mchapman

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Thinking at a high level (because I couldn't write it from scratch myself yet), how about: Run a script as the logged-on user to get their name, profile path, etc and write it where all users can ...

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• Created September 12, 2023 11:07
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Hi Jarett, How old is "very old"? Our laptops are being used mostly remotely with occasional visits to the office. Because my predecessors paused updates to concentrate on getting them working reli...

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• Created July 13, 2022 09:10
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3. How do I report on percentage of machines in PDQ Inventory?

Thanks Luke, that works perfectly once I corrected my own mistake (it should be 1809 instead of 1810). Can I substitute the value I'm comparing to Computers.OSServicePack with my @(OSVerWin10Oldest...

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• Created January 17, 2020 10:52
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Okay I tried removing my laptop from Inventory and resynced it from AD, then let all my 11 scheduled scans complete. Interestingly, VLC appears under my custom WMI "MSIProduct" scan profile but sti...

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• Edited September 29, 2023 16:08
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Good tip Mike. I'll try but as my VLC app is missing from the list Windows itself reports, it probably won't fix that one :(

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• Created September 29, 2023 15:50
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3. Can't use custom variable in Dynamic Collection for SP / Release

I have made my own collections for supported and unsupported versions using the info at Windows 10 - release information | Microsoft Docs using a custom variable for the oldest supported build. It ...

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• Created May 17, 2021 08:43
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This thread would be an excellent basis for scripting a test for Acrobat Standard or Pro using the new Powershell scanner being added in PDQ Inventory 19 - I wish my PS was good enough to tackle it...

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• Created April 15, 2020 13:49
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Thanks again Luke. I've really learned a lot of SQLite today, all starting with your query. Giving back to the community, here's one for Office 365 ProPlus unsupported versions, using my custom var...

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• Created January 17, 2020 17:31
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It may be easiest to make a collection for computers NOT in your "Network Services PCs" collection, then run slightly different reports on each collection. The report for Network Services PCs highl...

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• Created January 16, 2020 11:12
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It would be useful to make a collection for Win10 releases in or not in service (support), for example SP / Release Is Less Than "1803" - as that changes every six months or so, when MS ships a new...

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• Created May 10, 2019 16:05
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