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      nadnerB @gjacobse
      last edited by nadnerB

      @gjacobse said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

      The UserProfile Service is borked... Can only sign in as the user that had it. And even trying to open the User Accounts in Control Panel fails

      Ooooh I hate the control panel crash issue. Don't remember how I fixed it when I had it arrive on my desk.

      Can you open stuff as administrator?

      Edit wait just saw your CDM post.

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        nadnerB
        last edited by nadnerB

        Can you psexec to it?

        Edit: psexec \\$pc -i -s cmd

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          Jason Banned
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          Do you have a sledgehammer?

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            gjacobse @Jason
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            @Jason said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

            Do you have a sledgehammer?

            Upvoted +1.0E999

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              gjacobse @nadnerB
              last edited by

              @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

              psexec \$pc -i -s cmd

              'psexec' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

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                coliver @gjacobse
                last edited by coliver

                @gjacobse said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                psexec \$pc -i -s cmd

                'psexec' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

                You need to download it. It's not built into the system. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/pxexec.aspx

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                  nadnerB
                  last edited by

                  can you create a GPO for that specific SP3 that adds the standard domain account that you're using to the local admin group? Then have at some of the other fixes again?

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                    coliver @nadnerB
                    last edited by

                    @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                    can you create a GPO for that specific SP3 that adds the standard domain account that you're using to the local admin group? Then have at some of the other fixes again?

                    Sounds like GPOs aren't applying. He stated earlier that they have GPO that does that.

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                      gjacobse @coliver
                      last edited by

                      @coliver said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                      @gjacobse said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                      @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                      psexec \$pc -i -s cmd

                      'psexec' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

                      You need to download it. It's not built into the system. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/pxexec.aspx

                      Downloaded to the local computer and to another computer on the same physical network

                      Both run, but don't do anything.

                      C:\Users\PCname\Downloads\PSTools>psexec \\SurfaceName -i-s cmd cmd
                      
                      PsExec v2.2 - Execute processes remotely
                      Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Mark Russinovich
                      Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
                      
                      PsExec executes a program on a remote system, where remotely executed console
                      applications execute interactively.
                      
                      Usage: psexec [\\computer[,computer2[,...] | @file]][-u user [-p psswd][-n s][-r servicename][-h][-l][-s|-e][-x][-i [session]][-c [-f|-v]][-w directory][-d][-<priority>][-a n,n,...] cmd [arguments]
                           -a         Separate processors on which the application can run with
                                      commas where 1 is the lowest numbered CPU. For example,
                                      to run the application on CPU 2 and CPU 4, enter:
                      <deleted for space>
                      
                      You can enclose applications that have spaces in their name with
                      quotation marks e.g. psexec \\marklap "c:\long name app.exe".
                      Input is only passed to the remote system when you press the enter
                      key, and typing Ctrl-C terminates the remote process.
                      
                      If you omit a user name the process will run in the context of your
                      account on the remote system, but will not have access to network
                      resources (because it is impersonating). Specify a valid user name
                      in the Domain\User syntax if the remote process requires access
                      to network resources or to run in a different account. Note that
                      the password and command is encrypted in transit to the remote system.
                      
                      Error codes returned by PsExec are specific to the applications you
                      execute, not PsExec.
                      
                      
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                        coliver @gjacobse
                        last edited by

                        @gjacobse

                        psexec \\SurfaceName -i -s cmd.exe
                        

                        Try something like that.

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                          gjacobse @coliver
                          last edited by

                          @coliver said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                          @gjacobse

                          psexec \\SurfaceName -i -s cmd.exe
                          

                          Try something like that.

                          Same result

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                            gjacobse
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                            Okay,.. I see what psexec is suppose to do, and I can do some things. however anything that requires elevated rights fails.

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                              gjacobse
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                              So for giggles I decided to look in the c:\users\ folder to see what was there. Just so happens there are a number of users on this system. Including our NTG account. And two _UserName% where I tried to fix the profile issues.

                              Renamed the _NTG$ account and signed in,... albeit with a temp profile, but this gives me more access.

                              Back up and off to PC Settings to kick this puppy.

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                                gjacobse
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                                Restart / Refresh started... Now int the hands of @art_of_shred and @Minion-Queen until it's back online

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                                  Minion Queen Banned
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                                  Restart/Refresh didn't work 😞
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                                  • Minion QueenM
                                    Minion Queen Banned
                                    last edited by

                                    Downloaded a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and of course now the darn think wont boot to USB 😞 no matter what I do.

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                                      DustinB3403 @Minion Queen
                                      last edited by

                                      @Minion-Queen said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                                      Downloaded a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and of course now the darn think wont boot to USB 😞 no matter what I do.

                                      bahahaha [self-moderated] ing Microsoft. ..

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                                      • Minion QueenM
                                        Minion Queen Banned
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                                        Oh yeah this surface is a piece of CRAP!!

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                                          scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
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                                          @Minion-Queen said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                                          Oh yeah this surface is a piece of CRAP!!

                                          THIS Surface? You mean, ANY Surface.

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                                          • Minion QueenM
                                            Minion Queen Banned
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                                            This one is worse than the others believe me.

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