have noticed in control panel I am struggling to find the right microsoft. setting to allow access to outlook / email account settings, Especially for admin staff. If anyone has some suggestions or things I have missed please fire away!Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:47:11 +0000Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:46:59 +0000So we are moving to follow on printing and finally getting rid of the majority of the 55 printers that we have. The plan is not to have printers in the IT suits. The Exam Officer has got wind of the plan and is in a flap. We do a few exams for SEND pupils using ExamPro and on completion they print the scripts (X2) and the student then signs each page. Anyone do something similar without the printer in the exam room and how does the Exam people handle it?Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:27:51 +0000Salary: £25,879 - £30,581 (XCET PS4 - PS5) per annum, dependant on experience. Hours: 36 hours per week, full-time (Monday to Friday). Start Date: ASAP We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed IT Technician to join the Xavier Catholic Education Trust (XCET) IT team based in Chertsey. The IT Technician will be required to troubleshoot hardware and software issues, support staff and students, and help ensure that all IT services run reliably and securely. The position also involves proactive maintenance, monitoring network performance, and adhering to data protection and safeguarding standards. The successful candidate will also be expected to support and visit multiple schools within XCET as required, providing on-site assistance and contributing to trust-wide IT projects. Strong communication skills, a customer-focused approach, and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential. Link to Apply: IT Technician - Eteach Closing Date: Monday 21st September 2026 at 5pmTue, 15 Sep 2026 11:34:22 +0000Good morning all, Not sure if I am going about what I want to achieve in the right way but if possible I would like to create a Team into which the members have permission to open and download documents but not edit\upload while the owners retain the right to edit\upload. I am assuming this is done on the SharePoint side after the Team is created rather than on the Team side but cannot quite figure out how to get that balance right. Thank youTue, 15 Sep 2026 10:14:12 +0000Has anyone managed to do this yet? Seems like editing an existing VPP token isn't supported (greyed out), and creating a new DDM-based VPP token with the same Apple VPP email address leads a "Duplicate" error. Deleting the original MDM-based VPP makes it sound like all apps linked to that VPP will be removed from devices? Obviously don't want that but don't trust that pushing out the DDM-based token straight after will stop that from happening.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:02:13 +0000Yesterday our computers installed KB5124008. Now they won't map any network printers, manually or through GPO. The drivers are pre-installed locally and the printers are mapped through GPO to a print server. When we try and map, we get an error stating a policy is in place preventing it. No GPO changes. Uninstalling the update fixes the issue. Anyone else being affected? I can't see anything from Microsoft to suggest this is an expected change?Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:22:22 +0000https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-september-kb5002914-security-update-breaks-excel-copy-and-paste/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:13:19 +0000Hi All, I need some advice/help in our server room we have 3 servers that are currently working but my manager would like us to know warranty end date of those 3 severs How can i locate when our warranty ends for those 3 seversTue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:01 +0000Starting to have a few more issues with PEAP authentication with newer Android versions and Samsung devices. Up to, I believe, Android 15 it seems quite easy - forgo the CA certificate, provide username and password and remove "anonymous" from the anonymous identity and everything connects hunky dory. Iphones are even less hassle - username, password, trust the smoothwall certificate. end of. However on newer devices and Samsungs, it won't progress without either using a system certificate or installing one, adding yet another step. It's easy to say I'd love to ditch BYOD and I still think it's days are numbered but mobile signal round here is non existent. I'd also love to be able to leverage the options in Cambium but.... we all know why that's probably not worth pursuing at the moment. So for certificates, what exactly are others doing please? I've tried using system certificate and our local domain but that doesn't work, and not a clue what actual certificate to provide for connecting in the first place. Documentation to this effect seems to be all over the shop and my brain hurtsTue, 15 Sep 2026 08:47:08 +0000Hi all, We have noticed that several of our HP computers have been running very sluggishly recently. It is unclear if this is related to a recent update or a hardware issue, and because it is only affecting certain HP machines, it has been difficult to pinpoint the cause. Has anyone experienced a similar issue following recent updates? Any insights would be appreciated so we can identify the root cause. ThanksTue, 15 Sep 2026 08:18:42 +0000Hi there, Over the past week or so we have had a number of users with issues using 365 apps on their home connections, it's not recognising that they have a licence or if they try to sign in they get error messages about connecting to their account (see image below). All of our users are A3 licenced, however it doesn't happen when they are connected to the school network and works fine. As soon as they connect to their home network or a hotspot the error happens again. Has anyone encountered anything like this before ?Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:58:52 +0000Is it possible to have more than one period/day structure? We have an AP that has a different schedule, but this is causing issues with staff timetables as the periods do not line up. Scomis, our support provider, say no. I have read snippets here and there that say yes, but do not elaborate. Is this possible? We can't be the only school to have an alternative provision on a different timetable. Our "timetabler" has washed his hands of it so it falls to IT as per usualTue, 15 Sep 2026 07:08:41 +0000