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@Dashrender said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@Dashrender said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

For the record, at home, I use the actual hibernation on 3 desktops ALL THE TIME. I never actually use shutdown. I can wake them up using my phone from anywhere. When I am done, I hibernate. That isn't to say that I don't reboot them from time to time.

While I generally hate it, I can make somewhat obvious cases for why actual hibernate would exist. I don't want it in any business because Windows seems unstable with it. It creates all kinds of support issues. But there is a reason for it to exist. But this weird half assed hibernation where the apps are shut down? That's useless.

Exactly. I disable hibernation at work. Sleep also creates all sorts of issues that a reboot will fix. All desktops have any type of sleep/hibernate disabled because there is no need and it potentially introduces all sorts of issues.

So you're a totally anti-green type guy.. no desire to save any electrical power

I am for efficiency. If sleep didn't cause problems and wake over wlan worked, I would do that.

Sleep definitely used to cause me all kinds of problems, though it seems to be working (in general) much better than it used it.

WOL - when it works is wonderful! I use it frequently from ConnectWise - we have a single machine on the network never sleep, and that machine wakes anyone I need - normally at least.

I have a lot more laptops on wifi only these days. I would love to get WOWL setup.

After modifying the registry settings, I still have the same issue. I can accelerate the issue if I set the system to turn the screen off after 1 minute, the system will sleep immediately after the screen turns off.

Troubleshooting a similar issue affecting Dell Precision 5400 and Latitude 7400. In Googling one of those registry strings, I ended up at the following page.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/power/power-policy-settings

I wonder if this is why I only saw the balanced plan available in the power settings.

@Dashrender said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

For the record, at home, I use the actual hibernation on 3 desktops ALL THE TIME. I never actually use shutdown. I can wake them up using my phone from anywhere. When I am done, I hibernate. That isn't to say that I don't reboot them from time to time.

While I generally hate it, I can make somewhat obvious cases for why actual hibernate would exist. I don't want it in any business because Windows seems unstable with it. It creates all kinds of support issues. But there is a reason for it to exist. But this weird half assed hibernation where the apps are shut down? That's useless.

Exactly. I disable hibernation at work. Sleep also creates all sorts of issues that a reboot will fix. All desktops have any type of sleep/hibernate disabled because there is no need and it potentially introduces all sorts of issues.

So you're a totally anti-green type guy.. no desire to save any electrical power

I am for efficiency. If sleep didn't cause problems and wake over wlan worked, I would do that.

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 Updates - Trigger "Update and Restart":

@IRJ said in Windows 10 Updates - Trigger "Update and Restart":

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 Updates - Trigger "Update and Restart":

@IRJ said in Windows 10 Updates - Trigger "Update and Restart":

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 Updates - Trigger "Update and Restart":

A simple restart command doesn't perform the update step, just the restart, so the update doesn't get applied.

This has been an issue for a very long time with windows. I am surprised it hasn't been fixed yet. It's really annoying

Well, at least with Win 7, a standard reboot applies updates. At least, I think it does. The main difference between Win 7 and 10, is that they have switched to the osoclient.exe to manage the updates.

I'm pretty sure server 2008 and onward had the issue. I don't remember dealing with it on workstations

I still have a 2008 R2 box and can test it on the next go 'round. I won't have it much longer, as I am dumping it prior to EOS.

LOL - Didn't make this cutoff. Next week, hopefully.

@black3dynamite said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

Interviewer: I noticed you listed some moonlighting jobs on the side. Would you care to elaborate?
Me: Sure! I am the terror (that bitch slaps in the night)! I am your worst nightmare! I am Black3Dynamite!

Days later...

Company Rep: Mr. Johnson, I'm sorry to tell you that we've chosen another candidate for the position.
Me:

LMAO!

@black3dynamite said in RDS - Suggestions for Migrating User Profiles from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2016 UPD:

@wrx7m said in RDS - Suggestions for Migrating User Profiles from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2016 UPD:

@dafyre said in RDS - Suggestions for Migrating User Profiles from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2016 UPD:

@dafyre said in RDS - Suggestions for Migrating User Profiles from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2016 UPD:

@pmoncho said in RDS - Suggestions for Migrating User Profiles from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2016 UPD:

@wrx7m

Just curious, when you chose UPD, did you choose to store all settings or just certain folders?

Some applications don't play nicely with roaming profiles.

UPDs mount at the usual C:\Users\user.name and the applications can't tell a difference.

Right. But, only when the user is logged in. After they logout, that path doesn't exist. I am trying to figure out how to work around that for adding the custom (for each user) erp shortcut on their desktop in their session.

Add the shortcut to C:\Users\Public\Desktop.
That way it will always show up on each user Desktop.

This would be nice and easy, but each user has a custom shortcut- It has a workstation ID in the target path.

@scottalanmiller said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

@wrx7m said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

@scottalanmiller said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

@wrx7m said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

I would think that if you were planning on "moonlighting" or whatever, that could be an issue for a potential employer.

Planning on is different. Everyone has done it in the past. Employers assume that they are people who admit it, and people who hide it.

Right. However, putting your side gig (moonlighting) on your resume could tip them off that you would be doing it.

That's a discussion. No different than if you weren't planning on giving up your current day job.

A lot of people "moonlight" because they aren't salary.

I could use some equivalent or greater hourly wages, complete with OT and DT

@black3dynamite said in Windows Server 2016 RDS - GPO for Disabling Windows Update Notifications for Non-Admins/Users?:

@wrx7m said in Windows Server 2016 RDS - GPO for Disabling Windows Update Notifications for Non-Admins/Users?:

@black3dynamite said in Windows Server 2016 RDS - GPO for Disabling Windows Update Notifications for Non-Admins/Users?:

@wrx7m Is that a computer configuration or user configuration policy? Try applying the rules to only non-admins groups.

Yeah, it is at the computer level. I would like to do it via user config but I only want them to apply to users on the RD servers. I need to figure out the proper way to structure AD/GPOs to not screw up everything else.

I am guessing creating another OU as a sub container and move the RD servers into.

Edit: Since it isn't GPP, there isn't any item level targeting, so I can't do it that way.

If you can make those changes directly in the registry, maybe can allow you to use GPP and item level targeting.

Hmmm. That makes sense. Let me mull it over.

@scottalanmiller said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

@wrx7m said in Do you list your side business on your resume?:

I would think that if you were planning on "moonlighting" or whatever, that could be an issue for a potential employer.

Planning on is different. Everyone has done it in the past. Employers assume that they are people who admit it, and people who hide it.

Right. However, putting your side gig (moonlighting) on your resume could tip them off that you would be doing it.

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Cockpit 210 - Overview Page

how old is that 2950 lol

@WrCombs said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

For the record, at home, I use the actual hibernation on 3 desktops ALL THE TIME. I never actually use shutdown. I can wake them up using my phone from anywhere. When I am done, I hibernate. That isn't to say that I don't reboot them from time to time.

While I generally hate it, I can make somewhat obvious cases for why actual hibernate would exist. I don't want it in any business because Windows seems unstable with it. It creates all kinds of support issues. But there is a reason for it to exist. But this weird half assed hibernation where the apps are shut down? That's useless.

Exactly. I disable hibernation at work. Sleep also creates all sorts of issues that a reboot will fix. All desktops have any type of sleep/hibernate disabled because there is no need and it potentially introduces all sorts of issues.

sleep and hibernation cause issues with My current Job.

Lack of sleep causes issues with my current job.

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

For the record, at home, I use the actual hibernation on 3 desktops ALL THE TIME. I never actually use shutdown. I can wake them up using my phone from anywhere. When I am done, I hibernate. That isn't to say that I don't reboot them from time to time.

While I generally hate it, I can make somewhat obvious cases for why actual hibernate would exist. I don't want it in any business because Windows seems unstable with it. It creates all kinds of support issues. But there is a reason for it to exist. But this weird half assed hibernation where the apps are shut down? That's useless.

Exactly. I disable hibernation at work. Sleep also creates all sorts of issues that a reboot will fix. All desktops have any type of sleep/hibernate disabled because there is no need and it potentially introduces all sorts of issues.

I would think that if you were planning on "moonlighting" or whatever, that could be an issue for a potential employer.

@manxam said in Windows Server 2016 RDS - GPO for Disabling Windows Update Notifications for Non-Admins/Users?:

@wrx7m : The "not available to administrators" is an easy fix with GPO, but does this latter policy also block pending update/reboot notifications as the prior did on ≤ 2012 R2?

I don't know if that will block the notifications. But, I do know that I don't want some random user trying to update the servers.

@pmoncho said in Windows Server 2016 RDS - GPO for Disabling Windows Update Notifications for Non-Admins/Users?:

Do you have any of these policies set?

User -> Policies -> Admin Templates -> Start Menu/Taskbar -> Remove Notifications and Action Center

User -> Policies -> Admin Templates -> Start Menu/Taskbar -> Turn off all balloon notifications

User -> Policies -> Admin Templates -> Start Menu/Taskbar -> Turn off feature ad balloon notifications

User -> Policies -> Admin Templates -> Start Menu/Taskbar -> Turn off notification area cleanup

I don't think I have those setup or specific to the RD servers.

@black3dynamite said in Windows Server 2016 RDS - GPO for Disabling Windows Update Notifications for Non-Admins/Users?:

@wrx7m Is that a computer configuration or user configuration policy? Try applying the rules to only non-admins groups.

Yeah, it is at the computer level. I would like to do it via user config but I only want them to apply to users on the RD servers. I need to figure out the proper way to structure AD/GPOs to not screw up everything else.

I am guessing creating another OU as a sub container and move the RD servers into.

Edit: Since it isn't GPP, there isn't any item level targeting, so I can't do it that way.

For the record, at home, I use the actual hibernation on 3 desktops ALL THE TIME. I never actually use shutdown. I can wake them up using my phone from anywhere. When I am done, I hibernate. That isn't to say that I don't reboot them from time to time.

@JaredBusch said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@RojoLoco said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@wrx7m said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@JaredBusch said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

@Dashrender said in Windows 10 goes to sleep outside listed sleep times:

Small update - something else to consider changing - disable Fast Boot.

Fast Boot means when you restart the computer, it doesn't do a full shutdown. It's likely that counters that are often reset upon a full reboot, aren't reset on a Fast Boot.

Fast boot used to be called hibernation. It is a fucking stupid nasty feature

Interesting. But, they also still have hibernation.

Easy to fix that - admin CMD window -> powercfg -hibernate off

I meant, they still have a separate function for hibernate. Why would they offer both, if they are the same thing?

You don't understand fast boot is hibernation. it is 100% the same thing. Just automatic.

Ahhh. I see.

With the above setting enabled, not even admins can run checks for updates.