A user asked if anyone had a working ControlUp script to analyze Outlook Add-in load time. The user was provided with a script that specified a path to the Outlook Add-in manifest file, created a new Outlook Application object, recorded the start time, loaded the Add-in, recorded the end time, calculated the load time, then displayed the result in seconds. The user thanked the other for the help.
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ControlUp Scripts & Triggers Training & Support Archives
ControlUp Script and Trigger training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Renaming FSLogix Profiles with ControlUp Scripts
A user asked for a script that logs off a user and renames their FSLogix profile on the share. ControlUp suggested two ways to accomplish the task depending on group policy settings. If FSLogix is set for "Access network as computer," a script action executed in the machine context would work. If not, the ControlUp console user's permission needs to be granted on the profile share. A script would need parameters for the Session Id, FSLogix Profile Container Path, and User. The old profile will be renamed while the new one is created for the helpdesk to give users.
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Editing Analyze Drive Contents with TreeSize in ControlUp
A user wanted to use TreeSize instead of WinDirStat to edit the contents of the Analyze drive and was suggested to make a copy of the script and modify it to use the TreeSize exe. They retried running it from the command line and confirmed that TreeSize is running on the VDAs, although the user had not tried to run the scan exe from the user's VDA. The user has now confirmed that they have got it.
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Using ControlUp for Client Connection Failures in Citrix Director
An error of "Client connection failures" was encountered in Citrix Director. ControlUp was asked if it could be used to identify these errors and initiate a script-based action, to which a user suggested using the folder metric "User Connection Failures Per Hour" as a trigger.
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Finding the URL for an MS Edge Process
A user asked for tips on pulling the URL an MS Edge process is accessing, which they found out is only available on the session level as the Microsoft API call only shows the active tab. The URL can be found in the active URL column as "Browser URL". It is only available when the browser is in the foreground.
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Setup Alert for Application Version Updates
The user is searching for an alert to notify them whenever an application is updated, as well as a reportable data regarding monthly Windows Patching. It was suggested to set up a trigger for process started, or use a process statistics report for an overview of version usage.
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Troubleshooting Analyze BSOD Minidumps ControlUp Script Issues
A user was running the Analyze BSOD minidumps script as System instead of SIP service start, and it was successful the first time and then stopped working. It was recommended to delete some data in HKLM and to empty the data index unless it was changed. The user also wanted the script to write to an index and device events, and was informed that these were not mutually exclusive.
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Implementing the Analyze BSOD Minidumps Script with ControlUp – Highly Recommended
Edge DX users are encouraged to bring in the "Analyze BSOD Minidumps" script from ControlUp, with technical support available from @member. The script can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yoavital_we-have-an-awesome-new-script-for-controlup-a[…]400747167744-ABLX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop.
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Adding Entra ID Joined Machines to Control Up
It is possible to add Entra ID Joined machines to Control Up with a DNS record or via the Cloud Connection Sync Script, which adds all machines in an Azure subscription. The Universal Sync Script can also be used to synchronize EUC environments. Instructions for both can be found at https://support.controlup.com/.
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Setting an Alert for MS Teams Crashes
A user asked about setting an alert for MS Teams crashes. They tried various settings and changed the operators to “contains.” Another user suggested that the number of hits and platform should be set to 600, 1, 3600 and “all platforms” respectively. After that, the user was able to set the alert. However, the user suggested analyzing data first to avoid false positives. Lastly, the user asked if it was possible to exclude certain errors from the alert description. To solve the issue, they want to run a clear Teams cache script in the event of a real crash.
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