A user asked if there was a way to report the logon duration of an endpoint from sign-in to landing at the desktop, as well as a way to report the reboot time of the endpoint. The logon duration can be seen in the Edge DX 'Logons and User Sessions' report, while the reboot time could be reported using a custom report from the Windows Shutdown/Reboot Event IDs. The user appreciated the tip and said they would look into it.
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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 Deployment of Remote DX Agent to macOS via MDM and Terminal
The user was trying to deploy Remote DX agent to macOS via MDM and terminal but encountered errors. It was asked if Citrix or Horizon were used and later clarified that Citrix is being used primarily and version 1 from download center was attempted. Windows part works and a bug case has been opened. The user thanked for the feedback.
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Detecting Corrupted Disks in FSLogix Profile Management
A user asked how to detect corrupted disks in FSLogix profile management when the profile share was full. Another user suggested creating a ScriptAction to be run when the user logs in so details can be captured and alerted if thresholds are exceeded. The ScriptAction will enter the thresholds into the arguments. It will be shared once finished. https://controlupcommunity.slack.com/archives/C046GSUMTJ9/p1670282169889989
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Does rebooting ControlUp servers have a negative affect on load balancing
Various members discussed the need to reboot servers on a weekly basis, and the issues it could create with load balancing. It was suggested that ControlUp users stop and start the monitors directly from the console, which can properly rebalance the environment. It was also suggested that a PowerShell command be created to restart the monitor services at once.
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Troubleshooting General VDI Slowness with Multiple Screens
A user asked for help in finding the source of general slowness in a VMware environment with 4-6 screens, no GPUs, and W10 Kiosks. ControlUp is being used to identify the bottleneck but CPU and RAM are not the source. GPU memory was discussed as a possible bottleneck, and it was suggested to check settings like Display memory limit, CPU metrics, network connectivity and RTT times, plus the fact that the EDT protocol can help. The user later reported that their lobbying for GPUs paid off, and they are getting 12 servers with 2xAmpere A16 GPUs.
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Help Troubleshooting External Monitor Not Turning Off At Night
A user experienced an issue where their external monitor wouldn't turn off at night, even with the "Night Light" turned off. Suggestions were given to check "powercfg/requests" to see what process was requesting the display to stay on, and to use the same command line to override the request. It was mentioned that the suggestions were for Windows and not Ubuntu.
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Creating ControlUp Triggers and Scheduled Reboots in ControlUp
The user asked for best practices when creating triggers in ControlUp and shared their own "findme" trigger for testing automated actions. This trigger is based on an active application title and can be used to fire the trigger when needed. They then covered the use of scheduled triggers for reboot schedules, with examples and providing a filter example with regex. Finally, a trigger for Wi-Fi signal strength, with an example of a created toast notification, was mentioned. Trigger Packs from ControlUp were also included in the post. The Trigger Packs link can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/trigger-packs.
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Developments in Windows Services Monitoring Coming with ControlUp 8.8
A discussion took place about upcoming developments in Windows Services Monitoring. This feature is expected to be available in ControlUp's 8.8 version in Q1 of 2023. There is also anticipated FSLogix integration with Windows 2019. Services will be a big improvement for users who have done a lot of scripting for services in the past.
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