@Pete-S said in DISM /Remove-ProvisionedAppxpackage vs Remove-AppxPackage?:

I'm trying to clean up some unneeded Windows 10 apps. But I'm not sure about what method to use.

Does anyone know the difference between using:

DISM /Online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2018.826.98.0...

versus using:

Get-AppxPackage *camera* | Remove-AppxPackage

Dism is an exe, the other is a PowerShell cmdlet.

I don't recall which one, but I think the verb-appxprovisionedpackage is more similar to dism?

I don't remember anymore, it's been like 6 years now since I dove I to it when I wrote the Win10 crApp Remover.

But here's the docs

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/remove-appxpackage?view=windowsserver2022-ps

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/remove-appxprovisionedpackage?view=windowsserver2022-ps

@pmoncho said in User migration to azure:

@Obsolesce said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Obsolesce said in User migration to azure:

@pmoncho said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Pete-S said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Pete-S said in User migration to azure:

@lilyleiden said in User migration to azure:

We just tested migrating a small batch of test users to our new Azure tenant.

While migrating the PC/user account was no problem, the fact that people get a completely blank user profile, certainly was a showstopper!!

Many of our users has had their AD profile for years, even a decade and has a lot of individual settings, ways to work, shortcuts, quick links, favorites/browser cached passwords etc. and they loose all that.
Management has currently halted the process due to the protests.

So I am on the lookout for a way to link/migrate the old profile/profile settings, when Azure joining the PC?

I would use this as an opportunity to remove unneeded customizations and old ways of doing things and introduce new ways of working instead.

For instance is it really wise to rely on browser cached passwords? To me that's a signal that you need to look over you password management policy. Maybe your users need a real password manager or setup SSO to apps they're using.

I'm really on board with this! We don't migrate when people get new machines, that said - we have few users that do much customization to their setup...

Yes and it's also question of setting the right expectations. For instance saying: IT allows users to customize their desktops but will not provide support for it. New machines, reimaged desktops etc will be reset to company default.

I do this - I don't support end user shortcuts to their desktop. If you figure out how to get it - or get others around you to do it for you, fine... but IT does not support your shortcuts.

Wondering what others do for users bookmarks? Do you just have them create and use their own Google/Firefox/Microsoft account so they follow the user?

They can sign in and use their corporate email to sync in the web browser.

huh - a PITA making users make three separate accounts (one for each browser) based on their corporate account... but doable.

Three separate accounts for what? I only use one web browser for work, and only one work account, and have all my work bookmarks on that, and synced. Why would someone do all that on multiple browsers?

Government Healthcare websites. That is why. Medicaid (per state), Medicare (per jurisdiction), Insurance websites, different EMR websites, etc... etc... etc... etc...

Yes, it is a BIG PITA. Heck, up until last year, Eclinical EMR (version based) still wanted IE and refused to use Chrome/FireFox/Edge. It can now be used on Chrome/Edge but doesn't like FF, yet for Medicaid, they like FF better than Chrome/Edge. UGH

(Just a little bitter....)

Even in those cases, if I had a need to visit those websites on my work device with my work account, that would be the exception to the rule. I would continue to ONLY use Edge, with only my work account set up for sync. And in the weird cases I ever had to visit one of those sites that only support IE, I'd just copy/paste the password in there from the saved passwords through Edge or LastPass (whichever you'd use).

There's no way I'd set up a profile in IE for any reason, unless forced to.

The alternative to signing into the web browser to sync is so much worse, even in the off chance you chose to use 4 web browsers at the same time, and sign into them all with your work account to sync. Any other method is going to end up costing way more effort in the end anyways.

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Obsolesce said in User migration to azure:

@pmoncho said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Pete-S said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Pete-S said in User migration to azure:

@lilyleiden said in User migration to azure:

We just tested migrating a small batch of test users to our new Azure tenant.

While migrating the PC/user account was no problem, the fact that people get a completely blank user profile, certainly was a showstopper!!

Many of our users has had their AD profile for years, even a decade and has a lot of individual settings, ways to work, shortcuts, quick links, favorites/browser cached passwords etc. and they loose all that.
Management has currently halted the process due to the protests.

So I am on the lookout for a way to link/migrate the old profile/profile settings, when Azure joining the PC?

I would use this as an opportunity to remove unneeded customizations and old ways of doing things and introduce new ways of working instead.

For instance is it really wise to rely on browser cached passwords? To me that's a signal that you need to look over you password management policy. Maybe your users need a real password manager or setup SSO to apps they're using.

I'm really on board with this! We don't migrate when people get new machines, that said - we have few users that do much customization to their setup...

Yes and it's also question of setting the right expectations. For instance saying: IT allows users to customize their desktops but will not provide support for it. New machines, reimaged desktops etc will be reset to company default.

I do this - I don't support end user shortcuts to their desktop. If you figure out how to get it - or get others around you to do it for you, fine... but IT does not support your shortcuts.

Wondering what others do for users bookmarks? Do you just have them create and use their own Google/Firefox/Microsoft account so they follow the user?

They can sign in and use their corporate email to sync in the web browser.

huh - a PITA making users make three separate accounts (one for each browser) based on their corporate account... but doable.

Three separate accounts for what? I only use one web browser for work, and only one work account, and have all my work bookmarks on that, and synced. Why would someone do all that on multiple browsers?

@pmoncho said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Pete-S said in User migration to azure:

@Dashrender said in User migration to azure:

@Pete-S said in User migration to azure:

@lilyleiden said in User migration to azure:

We just tested migrating a small batch of test users to our new Azure tenant.

While migrating the PC/user account was no problem, the fact that people get a completely blank user profile, certainly was a showstopper!!

Many of our users has had their AD profile for years, even a decade and has a lot of individual settings, ways to work, shortcuts, quick links, favorites/browser cached passwords etc. and they loose all that.
Management has currently halted the process due to the protests.

So I am on the lookout for a way to link/migrate the old profile/profile settings, when Azure joining the PC?

I would use this as an opportunity to remove unneeded customizations and old ways of doing things and introduce new ways of working instead.

For instance is it really wise to rely on browser cached passwords? To me that's a signal that you need to look over you password management policy. Maybe your users need a real password manager or setup SSO to apps they're using.

I'm really on board with this! We don't migrate when people get new machines, that said - we have few users that do much customization to their setup...

Yes and it's also question of setting the right expectations. For instance saying: IT allows users to customize their desktops but will not provide support for it. New machines, reimaged desktops etc will be reset to company default.

I do this - I don't support end user shortcuts to their desktop. If you figure out how to get it - or get others around you to do it for you, fine... but IT does not support your shortcuts.

Wondering what others do for users bookmarks? Do you just have them create and use their own Google/Firefox/Microsoft account so they follow the user?

They can sign in and use their corporate email to sync in the web browser.

@lilyleiden
There are some imaging options that have built-in profile migration capabilities as well, such as SmartDeploy. Starting fresh while preserving their data could be a workable compromise, perhaps.

@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

So last week I rolled out DUO 2-factor authentication. Happy to say that I only had 1 user with any issues, and that only required a simple delete / recreate account. I feel safer already.

Duo. My place has been on it for 2-3 years now.

Hmmm... good to know. I might have to pick your brain if I run into any other problems.

Duo works well here too for past couple years.

@Pete-S said in How to use different accounts on the same website/service with profiles:

Profiles in Chrome
In Chrome you can add a new profile (aka user) by clicking on the person icon (You) on the top right and select + Add.
Here you can also switch profiles. When you add a profile Chrome asks if you want to create a shortcut on the desktop (Windows).
The target will look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 1"

For those who don't use Firefox or Chrome:

Similar to Chrome...

Microsoft Edge

Target will be like this, e.g.:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 1"

@scottalanmiller said in Microsoft script recreates shortcuts deleted by bad Defender ASR rule:

The question is, why are you trying to vilify the entire concept of code review and openness, especially when none of that was involved in the issue, let alone was the issue an... issue.

He must think it's not possible or less likely for closed source to contain bugs, bad code, or malicious actors, and that if it does they would catch and disclose it more openly and better? Unsure of the logic there.

@Pete-S said in Proxmox hates security:

@Obsolesce said in Proxmox hates security:

@Pete-S said in Proxmox hates security:

KVM by default for instance is managed by libvirt and by default doesn't open any tcp ports at all. That gives the administrator the option to decide what level of security versus convenience they want.

Remotely using Virt-manager for example, via remote SSH connection.

Yes, that's one option.

The more minimal approach is to just use virsh as you don't need a desktop environment for that.

Huh? Who doesn't use a desktop environment on their PC?

@Pete-S said in Proxmox hates security:

KVM by default for instance is managed by libvirt and by default doesn't open any tcp ports at all. That gives the administrator the option to decide what level of security versus convenience they want.

Remotely using Virt-manager for example, via remote SSH connection.

Created my first prod C# program.

Full Moon
2023.01.06 @ 21:32
Alt: 55°

First night out in a few cloudy/rainy weeks, next week or two the same
I did a little bit of everything of what I could. Dew point reached, everything got wet that wasn't in a heated dew shield, which thankfully the telescope was.

Setup:
5" SCT + Fujifilm X-T4 @ ~1250mm f/10 - 3840x2160
iOptron mount, tracking: mount-only
Fujifilm Camera Remote
FPS: 29.97 / Shutter 1/250 (4ms) / ISO 320 / Histogram 50-75%
Dynamic Range: 200%
70% / 450 light frames
PIPP + AS!3 + RegiStax6 + Lightroom

Same shot, different processing:

Updated with links to the final images on AstroBin.

@siringo

2023.01.02 remains my preference.

Moon
2022-01-10

Well, because I won't have any clear nights for awhile and therefore cannot go out and see the stars, I thought I'd go back and see if I have any old Moon photos.

I found one from soon after I first got my telescope, learning how to use it. It will be nice to compare to the next time I capture the Moon in 2023 now that I've had some practice.

Setup:
I didn't get some of the image capture details, but this is what have:
5" SCT, Focal reducer/corrector, Fujifilm X-T4 @ ~787mm f/6.3 (I think, will update later)
PIPP + AS!3 + Lightroom

@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:

@Obsolesce It's super boring as it is nearly all my kids and they play such a mix. But I'll grab it.

Can't be any more boring than mine, basically one game played.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/28/23529547/lastpass-vault-breach-disclosure-encryption-cybersecurity-rebuttal

I want to do more planetary and DSO astrophotography (there's some good ones to capture right now) , but it looks like I won't get a chance for a while...

@JaredBusch said in Astrophotography:

@Obsolesce Some nice shots. Scratches my photography itch again, as well as my love of space.. Must resist..

Thanks! It's a horribly deep rabbit hole, and I'm only scratching the surface. Be warned!

It's amazing to see that stuff with your own eyes. It's a totally different feeling than just seeing someone else's pictures. You're actually seeing it in real time, it's actually there... whether it's a planet, galaxy, nebula, Moon, etc. You can actually see the Orion nebula with the naked eye, which is awesome, even better with long exposures!

Going out, looking, taking the pictures, all that's involved in that, processing the photos and videos. It's so fun and goes so deep, enough to be an interesting lifelong hobby. I wish I had taken the step a long time ago.

My 2022 Steam Replay

Curious to see yours @scottalanmiller