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I would say it was made for this purpose Windows Multipoint Server presents a login just like a Windows client(In a domain environment). We have been using WMS since 2010, since its development has stopped we are phasing it out. Jason

The Clever badges product looks very interesting. Does anyone know what this costs? Thanks for the feedback. Jason

We call this before the OPPTransition. reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyServer /d "10.0.1.170:8080" /f reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyServer /d "10.0.1.170:8080" /f Jason

Has anyone found a way to simplify logging into Windows computers for young elementary students? I was thinking a picture password, or pin, etc.. I know with Windows 10 they have Windows Hello but that still has to be per computer. Thanks, Jason

I am pretty sure they copy students have is not in the browser. Any ideas for blocking those besides uninstalling Java?

I was wondering how many people are using a RuleSet? I plan on implementing one in the fall. Does the ruleset restrict local java applets? My kids love bring in minecraft on an key and installing it. Thanks, Jason

Doesn't work well for us. I could get the Office365 codeplex script to work for staff but for students it never worked. MS needs to remove the Office365 re-authenication then it will work.

I think I am going to go with this solution. Windows 7 – Shutdown message with countdown and cancel | IT Support Guides Then set it up as a scheduled task with group policy. Windows 7 – Run Scheduled Task Interactively | IT Support Guides Thanks, Jason

Bummer. Just looking at SmartPower. It looks interesting if it were free for education. I don't think I would need a cancel button since it detects inactivity.

FOG looks pretty interesting. We use ConfigMgr here. Can you strip out the shutdown feature so it is super simple and small footprint?

Yes, I need the cancel option. I have used the Poweroff program that has been around since 2000 but with Windows 7 it does not display the shutdown/cancel option so I am looking for something new. Thanks, Jason

What are some recommendations for a Free shutdown utility that works with Windows 7/8 that you can configure to run as a service? Thanks, Jason

I need the Windows Store Apps - A Deployment Guide for Education document about a month ago... I heard from about 5 people at MS and all of them said bits and parts of this document but none had all of this information. It is nice it is finally all put together but this should have been released on RTM day of Windows 8.1... Come on MS get your sh.t together.

Yes, pretty much... I am planning on opening a case with MS Premier about this issue to see what they say.

I was able to get our students Office 365 drive mapped using Group Policy Preferences. Here is our path... https://BLAH-my.sharepoint.com/personal/%username%_BLAH_org/Documents There is one big gotcha. If the folder mapping to work you must sign in and click "Keep me signed in". Then logoff, login and the mapping will work. Thanks, Jason

Does this model suffer from the video streaming issue with the sound getting out of sync? I know several of the other models in the market do. Thanks, Jason Oliphant

We are running a test school in the fall that will have about 30 multipoint servers setup. This replaces all of the standard student desktops with multipoint servers. We are using Dell T3500's with the nvidia NVS 420 and NVS 295. This would give us 6 stations. About $2k each. We tried using the wyse usb stations and it max's out the cpu if you watch any type of live streaming video on 3 stations and above. We thought that was a huge issue so that is why we went with the other route. Thanks, Jason

Has anyone else looked at Multipoint server 2010? I think we are going forward with a good size test this fall. I am in the process of working out the bugs with Group Policy and deployment. Jason

Use this... It works great.. Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine ? Start to Finish V2 - Blog.BrianLeeJackson.com Thanks, Jason

You guys might want to give this a try.. It works great.. Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine ? Start to Finish V2 - Blog.BrianLeeJackson.com Thanks, Jason

Here is what I had to do.. I hide the Control Panel all together. And placed a Printers Shortcut on the desktop which shows all of the printers installed. Fix below.. Part 1 just explains how to hide the "devices and printers" But if you have gotten this far with the issue I am sure with Group Policy that you can figure out how to hide the entire control panel. PROBLEM: Workaround needed to hide the Devices View in the Devices and Printers Control Panel Applet. RESOLUTION: Following steps were provided as a workaround to achieve desired results: 1. Disable the “Devices and Printers” from Control Panel using the Group Policy. We can use the policy “Hide specified control panel items” to remove the control panel item from the Control Panel window: a. Edit a GPO on the domain or create a local policy using Gpedit.msc on the computer. b. Navigate to User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Control Panel. c. Double-click Hide specified control panel items in the right pane, select Enable, click Show button, and type Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters. 2. Once this policy is in place, we go to Regedit and create this following Entry, this will create a Shortcut for Printers Folder on the Desktop of the user. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d} @="Printers"

This is our issue too.. What are the draw backs to switching? To disabled the Force classic start menu? Thanks, Jason

Just found out if you put Smart board 10 on computer image and then deploy that image, Notebook with deactivate. Here is the reactivation string. Here is the command for manual activation.: “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SMART Technologies\SMART Product Update\activationwizard.exe” --suid clash_notebook --m=6 --pk NB-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX –a Please replace the NB-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx with the volume NB10 Product Key. Jason

Nick, All of our teachers have laptops that we have provided. I will not be providing keys for them to take home but if they figure out how to get the serial number and then register it more power to them. Each key is good for 1000 computers. That is my issue right now. So I am going to deploy it very carefully. Jason

Hey Nick, I have notified Smart Tech of the Product update proxy bug. What I have found out is that the product update does not pass proxy authentication. We use Websense and ISA and it will not authenticate. It also uses the machine set proxy not the users proxy. This is in the registry and also set by group policy. When I set it to our proxy with no authentication and at the machine level it works just fine. No work arounds I have played with everything in the registry for the product update and talked to Smart Tech. Jason