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Windows 11 Start menu layout via GPO
Has anyone managed to successfully deploy a start layout to users on Windows 11 21H2 using Group Policy? Im trying to follow guides i have googled but with no success so if anyone know any good guides to get it working, that would be amazing!EaisomLeeJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor12Views0likes0Comments24H2 + HP Pro Mini 400 G9. NIC disconnects, doesn't reconnect.
We have a batch of HP Pro Mini 400s and we've put 24H2 on them. They have the latest (as of 2 weeks ago when I rebuilt the driver stores) firmware and drivers. We've tested 24H2 on these and various other bits of hardware lying around to iron out any quirks......or so we thought. Some of them (1-2 in a room of 31) will quietly drop the network connection and not resume it while they're actively being used. The switch doesn't log anything (disconnect, for example) or bad traffic on the port. There's no pattern so far on when it happens. They're connected to Aruba switching (gig PoE+, loop-protect and spanning-tree on) and the patch leads in the rooms have been inspected and replaced as part of the refit. Testing the network jacks shows no issues.JeasdssonJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor10Views0likes0CommentsWindows 11 is way more responsive after turning off core isolation
I disabled core isolation ( memory integrity) because it was slowing down my virtual box performance ( you can't use 3d acceleration ) so I turned it off. Now windows is way more responsive , snappy . Laptop specs Ryzen 3 7 gen U processor Amd 610 igpu 8gb ramW-hansJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor20Views0likes2CommentsWindows was unable to complete the format? Help!
Hey guys. I’m trying to reformat my USB drive to make it a bootable disk, but I keep getting errors. (SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go USB) In File Explorer, it shows “Windows was unable to complete the format”. I tried diskpart with clean, create partition primary, and format, but it just says “Format failed”. Does anyone have suggestions on what might be wrong or how I can forcefully reformat it? TYSM!LeslieChan0906Jul 11, 2025Occasional Reader11Views0likes1CommentHow to pull or extract contacts from iphone backup on PC?
My kids deleted a couple of contacts from my iPhone and I am unable to find them from iCloud. Fortunately, I have an activate iPhone backup with iTunes on my PC. But itunes does not allow me to view or pull off contacts from the backup file. Does anyone know a simple way to let me extract contacts from iPhone backup with itunes on a Windows PC? I tested two popular free apps recommended by search engine but both of them don't support the latest iOS 18 backup.ShohelSalmanJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor41Views0likes6CommentsHow are people blocking software/apps in windows 11
Well Software Restriction Policy (SRP) is deprecated since windows 10. When we try to use AppLocker we get the blue pop-ups to say software has been blocked (but the only way to see what software is in the Event Log), and there's no way to hide this. We've found it's unusable for exam accounts, because there's so much that is blocked. We didn't have this issue with SRP, because it did it all silently. What are other people using to block software in Windows 11 ?BlackLionJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor19Views0likes1Comment- ClaytonMarshJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor19Views1like1Comment
Applocker Win11 24H2
Anyone else having any strange issues with Applocker on 24H2? Our exam laptops were all recently moved from Win 10 22H2 > Win 11 24H2 & we keep noticing that on start-up we get the error dialog box. We can close this dialog box & it does not appear again. Checking event viewer, nothing seems to be being blocked in any of the sections (exe, msi, script..) Our exam user accounts do also have the policy configured " Run only specified windows applications " which could be playing a part? But you would think this would present the different error dialog boxJeasdssonJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor11Views0likes0CommentsCopying Files to Intune Device failing
I'm try to copying a wallpaper file and desktop shortcuts, i've done this at a job before before my current one and it worked, now gone to implement it, currently using windows 11 24H2 which i'm starting to think is the issue. also tried I package them up as win32 app, then used these commands in Intune and check it is set to system. but always fails?YusilinJul 11, 2025Iron Contributor19Views0likes1Comment
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