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Susan Bradley
ManagerYou ready for this? Take your file. Rename it to exe. Pin the fake .exe to the taskbar. Now go to the taskbar and rename it back to .xls or .xlsx
Of course you can install a third party menu software. But faking it out is the “native” way to do it.
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Susan Bradley
ManagerSeptember 21, 2023 at 2:40 pm in reply to: Microsoft’s massive Windows 11 update, featuring Copilot AI, begins rolling out #2588780Note this is a “moments” release and I’ll have more info on how to control it. It will be enabled by default in 23H2 (but controllable).
Stay tuned.
This will be in the preview release and then it rolls into the Second Tuesday security release.
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Susan Bradley
ManagerSeptember 21, 2023 at 12:10 pm in reply to: What Remote Desktop credentials do I use to access a MS Account computer #2588754Did it work?
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ManagerSeptember 20, 2023 at 2:43 pm in reply to: Can’t open Settings app after joining Win11 PC to Domain #2588640So what process did you use to ‘clean’ that system – as you just disabled uac.
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ManagerSeptember 20, 2023 at 2:31 pm in reply to: What Remote Desktop credentials do I use to access a MS Account computer #2588639P.S. Azure AD (aka now Entra ) is not the same as a consumer Microsoft account.
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ManagerSeptember 20, 2023 at 2:30 pm in reply to: What Remote Desktop credentials do I use to access a MS Account computer #2588638https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/client-tools/connect-to-remote-aadj-pc
Okay now we’re getting to the bottom of this – Azure AD joined machines have a different log in process. You have to basically auth to the cloud to get into the machine sitting right next to you.
- Launch Remote Desktop Connection from Windows Search, or by running
mstsc.exe
. - Select Use a web account to sign in to the remote computer option in the Advanced tab. This option is equivalent to the
enablerdsaadauth
RDP property. For more information, see Supported RDP properties with Remote Desktop Services. - Specify the name of the remote computer and select Connect.
Note
IP address cannot be used when Use a web account to sign in to the remote computer option is used. The name must match the hostname of the remote device in Azure AD and be network addressable, resolving to the IP address of the remote device.
- When prompted for credentials, specify your user name in
user@domain.com
format. - You’re then prompted to allow the remote desktop connection when connecting to a new PC. Azure AD remembers up to 15 hosts for 30 days before prompting again. If you see this dialogue, select Yes to connect.
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- Launch Remote Desktop Connection from Windows Search, or by running
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Susan Bradley
ManagerSeptember 20, 2023 at 11:46 am in reply to: What Remote Desktop credentials do I use to access a MS Account computer #2588613So let’s back up a bit. Is the computer on a domain? If so the rdp log in is Domain\username and then the password.
You are remoting in from the same local network and not externally, correct?
If on a domain the firewall ports are Remote desktop usermode tcp ip /usermode udp in, make sure you not just do plain remote desktop but the specific usermode tcp/udp rules in the firewall.
Next look in the event logs on the workstation.
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Susan Bradley
ManagerSeptember 20, 2023 at 9:04 am in reply to: What Remote Desktop credentials do I use to access a MS Account computer #2588554If it on a domain has the firewall been adjusted to allow rdp?
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ManagerSeptember 19, 2023 at 9:04 pm in reply to: What Remote Desktop credentials do I use to access a MS Account computer #2588485The email address and password connected to the Microsoft account.
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ManagerNote: If you have an iMac Pro or another Mac with an Apple T2 Security Chip, the data on your drive is already encrypted automatically. However, turning on FileVault provides further protection by requiring your login password to decrypt your data.
Encrypt Mac data with FileVault – Apple Support
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Manager” I backup only keychain, calender, contacts, FindMy to iCloud”
But you then still have an icloud drive. It’s not “file storage” in the manner you would describe it, but you are still backing up these items to the cloud.
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ManagerSo then it’s backed up in the cloud to your icloud account similar to how Microsoft does the process.
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Managerhttps://nitter.net/uk_daniel_card/status/1704114858461962714?s=43&t=KuONIw82G4a5IlI_mSrZrg
Try that link
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ManagerDo you start the set up with a local account? I’m guessing that this occurs if you start with an Apple ID from the getgo. I’ll have to find more details/do some testing.
IDrive is a third party service, not connected/related to Apple. https://www.idrive.com/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204230
One doesn’t have to have an icloud email address in order to use icloud.
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ManagerSeptember 19, 2023 at 1:47 pm in reply to: Has KB5030219 been pulled for Windows 11 Pro for Workstations? #2588399
I just uninstalled and rebooted a sample Win11 22H2 and it’s showing as coming down from MU/WU so it hasn’t been pulled. I’d download the KB from the catalog and do a test install and if it says “not applicable” somehow that patch as been installed. You may have to reach out to Tanium?Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
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