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Have a look here: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/downloads/113711-trimble-sketchup-make-2013-nee-google-sketchup-2.html#post1271503

Connect a computer to it via ethernet and browse to my.meraki.com. This should get you the local config pages where you can set static IPs and a host of other settings. https://kb.meraki.com/knowledge_base/using-the-cisco-meraki-device-local-status-page

I had a netgear router brick itself recently and it had a tftp server listening on 192.168.1.1 (it would respond to pings on the same IP too). Uploading the firmware via TFTP fixed it so that could be something to try.

Yup. link removed

It seems to store your credentials in the cloud if you use the iOS version. https://blog.winkelmeyer.com/2015/01/warning-microsofts-outlook-app-for-ios-breaks-your-company-security/ Edit: not sure if it does the same for the android version though

You should be able to do this by using the office 2013 Office Customization Tool (assuming you have a VL version of office 2013). When I created a custom installer for office 2010 it gave me an option to remove all previous versions of office before it installed the newer version.

I'd be pleased with those times too. I get around 20-30s here (not bad considering some of the hardware) I know somewhere local where they won't do anything until the logons take over 7 minutes (with reasonable machines too)

Have you set the permissions correctly in the registry hive? (not the ntuser.man file - you have to open ntuser in regedit and set them there) To be honest that tutorial in the link looks like it would cause problems to me. The only MS supported way of creating mandatory profiles is to use sysprep. I set up a virtual machine to create the mandatory profile and run sysprep - I've had no issues doing this way.

If you have Server 2008 R2 or below its called 'Verbose vs normal status messages'. Caught me out when first playing around with server 2012.

Have a look at WSUSOffline - run that to download all the updates once, then copy them to a usb drive/network share and run it on each machine. Only issue I've found it that the reboot and recall feature doesn't always work on Win7 (although I'm not sure if it is still like that in the latest version).

I initially thought it was something to do with updates too, but I think it's something to do with the helpdesk tile on the homepage (if I remember correctly - I removed it as I've no need for the helpdesk part)

Looks like they do (from the FAQ):

I know it mentions that after an in place upgrade from essentials, but this link states that it is only supported for up to 100 users: Also adding the essentials role will install the certification authority role too - something to bear in mind if you already have an existing CA

it depends - my home machine has 4 files, none of which have a hostname in. On another machine I found a hostname inside netsetup.log (but netsetup.log wasn't present on all machines though)

Check the bios/uefi settings - I know dells have an option to disable sleep in the bios/uefi that will cause windows to disable sleep mode (I think is called something along the lines of 'deep sleep')

I ran into this recently, but it appears that if you have target: set to program files\google\path\to\chrome and start in: set to program files (x86)\google\path\to\chrome, it will work but the only issue is that the chrome icon doesn't appear on 64bit machines. Not nice but it does the job temporarily.

Have to agree with @3s-gtech on the kingstons. I've got a v300 and a number of crucial m500s. The m500s seem noticeably quicker to me when compared to the V300. The crucial m500s have been replaced with the MX100 and M550 though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoWS_SHe4gU

Turn off autoplay/autorun if it isn't already off

Could issues with the NAS be something to do with this? http://www.edugeek.net/forums/o-s-deployment/103042-warning-mdt-2012-issues-ntlm-if-you-allow-apply-local-gpo-package.html

Beaten to it by @Chuckster but here is a link to the follow up patch that MS released for those that are unable to use windows update: Install KB3024777 to fix an issue with KB3004394 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Seen a few bits about this breaking windows updates and certificates on Windows 7 (and also reports mentioning remoteapp on server 2008r2 as well)

There was a windows update that removed the ability to set passwords on local users via GPP: MS14-025: Vulnerability in Group Policy Preferences could allow elevation of privilege: May 13, 2014

You can add an 'Install roles and features' step into the task sequence (Add > Roles > Install Roles and Features) and tick the needed bits and bobs. It saves messing around with the command line steps. Edit - Too slow!

I know meraki has a feature where they can create a mesh based network with the next nearest AP(s) in the case of switch/cable etc failure. Not sure if Meru have a similar feature but it may be worth checking out.