mstech98

We had that issue and for us some of it was caused by software issues and the other from hardware/ infrastructure issues. 1. This KB article may help - KB2775511 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2775511/an-enterprise-hotfix-rollup-is-available-for-windows-7-sp1-and-windows There are about 3 hotfixes in there. To be honest, if we installed them manually it didn't seem to make a difference. Once the hotfixes were added to the image and we were able to reimage the computers we really saw a difference except for... 2. Computers that had the Broadcom 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter. Even with the hotfixes, these computers would take up to 45 minutes to log on! We had 2 models of computers with this card and both had the issue. The computers were purchased new around 2010. I was able to replace most of them with hand-me-downs that had Intel wifi cards and they log in with no issues. We have Meraki access points.

Officially I think they stopped supporting Notebook Express. But if it still works...

What I do here is tell everyone their printer is on an ink budget. The team printers (where students and teachers print) are allotted 2 toners per school year. If they run out they have to plead their case to the principal. This seems to scare the adults at least into thinking about what they print. The teachers were also told not to use the printer as a copier. Now, I can't really enforce that, but I can tell them when their ink is low and they don't have any replacements.

Is there a way you could upgrade Smart Notebook to 11? (I think that was the last free version.)