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Aria<p>Just spent five hours troubleshooting my home network - tried everything from checking cables to reconfiguring routers and switches. Turned out the fix was the classic: turn it off and back on again.</p><p>Honestly, the ultimate IT hack never gets old. 😂</p><p>Lesson learned: patience and persistence pay off, but sometimes it’s the simplest solution that wins.</p><p>Anyone else have those epic “wasted hours for a reboot” stories? Share ‘em!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>networking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>troubleshooting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITlife</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/networkadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>networkadmin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/restartfixes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restartfixes</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/classicfix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classicfix</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/techhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techhumor</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>Really. Some people are born to be stupid.</p><p>Me: Please press ctrl-k<br>Customer: It doesn't work.<br>Me: Please hold down the ctrl key, press k, release the ctrl key.<br>Customer: it worked!</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a> </p><p>(Do they do this on purpose or do they only use a phone at home?)</p>
knoppix<p>After nearly 40 years, the Blue Screen of Death is being replaced by a Black one in Windows 11 🖥️<br>Still a BSOD... just darker ☠️<br>No QR codes, no frowny face—just clear crash info for faster IT fixes ⚙️<br>Bonus: with OLED displays, your PC now crashes using less power ⚡ (finally, energy-efficient failure)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Engadget" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Engadget</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/computing/windows-is-finally-kicking-the-blue-screen-of-death-to-the-curb-172011343.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/computing/windows</span><span class="invisible">-is-finally-kicking-the-blue-screen-of-death-to-the-curb-172011343.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BSOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/System" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>System</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crash</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Support</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OLED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OLED</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEfficiency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>When customer tries to convince me that windows 11 and office365 are the same thing.<br>It just happened.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>Customer reports problem with 'his adobe'.<br>On my question if he uses Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Pro, he replies: "Acrobat."</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>"Upsert item failed"</p><p>In microsoft exchange.</p><p>I wonder if "indate" will fail too.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a></p>
Surya Teja K<p>Does anybody know if <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Certbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Certbot</span></a> will renew SSL certificates when running inside WSL2 even if the user doesn’t launch <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WSL2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WSL2</span></a> ever?</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/wsl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wsl</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/itsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itsupport</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a></p>
Ursa<p>Its not the prettiest on the underside, but god damn it, it's cable managed, and that's a feat for this setup.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/pcgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcgaming</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/cablemanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cablemanagement</span></a></p>
Anna<p>Why do <a href="https://aus.social/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> stop working when you need them?</p><p>I rarely use mine because I’m so sick but I really need to copy and print these documents.</p><p>Worked fine last time I used it several months ago now it’s randomly not feeding paper? WTF.<br>Not been connected online so no remote access from manufacturer.</p><p>I have nobody to fix it. No energy to do myself I’m so exhausted </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Syste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syste</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HelpDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HelpDesk</span></a></p>
ComputerRalle<p>VMware ESXi wird zu teuer? Ich migriere Ihre VMs sicher nach Proxmox VE – dokumentiert, stabil, praxisnah.<br>👉 <a href="https://digital-easy.de/dienstleistungen.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital-easy.de/dienstleistung</span><span class="invisible">en.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proxmox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proxmox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VMware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VMware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerRalle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerRalle</span></a></p>
Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p>Quick memes for those in the know. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/itsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itsupport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ansys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ansys</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/it" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>it</span></a></p>
Judith<p>I may have resolved the problem.</p><p>Excel.exe was responsible for that message. This was easily spotted in Task Manager.<br>I found that .ods was associated with Excel.<br>The spreadsheets I was working with were .xlsx which was associated with LibreOffice Calc.<br>When I changed the .ods association to LibreOffice Calc the annoying OneDrive message no longer popped up.</p><p>Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. I've learned a few useful things today, including seeing how much MS bloatware I need to uninstall!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TechHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHelp</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FediHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediHelp</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a></p>
Judith<p>How do I stop this b*st*rd message?</p><p>I am using Windows 11. I do not login with a <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> account. I use <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> but have various leftover bits of Microsoft Office which was installed when I got the computer.</p><p>I have tried to disable Copilot. I have no Microsoft stuff running at start-up apart from Defender.</p><p>I'm getting well p*ssed off with this. 😠 </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TechHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHelp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FediHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediHelp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>Customer: I have a problem making orders.<br>Me: I know you do this in HR system and I don't do HR system. Ask &lt;coworker&gt; for that.<br>Customer calls me via teams and asks if I can fix the problem for her. In HR system.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a></p>
Ursa<p>You know what I'd like? A cable labeling standard that requires the transmission and power protocols to be on the body of the connector or cable length.</p><p>So I dont have to spend 2 days trying to figure out that my PS5 wont send 4k to my tv via receiver because the HDMI isnt 2.0</p><p>IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO HAVE A SPEC SHEET AVAILABLE FOR A CABLE. PUT THAT INFO ON THE GODDAMN CABLE.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>Colleague Ioannis made me laugh just now.</p><p>To each dumb question, provide NaaS.</p><p>No as a Service.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>So glad I have all my support shit in place. (links, notes etc.)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ITsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsupport</span></a></p>
dave-ïnïtïv<p>FunFact: Ein Rechnerneustart löst 90 % aller Probleme und geht schneller als ein Ticket zu schreiben.<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a></p>
Nemeth/Star Productions 🇪🇺<p>Trump allegedly has a buyer for TikTok's US operations</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTokUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTokUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITSupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Nemeth/Star Productions 🇪🇺<p>Trump allegedly has a buyer for TikTok's US operations <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TikTokUS" target="_blank">#TikTokUS</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TikTok" target="_blank">#TikTok</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Trump" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23China" target="_blank">#China</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SocialMedia" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ITSupport" target="_blank">#ITSupport</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IT" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Tech" target="_blank">#Tech</a></p>