Category: Applications

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Solving terrible performance in application using folders with high filecount

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

Recently I was troubleshooting terrible application Performance for a windows application.
This application is using files and directories located on a file server.
The file server OS was Windows server 2016 and the clients are Windows Server 2019 Citrix terminal servers.

The application uses seperate client folders containing files pr client, with alot of files inside the various folders – some more than others.
In this specific there were tens of thousands of files in some client folders.
Performance on the application was intermittently slow, and it could take upto 15 minutes to switch between one client and another inside the application Read on to get the solution

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Microsoft Teams unable to send and receive calls after update to 1.5.x

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

Users are currently experiencing outage to expected functions inside Microsoft Teams. Vital functions inside the apps like the ability to do calls, video, meetings etc, are broken for a random group of users across a multitude of user groups.
Around where I am based the discussion started to show itself at the end of january. Troubleshoothing has been ongoing since then, with limited results to an acualt fix.
The temporary fix have been around rolling back to version 1.4 for users that have experienced the issues. But, as Teams gets updated automatically, this is very temporary.
There has also not been very clear as to why only some users have been affected.
During the last week or so, this has become more clear.

Read on for details and a temporary workaround until this gets resolved

How to configure screensaver settings on non-enterprise editions of Windows with Intune

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

his is another post to deal with one of thelimitations of the various licensing editions of Windows.
To be specific, there are certain features that are only available if you have an Enterprise or Education edition of Windows.
This post beeing around the limitation of controlling the settings around enforcing and controlling the screen saver on devices via intune.
As always, every problem has a solution, or a viable workaround.

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Solved: Error opening files from SharePoint / OneDrive

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

Have been seeing some users getting the following errors when trying to open files from OneDrive for Business.

It doesn’t happen on all files, but for some, no specific event causing the behavior. .
If the user takes a copy of the file giving the error, then opening the copy, works as expected

Holding back the upgrade to Windows 11 with Intune

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

With Windows 11 pushing its way towards your environment’s devices, you may find the need to hold back this upgrade to some or maybe all your devices, for any reason. Holding back the upgrade can be done via Intune for easy deployment to your devices. Script can be found in the post.

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Solved: Visma Lønn, random errors when showing “print” previews

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

This is just a quick post for an issue with Visma’s “Visma Lønn” application, that it may be nice to be aware of.
In Norway there are a few companies using “Visma Lønn” for payslips etc.
Some users may experience issues when doing some of the processes in the application, especially reports that involve the “Crystal reports” component.
When generating the reports, and when expecting the preview to show inside the application window, the user may get some “random” error messages.

Read on for the cause and workaround

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Solved: Logitech Webcam + Citrix CVAD seamless apps = reconnection problem

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

Sometimes its the small things causing problems in IT. Alot of hardware, drivers, software etc, can make a mess of each other. Recently I experienced this with the combination of Citrix Published Applications and a device from Logitech. Read on for details.

Office 365 Splash

Security: O365 – did you remember to disable legacy authentication before October 13, 2020?

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

If you have kept up to date with the many announcements around 365 – spesifically Exchange Online, from Microsoft, you may remember that they announced that end of support for basic authentication were coming to various parts of Exchange Online in 365.
Subscribers of O/M365 should move to using modern authentication, as this is more secure and gives alot of other benefits.
The said date for this change was set to October 13 2020,

Citrix: Google Chrome – No audio in ICA session after version 77

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

Update 10.04.2020 This also goes for the Chromium based Microsoft Edge. Registry path for edge is:“Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge”HKLM or HKCU depending on your needThe value is the same as for Chrome below. If you are experiencing missing audio playback in Google Chrome inside an ICA session. Check if your version is above v77 of Chrome.If you are, Read more about Citrix: Google Chrome – No audio in ICA session after version 77[…]

Microsoft Server 2019: NPS Firewall issue

Posted on by Geir Dybbugt

Just a quick heads up for those seeing this.

There seem to be issues with the Windows firewall on Server 2019, especially around NPS and port 1812.
(I have not checked other ports, but the issue may also apply elsewhere, so give me a heads up if you find other similar issues)

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