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I’d like to know about other schools’ experiences migrating from on-premise file storage to OneDrive/SharePoint. Did you move to OneDrive user profiles? How do your user profiles work? Are they 100% cloud only? Currently we store on a NAS (all the usual file server features) and folder redirection. How do you handle the key Downloads/Pictures/Music? For those with apps like Adobe/Unity, anything to be aware of? Currently on AD/domain-joined so not Intune joined just yet. I am in the position to trial this with a small set of users, which will also tie in with an Intune migration eventually. Thanks.

We received two models of HP's from the DFE over the pandemic. The HP 250 G7 we had no problems joining to intune but HP 255 G7 model is failing with the error code 0x800705b4 on the securing your hardware stage. I understand this can point to an error with the TPM chip but the model does have a TPM 2.0 chip.I have created a blank autopilot profile that is assigned no compliance or config profiles but I still get the same error. I have bypassed our firewall/filter to rule out an error with the internet requests being blocked.Any suggestions to get around this would be greatly appreciated!

⭐ Vertical tabs have finally arrived in Google Chrome! 👀 I've been using the Arc and Zen browsers for a while now and I found the vertical tabs feature really cool. Whilst Google Chrome isn't my main brownser, it's great to see it now available as an option in Google Chrome, especially for those times when I have to use it! 🥳 To enable this feature straight away: 1️⃣ Make sure your version of Google Chrome is up to date 2️⃣ Browse to chrome://flags 3️⃣ Search for Vertical Tabs 4️⃣ Set to Enabled 5️⃣ Relaunch Google Chrome 6️⃣ Right click on the tab bar 7️⃣ Select "Move tabs to the side" ⬅️ You can also collapse the tab bar for a minimal look and view more of the webpage.

We’re exploring banning USB sticks and although can easily allow these for our exam accounts, I wonder how others handle completed work. Do you have them save it to the account, and move/print it after? Should you allow USBs for exam accounts?

Hello, I need a script that a user can run from the desktop that will remove or disconnect them from a network drive and then use the same letter and map to a different/new location. From searching the Internet I was able to create these two commands: Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive "O:" , True Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "O:" , "\\servername\foldername" Each command works on it's own. My problem is not know what syntax needs to be added to make this one fluid script. Thanks, Scott

Link: You can spin the gear in the Notepad app : Windows11 [Posted on Reddit: 22nd of March 2022] *May also work in/on some earlier version of Windows.

Hi all Has anyone managed actually install office 2021 via GPO? Quite helpfully there is no msi for it... Im currently using the following script; setup.exe /configure "Server\software\NETWORK\Office 2021\Configuration.txt" I've tried booting from the network and I've tried booting locally. I've tried bat and powershell. Frustratingly the scripts run for other software packages and if I click them manually. And help would be greatly appreciated Chris

Contract: Permanent - 37 hours per week Mon - Fri, 52 week per year Salary: Between £19,000 - £21,000 per annum plus excellent benefits We're looking for passionate techies - whether you've studied tech, got tech knowledge or simply want to get a start in the industry. We love to invest in our own talent and some of our senior managers started in this exact role! What's the job like? As an IT Technician at Herts for Learning you become part of the school family, travelling to school sites providing hands-on support to solve IT issues and building trusted relationships During school holidays you’ll join one of our installation teams, visiting school sites to assist with the installation of new school networks, WiFi or Cloud solutions, and the enrollment of new devices and applications for schools You’ll get the right support to help you perfect your customer service skills to a professional level and you’ll be delighted at the feedback you receive from our schools What we need from you: A genuine passion for technology - you should demonstrate this on your CV. What have you done in your spare time, as well as your qualifications/knowledge? Have you done any free online training? Have you built a website? Do you support family and friends with their IT issues? Some experience of Windows operating systems up to and including Windows 10/Server 2016, Antivirus software, Wireless technologies, Apple iOS, Office365 Enthusiasm and willingness to learn lots of new skills and technologies A reliable car is essential and you must be located within 20 miles of central Hertfordshire A positive attitude and a passion for helping people We will consider applications from a non-technical background if you show aptitude, passion and enthusiasm for learning technology skills. What's in store? A comprehensive induction programme to prepare you for your role, with training provided by accredited coaches helping you to learn all things technology related for schools After your training, working at our school customer sites across Hertfordshire with the full support of a team of experts so that you are never left to face challenges on your own An environment where you are continually learning and challenging yourself technically to fulfill your potential, whether that be as a Technical Account Manager, Technical Architect, Cloud Solution Expert or EdTech Advisor Here are a few of the perks: 28 days paid annual leave (rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service) Industry-recognised qualifications to boost your employability and promotability Travel mileage allowance 10% employer contributory pension scheme HFL Reward Scheme, providing discount on hundreds of retailers for fashion, travel, electronics and much more For more information about the role and the perks, check out the attached Job Outline and visit the HFL Education website. Entry Level Information Technology Technician - Job Outline 2022: Entry Level IT Technician - Job Outline 2022.pdf To apply, email a detailed CV, and a Cover letter, explaining how you meet the requirements of the job outline to [email protected] This job advert may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. To make sure you don’t miss out on this great opportunity, please submit your application as soon as you can. Please note interviews will be held remotely. HFL is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. HFL is also equally committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and we encourage you to view our Anti-racist position statement which gives clarity on our anti-racist stance. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in our organisation, our education system and in all aspects of our society. Therefore, for recruitment into any HFL post, where we have 2 or more candidates of equal merit, candidates with protected characteristics will be given advantage over candidates without such characteristics. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘tie-breaker’ and is referred to as ‘positive action’ in the Equality Act 2010. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us. **APPROVED**

NOTE: I haven't been able to experiment with this, as I don't have access to any machines running Windows. Link: Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z - ryanliptak.com If I were still working, I might have tried this on a machine I knew I was going to rebuild.

Great new role in London 24k to 30k Desktop Support Engineer - John Whitgift Foundation (networxrecruitment.com)

Hi all, Having a really weird issue with the video editor app where if we try to add add video it gives the error "video editor cannot import something went wrong" It seems to only do it when we have folder redirection in place. Does anyone know if video editor looks for a specific location that redirection could be messing up or able to offer any other advice. Thanks Dan

Hi our kyocera printers are printing double but on one sided, rendering the printouts useless. see image below... Here is our setup. Printers are on a print server windows 2016 Users print to a virtual printer (follow me printing via PaperCut) Printer models: Kyocera TASKalfa 8052ci & TASKalfa 8052ci Driver: KX Driver v7.4.0830 (PCL 5c) All printers use the same Driver PCL 5c (NOTE this was swapped as it also happened on PCL 6) Users are Windows 10 Ent This only effects if the user select double sided which is standard practise here. for example a 4 page document will print on 1 page double sided with double layered (printer over each over) Any ideas? Many Thanks Lewis

Morning all, I have MDT2013 update 1 and am deploying Windows 10. I am able to deploy my custim wim file to a new machine but the litetouch application which runs after the deployment does not run automatically? So Office or updates etc do not get installed automatically. In the C drive there is a litetouch shortcut, when you press this litetouch does start, instals updates and restarts. Run it again and Office installs and restarts. Then I have to run it manually a third time and it installs and the process is complete. Is there something I am missing? My original build worked fine. Thanks

Have a bunch of supervised iPads across several schools and started getting complaints that staff can no longer connect iPads to computers(running Windows) to take images/videos off. Ipads were setup with allow connecting to another computer enabled and staff were able to take pictures and videos off. Have tried myself and confirmed this is no longer possible for them. The only change I can thing of is update from ios7 to 8. I have ensured the supervison mac is up to date, including updating configurator, the configuration profile and refreshing the profile installation on the ipads. Is there something that was brought into iOS8 to prevent connection to a computer or is there some part of my configuration that needs updating? Currently have to connect to the supervising mac to get images off which is less than ideal Any suggestions gratefully received!

i'm looking for any alternatives to an Asus T100TA, it must be hybrid or convertible, OS must be windows 7/8 as we are a school that recently opened we don't want to spend any more than £350 ex VAT does anyone have any suggestions on alternatives.

Hi, I have been asked to look into using Forefront TMG 2010 as a Single Sign On solution and speak to other schools in Birmingham who have a SSO solution in place. What I am looking for is a demo of how the system works. I have set-up TMG in a test environment and got SSO working without any issues but I have also been asked to see it working in a school. Is there anyone willing to show me their set-up in the Birmingham area? Thanks, Louis