In this engaging second episode, Douglas Brown sits down with the iconic Mark Templeton, former CEO of Citrix and currently the Chairman of the Board at WorkSpot. Douglas and Mark embark on a journey through the evolution of virtual workplaces, discussing the visionary steps Citrix took under Mark's leadership and how these innovations have shaped the industry.
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Microsoft Windows Related Training & Support Archives
Microsoft Windows training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
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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Duplicates Actions on ControlUp Edge DX Reported by Users
Users reported seeing duplicate actions on Edge DX when accessing devices through either a Mac or Windows device. It was determined to be a bug and it will be reported to the Edge DX team. The Microsoft Edge version was 119.0.2151.58 (Official build) (arm64).
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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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Understanding Missing Patches in Reports with ControlUp Edge DX
A user asked about a missing patch in a report and how to solve this issue - the Windows team installed the 2023-09 update, which should contain the 2023-08 update. The user had asked the same question last week and apologized for missing it. The discussion can be found at https://controlupcommunity.slack.com/archives/C0467CPGDM4/p1698340699204209.
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Troubleshooting Script Execution Issues on Windows Server 2022 with ControlUp
Users experienced scripts not executing on Windows Server 2022 but works on earlier servers. Possible problems were discussed, such as GPO settings, the account the script is running under, and if a signature was needed. It was suggested that a signed script may need to be imported, and if the issue persists to reach out to ControlUp support at support@controlup.com.
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How to Change the ControlUp Service Account Password
The team inquired about the consequences of changing the ControlUp service account password - it will affect Windows service accounts, IIS App Pools, monitor settings, and IOP ldap bind. A hint was shared to use the "Uninstall" option in appwiz.cpl and to restart the COP server for best results.
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Resolving High Alerts Issue with Hotfix
Alerts were returning multiple entries and were causing scripts to be run multiple times, resulting in timeouts. Eugene proposed to investigate and a hotfix was applied, solving the issue.
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Limiting the Number of Connections in ControlUp Real Time Console
A new user asked if there was a way to limit the number of connections in the ControlUp Real Time Console that a given user can have to the client machines. The suggestion was to use the Solve console, which the user said might not offer the same 'Incidents view'. However, the Audit Log from the Solve console can show all the triggers that were fired and actions ran, as well as limit the 'Connect to Windows Machine' permission. It was suggested to explain the resource constraints to the help desk team and rely on their own principles of self-control. There is no way to detect if too many connections are open, and the Security Policy is all or nothing.
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Patch Detection with ControlUp EdgeDX Explained
EdgeDX patches are determined by querying the Windows update. It is possible to manually run the script to check for missing patches. The script uses the Microsoft COM object for Windows updates and may not work with other tools such as Big Fix or Intune.
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