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Running User Interactive Scripts with ControlUp for Outlook Teams Add-In Solution

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A team member asked if ControlUp can run user interactive scripts, specifically prompting a user to restart Outlook. Another member suggested using a user script through Actions, unless doing it via an Alert. The reason for the restart was to implement an Outlook Teams Add-in disable and re-enable solution through a silent script. This was for the New Teams, not removing the Classic Teams.

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Ehanced Agent Version Reporting & Control

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As ControlUp for Desktops continues to evolve with new features and monthly enhancements, staying current with agent versions is more important than ever. To support this, ControlUp now includes a dedicated Agent Version Report, giving IT teams clear visibility into the health and lifecycle of agent deployments across their environment. This new report shows how many devices are running the latest GA agent, how many are on supported versions, and how many are running agents that are end-of-support and need immediate attention.…

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Investigating Bogus Framebuffer Memory Usage with ControlUp

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A user reported experiencing strange values in framebuffer memory usage for certain processes in a customer's Citrix environment with NVIDIA L4-4Q. They discovered that this issue can be caused by a broken Citrix XenDesktop graphics driver and was able to fix it by uninstalling and reinstalling the VDA. This issue has also been observed by Microsoft, who have a similar issue with GPU process memory counters reporting incorrect values. A support ticket has been opened for this issue and the ControlUp community has also seen similar cases.

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Controlling High CPU Processes with ControlUp: Tips and Suggestions from ControlUp Team

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A discussion took place about the most efficient way to throttle high CPU-consuming processes, including recommendations for using Citrix WEM or ControlUp for automation. A member suggested checking out built-in ControlUp actions that can be automated through triggers using cmdlets. WEM can also be activated for this customer in the coming weeks. It was also noted that a member named @member discussed this topic recently and may be able to provide more insights. The conversation ended with a mention of "fairly new" features in ControlUp.

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