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Remote Desktop fun (macOS to Windows)

Remote Desktop fun (macOS to Windows)

Had to dig a bit for this one as it was not immediately clear to me. When you are trying to remote from a Mac to an AzureAD (or Entra ID) joined Windows device using Microsoft's Remote Desktop app, you have to use a special username. You need to use:

Windows LPR Printer

Windows LPR Printer

First off, you probably shouldn't be doing this, LPR/LPD has been deprecated in Windows since Server 2012. However, it is still useful in a mixed environment. On-prem Windows Print Servers and macOS clients are going to want to use LPD (if you don't want to use IPP and installing

QuickTime 7 for Windows

QuickTime 7 for Windows

I know what you're thinking, QuickTime 7 for Windows is outdated and should be uninstalled. I agree with you. However, there are still some apps out there that depends on AVFoundation and aren't using native Windows 10 codecs (Looking at you Avid). So you just gotta deploy that really old

File Versions in Windows (with PowerShell)

File Versions in Windows (with PowerShell)

In an everlasting remediation with Cisco AnyConnect on Windows where 4.5.xxxxx doesn't upgrade properly by just installing a newer version of the product. Cisco has a workaround with 4.6.x but your 4.5 installation is still fucked because a) it's uninstalled in Apps & Feature (Add/Remove