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The fix for this is to add <generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/> to the runtime section of the .config file as per below: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration> <runtime> <generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/> </runtime> </configuration>

We also have this issue with networked with the internet disabled. Anyone got the lines from the .ini file? Thanks, John

We use screenbeam devices as miracast receivers and have one in every class. All our efforts, which have been extensive, to make them work reliably have been in vain. We even went to the lengths of replacing the WiFi cards in 60+ laptops. This has improved things, but only marginally. Some WiFi cards are known to have issues with miracast, such as the Mediatek RZ616 (which we replaced). They work when they feel like it, with no particular pattern. Video and audio playback is generally choppy and unusable, but sometimes flawless. Sometimes the screenbeams can't be discovered and need rebooting. Sometimes even rebooting doesn't work. Then they show up later in the day or for somebody else with the exact same model of laptop. I know of other schools that have success with them, but what their secret is remains to be discovered.

Hi, We are heading for serverless set up and need to look at replacing cashless catering. We currently use locally hosted Vericool, which seems to work well for us. I believe their cloud-based equivalent is SwiftQ. Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with SwiftQ? Is there anything else anyone would recommend? Cheers, John

Hi all, We have recently invested in a Screenbeam 960 in every class with a view to teachers casting to those instead of plugging in to HDMI. Across the board, we have had no end of problems, including: Multiple connection attempts required Units stop advertising themselves Units reboot during a session Units drop the connection and require a re-connect - sometimes needing multiple attempts Does anyone use these things successfully? At this point, any insight at all would be very gratefully received. Thanks!

We are looking at introducing a 1:1 device programme for our pupils in 2025. I'm curious, do schools monitor such devices with impero or similar, even when the pupils are out of school? What are the ethical / legal considerations here?

Hi, We have a hybrid environment with shared desktops. Sometimes someone will create a file, save it on Onedrive, then log off before it has time to sync. Does anyone know a way to force a sync at logoff? Cheers, John

I remember the first flat screen monitors I saw were Neovo glass fronted ones. They were in a primary school that was situated under a pilon and CRTs jiggled constantly so they had to go flat screen. I shudder to think what the pilon did to the kids' cells.

I had issues sending with SMTP via 365. The obvious one is whether you've enabled SMTP access for the user in 365 admin. If you have conditional access set up, there's a policy that blocks legacy authentication in there too, which we also had to bypass for a specific mailbox.

I use cleanbrowsing at home, which is DNS based. Costs about £5 a month and is pretty customisable. You set the DNS in DHCP to a specified DNS server and it filters everything on your network. I also use the guest wifi for my kids cause I can switch it off at bedtime and not affect the "adults" wifi. I set my own devices to use a different DNS server, so that I'm unfiltered.

Hi, We have recently gone full onedrive for pupils and staff documents. What we find is that if people log off immediately after saving, often their file hasn't synched to the cloud. Does anyone know of a robust way to force a sync during logoff? Thanks, John

Hi, We are looking roll out 2 in 1 laptop devices for staff to use interactively and broadcast to a non-interactive TV. Looking for good battery life and performance at a reasonable cost (i.e. probably not surface pros). Anyone successfully using devices for this purpose and have any recommendations? Cheers, John

echo n | gpupdate /target:user /force echo n | gpupdate /target:computer /force Or identify whether its user or computer that fixes it and only use the one.

Hi, We are looking to implement a 1:1 device scheme in a M365 environment, starting with year 7 in 2024. A question for other schools that have gone down this path, which company do you use for your lease to buy devices for pupils? Also, which devices do you use for pupils, and which devices for staff, and why? Thanks, John

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Hi, The school that I work at are looking at one-to-one device leasing. I'm interested in using Intune to manage these devices, but have no experience with Intune and want to have a go with the trial. Would it cause any problems down the line if I activate the 30 day trial on the schools O365 tenant? Is there any other way of tinkering with Intune without adding it to the main school tenant? Cheers, John

Hi, Further to my Ukrainian language word list post, it is proving quite difficult to find even an English language word/phrase list for these 2 areas of safeguarding. Does anyone know where I might obtain such lists? I wrongly assumed they could be exported from our Impero installation, but they're encrypted to maintain their secrecy. I've got all the Dansguardian phraselists but these don't include much to do with suicide/self-harm or radicalisation. Cheers, John

That's a very kind offer - I just need to get my hands on an English list now!

Yes I guess so. Perhaps that's all I need - to translate such terms into Ukrainian. I just wondered if anyone already had a list ;-)

I wouldn't expect IP address to work as the host probably has numerous websites on it - you'd probably need to add the domain name on the end - i.e. https://x.x.x.x/yourdomain.com or similar. Your host will probably have a direct access URL you can use. Have you checked that you only have one www record in your forward lookup zone?

Hi, We've been advised that we need to be monitoring for Ukrainian language self-harm terms using Impero for our Ukrainian pupils. Does anyone have a list of keywords to monitor? Thanks, John

Hi, Is anyone aware of a tool that can automatically read the email address from AD and populate the email field in SIMS, for pupils? Cheers, John

Hi, We're producing the usual end-of-year slide shows and getting sick of the usual backing tracks and looking for inspiration. Looking for songs that suggest a sense of achievement and progression. Currently, we're using: M People - Moving on up M People - Proud Friends Theme Tune Any suggestions? Thanks, John

I use junction points to make this work. For 64 bit machines, I use a startup script with the following command: mklink /J "c:\program files (x86)\google\chrome" "c:\program files\google\chrome"

From a purely technical point of view, you could create a batch file with a net use command to delete all the mapped drives, show the head how to run it, and see if it improves their experience at home.