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Fingerprint not being accepted on UAC prompt
I have Windows 11 Pro 23H2 with all the latest updates. I use a Dell XPS laptop which has a fingerprint sensor. I am the only user of this laptop and I use my own user account which is a Microsoft account and I have set it as an admin account. The finger print sensor is working decently enough.
But the issue I am facing is, though it gives me an option to scan my fingerprint, after doing so it says ‘username or password is incorrect’. Everytime I have to enter the PIN. I wish I could share the screenshot, but it does not allow me to do that for the UAC prompt. On the UAC prompt, when I click on the fingerprint option, the ‘Yes/No’ buttons at the bottom change to only ‘No’.
Why is this happening? Please help me. Thanks.
I have Windows 11 Pro 23H2 with all the latest updates. I use a Dell XPS laptop which has a fingerprint sensor. I am the only user of this laptop and I use my own user account which is a Microsoft account and I have set it as an admin account. The finger print sensor is working decently enough. I set it to: ‘Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop’. So now, if I want to run any unknown exe file, or even make any changes to the Windows settings etc., I have to enter my PIN or Microsoft account password, or scan my fingerprint.But the issue I am facing is, though it gives me an option to scan my fingerprint, after doing so it says ‘username or password is incorrect’. Everytime I have to enter the PIN. I wish I could share the screenshot, but it does not allow me to do that for the UAC prompt. On the UAC prompt, when I click on the fingerprint option, the ‘Yes/No’ buttons at the bottom change to only ‘No’.Why is this happening? Please help me. Thanks. Read More
Missing timeline, people and goals view
Hi all,
I am missing some of the new views in planner, including timeline view, people view and goals view. I have the new teams, the new planner and are on a project subscription 3 so should have Planner Premium included. How do I get the views I am missing?
The views currently have are grid, board, charts and schedule.
Hi all, I am missing some of the new views in planner, including timeline view, people view and goals view. I have the new teams, the new planner and are on a project subscription 3 so should have Planner Premium included. How do I get the views I am missing? The views currently have are grid, board, charts and schedule. Read More
Restoring Open Tabs on File Explorer after Restart?
Hi, techcommunity.
Does anyone know of a way to restore/retain all the open tabs in file explorer after a restart? I poked around in preferences a bit but couldn’t find anything. I mean all the tabs in the same file explorer window.
Hi, techcommunity.Does anyone know of a way to restore/retain all the open tabs in file explorer after a restart? I poked around in preferences a bit but couldn’t find anything. I mean all the tabs in the same file explorer window. Read More
Help Needed: Install Windows 11 Without TPM on My PC
I am trying to upgrade my Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 as Microsoft asks me to do that from time to time. I downloaded the Windows 11 Installation Assistance but it tells me that this PC can’t run this version of Windows 11.
Later, I downloaded the PC Heather Check app and it says my PC is missing TPM. I’m really eager to upgrade, but I’m stuck at this roadblock and not sure how to proceed. Has anyone successfully installed Windows 11 without TPM?
If so, could you please share the steps or any workarounds you used? I would greatly appreciate any suggestion on how to bypass this requirement. I’m open to trying different methods or tools to make this upgrade possible.
I am trying to upgrade my Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 as Microsoft asks me to do that from time to time. I downloaded the Windows 11 Installation Assistance but it tells me that this PC can’t run this version of Windows 11. Later, I downloaded the PC Heather Check app and it says my PC is missing TPM. I’m really eager to upgrade, but I’m stuck at this roadblock and not sure how to proceed. Has anyone successfully installed Windows 11 without TPM? If so, could you please share the steps or any workarounds you used? I would greatly appreciate any suggestion on how to bypass this requirement. I’m open to trying different methods or tools to make this upgrade possible. Read More
System tray icons fuzzy/blurry/pixelated
Hello, been having an odd issue for the last few months that I am at a loss for how to fix, my system tray icons are getting all blurred and fuzzed for no apparent reason:
I have tried a few things, cleared the icon cache with winaerotweaker, reset all winaerotweaker settings, changed my DPI up and down, changed scaling settings in nvidia control panel, but nothing seems to work reliably. The best i got was most of the icons looking normal after some dpi changes, except for the safely remove hardware icon which refused to go back to normal with the others. However even managing this, a restart put them back to blurry mode… Does anyone have a clue whats going on? I’d prefer not to do a fresh windows install just to fix this.
Hello, been having an odd issue for the last few months that I am at a loss for how to fix, my system tray icons are getting all blurred and fuzzed for no apparent reason: I have tried a few things, cleared the icon cache with winaerotweaker, reset all winaerotweaker settings, changed my DPI up and down, changed scaling settings in nvidia control panel, but nothing seems to work reliably. The best i got was most of the icons looking normal after some dpi changes, except for the safely remove hardware icon which refused to go back to normal with the others. However even managing this, a restart put them back to blurry mode… Does anyone have a clue whats going on? I’d prefer not to do a fresh windows install just to fix this. Read More
How to stop Outlook from auto-sorting Scheduling emails into deleted?
Title says it all.
You can’t even set rules in outlook; it bypasses them. Emails get put into deleted automatically.
Title says it all. You can’t even set rules in outlook; it bypasses them. Emails get put into deleted automatically. Read More
Hello friends
I am from India I am happy :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:
I am from India I am happy :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes: Read More
Scanning Report using MS Defender.
I am trying to create a report that will give me current AVscan status and timestamp, last time AVscan status with timestamp, ActionType and StartedBy.
I am trying to create a report that will give me current AVscan status and timestamp, last time AVscan status with timestamp, ActionType and StartedBy.DeviceEvents| where ActionType has_any (“AntivirusScanCancelled”, “AntivirusScanCompleted”)| extend AdditionalFields = todynamic(AdditionalFields)| extend ScanType = AdditionalFields.[“ScanTypeIndex”], StartedBy= AdditionalFields.[“User”]| extend ServerName = extract(“([^.]+)\.(.+)”, 1, DeviceName)| extend Domain = extract(“([^.]+)\.(.+)”, 2, DeviceName)| project Timestamp, ServerName, Domain, ActionType, ScanType, StartedByAbove query giving me a lot of devices where i am trying to get distinct values for the devices with last AV scan. Looking for better advise on that query please. Read More
Not able to add Basic Info to Project Details Page
I am creating a PDP and want to add the Basic Info web part to the page. When I am click on Add Web Part I am not seeing the Category for Project Web App under Categories.
Any ideas on why I am not able to find the Basic Info or any of the other Project Web App web parts?
I am creating a PDP and want to add the Basic Info web part to the page. When I am click on Add Web Part I am not seeing the Category for Project Web App under Categories. Any ideas on why I am not able to find the Basic Info or any of the other Project Web App web parts? Read More
Macro to move row to another sheet
Hello all,
I’m still new to VBA and practicing through trial and error. I’m currently working on an excel document that is an inventory spreadsheet. When we perform annual inventory checks I want to use a barcode scanner to quickly go through and check the inventory.
Is there a way to build a macro in VBA that will allow me to scan the barcodes and auto run it against a certain column and if the barcode scanned is present it will then pull that entire row from sheet 1 to and place it into sheet 2?
Thanks in advance for any and all your help!
Hello all, I’m still new to VBA and practicing through trial and error. I’m currently working on an excel document that is an inventory spreadsheet. When we perform annual inventory checks I want to use a barcode scanner to quickly go through and check the inventory. Is there a way to build a macro in VBA that will allow me to scan the barcodes and auto run it against a certain column and if the barcode scanned is present it will then pull that entire row from sheet 1 to and place it into sheet 2? Thanks in advance for any and all your help! Read More
Update your sign-in technology before September 16th, 2024 to maintain email access.
Hi, Received this email (subject line) and wondered how it effects a hotmail email address….?
Hi, Received this email (subject line) and wondered how it effects a hotmail email address….? Read More
How to get lane number of a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2(20Gb/s) device using Windows APIs
I can get USB 3.2 Gen 2(10Gb/s) information from DeviceIsOperatingAtSuperSpeedPlusOrHigher using IOCTL_USB_GET_NODE_CONNECTION_INFORMATION_EX_V2.
How can I get lane number of a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 device using Windows APIs?
I can get USB 3.2 Gen 2(10Gb/s) information from DeviceIsOperatingAtSuperSpeedPlusOrHigher using IOCTL_USB_GET_NODE_CONNECTION_INFORMATION_EX_V2. How can I get lane number of a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 device using Windows APIs? Read More
Reading PDFs or TXT files
I am new to CoPilot for MS 365. I thought if there was a document, whether Docx, pdf, txt, etc. that CoPilot could actually read its contents and include that information and knowledge in response to a prompt. Even though it says it can find that document in my One Drive folders, it says it cannot read them. I am pretty sure Open AI’s ChatGPT allows this so I don’t understand this.
Also, when I switch to the Web version, it appears there is no way to retain my prior Chat’s as there is with Open AI. Is that correct? If so that is not very good as I would like to be able to build on the prior chat’s and have Copilot remember our prior conversations.
I am new to CoPilot for MS 365. I thought if there was a document, whether Docx, pdf, txt, etc. that CoPilot could actually read its contents and include that information and knowledge in response to a prompt. Even though it says it can find that document in my One Drive folders, it says it cannot read them. I am pretty sure Open AI’s ChatGPT allows this so I don’t understand this. Also, when I switch to the Web version, it appears there is no way to retain my prior Chat’s as there is with Open AI. Is that correct? If so that is not very good as I would like to be able to build on the prior chat’s and have Copilot remember our prior conversations. Read More
A way to set maximum number of bookings per day
Hi, I currently have one service I offer in my Bookings but want to set it so that I only do a maximum of say 4 of that service in a day. On Gemini, Copilot, and another Microsoft forum post there’s instructions to “go to the “Booking page” tab in the Microsoft Bookings app, select the service you want to limit, and then click on the “Edit” button. From there, you can set the maximum number of bookings per day for that service.” or “Go to the Booking page tab in Bookings. Select the service you want to limit. Click “Edit” and set the “Maximum number of bookings per day.” but when I got to edit my service, I only see these options, nothing about a maximum number of bookings option:
Hi, I currently have one service I offer in my Bookings but want to set it so that I only do a maximum of say 4 of that service in a day. On Gemini, Copilot, and another Microsoft forum post there’s instructions to “go to the “Booking page” tab in the Microsoft Bookings app, select the service you want to limit, and then click on the “Edit” button. From there, you can set the maximum number of bookings per day for that service.” or “Go to the Booking page tab in Bookings. Select the service you want to limit. Click “Edit” and set the “Maximum number of bookings per day.” but when I got to edit my service, I only see these options, nothing about a maximum number of bookings option: Read More
What is the URL to open M365 Profile Card in modal?
Anyone know the URL to open the user’s M365 profile card?
Profile cards in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft Support
On a SharePoint list, when adding a people column, we could usually click on the name and it pops up the profile card. But since recent updates with SharePoint list form, this feature is no longer possible, at least in our tenant (GCC). Now, the profile card may or may not pop up when hovering over the name. I’m hoping there’s a way to add a hyperlink to open the same M365 profile card.
Use column formatting to customize SharePoint | Microsoft Learn
Anyone know the URL to open the user’s M365 profile card?Profile cards in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft SupportOn a SharePoint list, when adding a people column, we could usually click on the name and it pops up the profile card. But since recent updates with SharePoint list form, this feature is no longer possible, at least in our tenant (GCC). Now, the profile card may or may not pop up when hovering over the name. I’m hoping there’s a way to add a hyperlink to open the same M365 profile card.Use column formatting to customize SharePoint | Microsoft Learn Read More
Support tip: Upcoming changes for deploying Windows Autopilot for existing devices
Windows Autopilot makes it easy to deploy and configure new Windows devices. You don’t need to install anything manually or follow complicated steps. You simply connect the device to the internet, sign in with your work account, and let Autopilot do the rest.
But what if you have existing devices that are running an out of support version of Windows? You might want to upgrade them to Windows 11 and deploy them with Autopilot, so you can manage them from the cloud and apply the same settings and policies as your new devices. Or perhaps you have devices that need to be reimaged. That’s where Autopilot for existing devices is helpful. It allows you to use Configuration Manager task sequences to apply an Autopilot profile on the device by creating a JSON file. You don’t need to register the device in Autopilot or assign a profile in Intune beforehand.
To learn more, review the Microsoft Learn articles Windows Autopilot for existing devices and Step by step tutorial for Windows Autopilot deployment for existing devices in Intune and Configuration Manager.
Important upcoming changes
We’re always working on improving Autopilot for existing devices and making it more secure and user-friendly. Starting on September 5, 2024, or soon after, Intune will block Autopilot for existing devices functionality for all customers that have blocked enrollment of personal devices using enrollment restrictions. This aligns with the behavior of other automatic MDM enrollment methods where we cannot verify the device identity.
To continue using Autopilot for existing devices with enrollment restrictions blocking personal devices, register all devices for Autopilot or use Windows corporate identifiers.
If you’re unable to use Autopilot registration or Windows corporate identifiers and still need to use Autopilot for existing devices, fill out this form to request an exception.
In this blog, we’ll explain how to enhance security for your environment when using Autopilot for existing devices and help you prepare for these upcoming changes.
Best practices
Autopilot for existing devices is a convenient way to upgrade or migrate your devices to Windows 11 and deploy them with Autopilot, but it also comes with some security considerations. Today, any device that enrolls through Autopilot for existing devices with a valid JSON file is marked as corporate by default and allowed to enroll in Intune, regardless of whether it’s owned by an organization or not. To learn more about which devices are authorized for corporate enrollment, see Overview of enrollment restrictions.
We realize security is paramount to customers, and we’re constantly trying to balance security and ease of use. While Autopilot for existing devices is intended as a convenience, empowering customers to begin their cloud native journey, we also realize that you may want to limit enrollment for non-corporate devices. Given that, here are some recommendations to enhance security for enrollment and ownership:
Upload device identities in Intune by registering for Autopilot or uploading corporate identifiers:
Register eligible devices to Autopilot via hardware hash. You can use the Import-AutopilotDevice.ps1 script to register the devices that you want to enroll in Autopilot, based on their hardware hash. This will ensure that only the devices that you own and manage can enroll in Autopilot.
Upload Windows corporate identifiers for each device you plan to deploy via Autopilot for existing devices.
Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure your enrollment. You can require users to use MFA when they sign in with their work account during the OOBE.
Use Conditional access and compliance policies to restrict access to organizational resources from personally owned devices or devices which do not meet your security standards.
Add enrollment restriction assignment filters to block unknown enrollment profile names from enrolling. You can create an assignment filter that only allows devices with specific enrollment profile names to enroll and block the rest. The enrollment profile name is based on the unique ID of the Autopilot profile and is referenced in the JSON file.
Enable enrollment notifications to monitor new device enrollment. You can configure Intune to send you an email notification whenever a new device enrolls in your tenant. This helps you detect any unauthorized or suspicious enrollment activity.
We recommend using multiple methods to strengthen the security of your environment.
Windows corporate identifiers
Corporate identifiers enable you to pre-upload a list of known devices which can enroll when you’re restricting enrollment of bring-your-own (BYOD) or personal devices. If you plan to deploy devices using Autopilot for existing devices functionality, upload their corporate identifier information (serial number, model, manufacturer) in Intune to ensure they are allowed to enroll as corporate devices. Devices registered for Autopilot don’t need corporate identifiers uploaded. To learn more, read New Windows corporate device identifier feature: everything you need to know.
Corporate identifiers for Windows 10 will be available starting July 9, 2024 with KB5039299.
Enrollment restrictions – filters
When using enrollment restrictions, you can create further restrictions by using assignment filters. You can use the following attributes to apply filters to Windows enrollment restrictions:
OS version
Operating System SKU
Ownership
Enrollment profile name
Model
Manufacturer
When using Autopilot for existing devices, create an enrollment restriction that blocks any user that’s using a device with a non-allowed enrollment profile name.
To do this, first create an assignment filter using the enrollmentProfileName property with the following rule, where you define all enrollment profiles in your tenant:
(device.enrollmentProfileName -notIn [“OffilineAutoPilotProfile-<ZtdCorrelationId1>”, “OffilineAutoPilotProfile-<ZtdCorrelationId2>”, etc.])
Next, create an enrollment restriction with MDM set to Block and add the filter at the Assignment step.
This will ensure that any device that isn‘t listed in the filter is not allowed to enroll.
Note: We’ve recently deployed a fix to ensure that the profile name for devices registered to Autopilot through this flow will correctly match the name of the Autopilot profile assigned, as opposed to the name in the JSON file. This blog covers upcoming changes to Autopilot for existing devices deployments and goes over best practices to secure your environment.
We hope this blog has helped you understand how to use Autopilot for existing devices and how to secure your environment when using it. If you have any feedback or questions, please let us know in the comments below or reach out to us on X @IntuneSuppTeam.
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Where’s my display name?!
Hey everyone,
I just set up my entire team with an Outlook account. Each person has their own display name (First, Last) and other personal information attached via the ‘Identity’ tab in the admin center.
My issue is that when a team member sends an email it arrives the in the recipients inbox as ’email address removed for privacy reasons’ instead of the display name of ‘Joe Montana.’
How and what do I change to ensure the recipient of the email sees the name of the sender rather than their whole email address. It’s affecting our deliverability because it looks spammy.
Any help would be appreciated!
Hey everyone, I just set up my entire team with an Outlook account. Each person has their own display name (First, Last) and other personal information attached via the ‘Identity’ tab in the admin center. My issue is that when a team member sends an email it arrives the in the recipients inbox as ’email address removed for privacy reasons’ instead of the display name of ‘Joe Montana.’ How and what do I change to ensure the recipient of the email sees the name of the sender rather than their whole email address. It’s affecting our deliverability because it looks spammy. Any help would be appreciated! Read More
OLAP connection Open XML adds x: namespace which is preventing slicer to work
I serialise the excel workbook with C# OpenXml to dynamically change the connection.xml file so users can connect to olap cube tabular in pbi.
So I programmatically set a connection string for the user this way.
All was working fine until the user started to insert slicers to the pivot table.
I noticed in the connection.xml the connections xml tag has x: namespace added by OpenXml. eg <x:connection></x:connection>
According to doco
“When the object is serialized out as xml, it’s qualified name is x:connection.”
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/documentformat.openxml.spreadsheet.connection?view=openxml-3.0.1
Once I removed these x: namespace from the connection xml tag slicers worked.
<connections><connection></connection></connections>
Is this a bug in excel ?
Are there plans to fix this?
OpenXml is a lib provided by Microsoft and adds the x: namespace and excel cant handle the namespace,
Reporting this bug and to see when a bug fix will be release for excel to use slicers when you dynamically change the connection string using openxml.
Thanks
I serialise the excel workbook with C# OpenXml to dynamically change the connection.xml file so users can connect to olap cube tabular in pbi.So I programmatically set a connection string for the user this way. All was working fine until the user started to insert slicers to the pivot table. I noticed in the connection.xml the connections xml tag has x: namespace added by OpenXml. eg <x:connection></x:connection>According to doco”When the object is serialized out as xml, it’s qualified name is x:connection.” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/documentformat.openxml.spreadsheet.connection?view=openxml-3.0.1Once I removed these x: namespace from the connection xml tag slicers worked.<connections><connection></connection></connections>Is this a bug in excel ? Are there plans to fix this?OpenXml is a lib provided by Microsoft and adds the x: namespace and excel cant handle the namespace, Reporting this bug and to see when a bug fix will be release for excel to use slicers when you dynamically change the connection string using openxml. Thanks Read More
Intel Wireless-AC 9260 160MHz cannot start (Error code 10)
Hi,
Earlier today my integrated wifi card on my Asus Tuf gaming x570-plus Wifi has suddenly given out. It is a Intel Wireless-AC 9260 160MHz. It has been repeatedly displaying error code 10. I have followed the following instructions and have had no progress: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000031150/wireless/wireless-software.html
I have uninstalled and rebooted the computer and the drivers multiple times, tried intel drivers, asus drivers, older drivers and the most recent. All have failed with an error code of 10. I’ve even tried dskchk /r in the command prompt and even resetting windows, and still this error remains.
Please help, I’m completely lost on what to do to fix this
Hi,Earlier today my integrated wifi card on my Asus Tuf gaming x570-plus Wifi has suddenly given out. It is a Intel Wireless-AC 9260 160MHz. It has been repeatedly displaying error code 10. I have followed the following instructions and have had no progress: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000031150/wireless/wireless-software.htmlI have uninstalled and rebooted the computer and the drivers multiple times, tried intel drivers, asus drivers, older drivers and the most recent. All have failed with an error code of 10. I’ve even tried dskchk /r in the command prompt and even resetting windows, and still this error remains. Please help, I’m completely lost on what to do to fix this Read More
Do I need both Microsoft 365 Basic and Microsoft 365?
Why do need need subscriptions to both of these?
Why do need need subscriptions to both of these? Read More