Splashtop on Windows computer name update

There are three options:

• 1. Rename it manually on the managed computer using splashtop client:

• 2. Rename it remotely using Splashtop Business:

• 3. Rename it using registry key delete:
  you can delete the key using remote management or by editing the registry on the remote machine directly using regedit by
  deleting this key and restarting the computer:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Splashtop Inc.\Splashtop Remote Server\CloudComputerName

G-Suite add a native printer

Simple solution to add printer to managed Chromebooks:

go to google and follow the instructions : https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7276100?hl=en
Below is a picture of the configuration which worked for me.
I was missing the Path information for Air-print capable printer: /ipp/print

To add LDP capable printer:

Meraki system manager Third Party System Preference Panes

When restricting macOS system preferences using meraki system manager settings it is necessary to white list third party plugins.

Here is the location with the information needed:
Macintosh HD> Library> PreferencePane
You will find the list of plugins here.
Right click on the plugin and select “Show Package Contens”
Open Contents folder
Find info.plist file and open it in text editor
You are looking for a line which contains com.pluginname…
something like this: “com.logitech.Logi-Options-Launcher”
And that is what is meraki looking for to be entered in the Third Party System Preference Panes. 

Trigger DEP enrolement on mac OS Mojave

mac OS 10.14.6
sudo profiles renew -type enrollment
older mac OS version:
sudo /usr/libexec/mdmclient dep na

Mac OS Sierra:
sudo rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
sudo rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/
sudo rm /Library/Keychains/apsd.keychain

Reference:

https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/24292/trigger-dep-enrollment-pop-up-notification

Exchagne 2016 update address books using EMS

 Open EMS:

Get-AddressList | Update-AddressList
Get-GlobalAddressList | Update-GlobalAddressList
Get-OfflineAddressBook | Update-OfflineAddressBook

Restart outlook or update outlook offline address book under Send/ Receive Groups:

Change “This PC” using group policy

 It is possible to rename “This PC” using group policy:

add registry entry under: User Configuration/ Preferences/ Windows Settings/ Registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

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Using %COMPUTERNAME% will change it to the actual domain computer name.

Windows 10 remove System Drive after 1803 upgrade

This is what worked for me:

1. start; CMD right click select Run As Administrator
2. mountvol <Letter of the Drive> /d

 

resource:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4337524/windows-10-april-update-new-partition-appears-after-installing

Add FROM: in outlook 2016

 

1. click on “New Email”
2. select options from the tabs on top.
3. click on From icon

that  is all

 

AD user on encrypted MAC

using terminal:

sudo fdesetup add -usertoadd username -usertoadd username -keychain

and or:

1. Login as Local Admin
2. Add AD User to Filevault(you will need user to input AD Password)- Skip this step if you already added and rebooted and not seeing the AD User.
3. Log the Local Admin account out (Do not restart or shut down- just logout).
4. Now you should see the AD User(or Users list if multiple had signed in)
5. Login as AD USER. Then Log out(do not restart or shur down- just logout).
6. from the Login screen now reboot.
7. AD Users should now show up as an option to login in.

reference:

https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/25692/high-sierra-10-13-encrypted-users-not-showing-at-filevault-login-screen 

Fix Cannot get performance counter data

I was receiving management error on my windows 2012 R2 server

 

this is what helped:

1. to rebuild perf registry using elevated CMD enter: lodctr /R
2. re register perf libraries: winmgmt /resyncperf

that is what worked for me.

 

reference: http://www.expta.com/2015/08/fix-for-server-manager-error-online.html

Remove Printer Driver on Windows 10

 To completely uninstall driver after printer has been removed and deleted:

run this command using windows + R

printui /s /t2

this will bring up a list of installed drivers.

Select the one which need to be removed and delete it.