A user asked if there is a way to use SessionCreationDate as a trigger condition for a report. It was suggested to use Invoke-cuquery and toast popup instead, and a sample sba was pointed out as a resource to create Windows Events. The sample can be found in the ControlUp Community Library.
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Microsoft Windows Related Training & Support Archives
Microsoft Windows training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Troubleshooting an Elevated Child Process Error in ControlUp
A user experienced issues running a script through ControlUp Console, getting an error message about an elevated child process. Dennis suggested it may be due to User Access Control being enabled, however it was not enabled. A further suggestion was to try the script locally with the quiet switch, however it was reported that this made no difference. Dennis explained that the difference was that a hidden window was created in the non-interactive window session.
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Troubleshooting AVD Deployment Issues with ControlUp Console
A user asked for suggestions about an AVD deployment issue, where the agent is failing to deploy from the Console on some machines. Solutions such as ensuring Administrative Shares are enabled, and that the account running the ControlUp Console.exe has Administrator permissions on the remote machine were suggested. The Microsoft Troubleshooting page with information on Administrative Shares can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/problems-administrative-shares-missing.
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Fix for a Missing ControlUp Real Time Console Taskbar Icon
A user asked about a missing Real Time Console taskbar icon and a possible solution involving clearing the icon cache and restarting the computer. The user reported that this solution worked.https://www.mycitrix.com/ can also be used to get NetScaler licenses.
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High User Input Delay Issues: Patch Windows OS and Adjust CPU Priority
The user was asked if the high User Input Delay (UIP) was due to infrastructure issues or the Microsoft counter, and @member recommended patching Windows OS if there is a memory leak in ControlUp agent, as well as comparing session count/CPU usage and reducing CPU priority of non-critical processes. The user thanked and will patch as soon as possible. More information can be found in the article at https://support.controlup.com/docs/microsoft-known-issue-user-input-delay-counter-may-cause-handle-leaks-in-controlup-agent.
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Investigating BSOD Reports with ControlUp
A user asked how they can get a BSOD report put into the Device Events of the computer it happened on, and also what parameters are available. A ControlUp member suggested the bug check code should be converted to Hex, and provided an example. They also recommended the user look into scripting, or upgrade to agent 2.13, which includes Windows Error Reporting. ControlUp 2.13 will provide UC&C improvements.
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Performance Monitor Counters – An Overview
@member shared insight into various Performance Monitor Counters, such as CPU Queue Length, Disk Queue Length, Open Handles, Context Switches, and Peak User Input Delay. These metrics measure capacity, thread waiting to be executed, open file handles, rate of context switches, and maximum delay experienced by user input, respectively. Information on these metrics can be found in Microsoft documents (https://systemcenter.wiki/) and a blog post by ControlUp (https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/).
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Where are ControlUp User Console Credentials Stored?
In a Slack discussion, the user asked if the username/password for a ControlUp Enterprise User Console on a custom hive is stored in the cloud. @member mentioned that the credentials are stored locally, saved encrypted in the custom hive local db file. For the Cloud hive, these credentials are stored encrypted in the AWS Key Management Service.
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Controlling Alerts for Event 105 in ControlUp
A user asked if ControlUp sends emails for every single Event 105 (Broker_Provisioning_NGVC_error) or if they can throttle the alerts. ControlUp will send one email per event, however there is a feature request to only respond when the error happens multiple times.
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Upgrading Devices to Windows 10 Version 22H2
A user asked about upgrading devices running Windows 10 version 1909 to 22H2 with a script, and it was suggested that they use a patching manager like WSUS or SCCM. ChatGPT also provided a link to a resource for more information at https://chat.openai.com/share/c88a87a6-dccd-4008-9d32-8f6ea84b3019.
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