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We had a similar issue on our lab machines, there was a GPO that we created to fix the issue, I need to look in Group Policy though. And what is so wrong with Windows 8.1? Part of our speed issues were resolved by reimaging onto 8.1 Enterprise. //Riley Sent from my Windows Phone -- Riley Childs Senior Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Services Administrator IT Services Administrator (704) 537-0331x101 (704) 497-2086 rileychilds.net @rowdychildren I use Lync (select External Contact on any XMPP chat client) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are the property of Charlotte United Christian Academy. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain confidential information that is privileged and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not one of the named original recipients or have received this e-mail in error, please permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and any printout thereof. Thank you for your compliance. This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it nor any attachments may be reproduced, adapted, forwarded or transmitted without the written consent of the copyright [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Dan Alexander<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: ý3/ý19/ý2015 3:36 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Deep Freeze + PaperCut + Windows profiles Any chance using a thaw space for that part of the profile? On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Will Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In our computer labs, we currently use Deep Freeze.[1] It lets us grant > our users full administrative rights, without worrying about malware, > viruses, and such, because any changes the user makes are wiped out when > they log off. > > A couple of years ago, the campus as a whole switched to PaperCut for > managing print jobs.[2] This maintains separate print queues for each > student, so that when they swipe their student card at the print release > station, they see only their own print jobs. Convenient! At least > compared to Pharos, the old system. > > Unfortunately, there's a nasty side-effect, which is that it takes a > loooooong time to log into the lab computers. Generally 5-6 minutes, > sometimes as much as 10. What's happening is: > > 1) A student logs in with their Active Directory credentials > 2) The computer checks for a user profile and doesn't find one > 3) The computer creates a new windows profile for the student (slooow!) > 4) When they log off, Deep Freeze wipes out the profile. > > The fact that the computer has to download, install, and configure the > PaperCut print drivers makes Step 3 even slower. They're per-user. > They're baked into the user profile, so they get created fresh every time > and wiped out again afterwards. > > As a recent comment on Yik-Yak put it: "Patience is waiting for the > library computers to log you on." > > We're currently on Windows 8 (yuck), but the problem occurred with 7 as > well. > > We've talked about removing Deep Freeze and simply placing the computers > on restricted accounts with no permissions to install software, etc. That > would *partially* address it, because profiles would no longer be wiped > out. As long as students went to the same computer over and over, they'd > only be faced with a long logon the first time. But, of course, it's a lab > and there's no guarantee you can get the same computer all the time, so > that's a poor solution at best. > > > > [1] http://www.faronics.com/products/deep-freeze/enterprise/ > [2] http://www.papercut.com/ > -- Dan Alexander Technology Coordinator Northeast Kansas Library System 785-838-4090 4317 W. 6th St. Lawrence, KS 66049 *WANT ME TO REMOTE INTO YOUR COMPUTER?* Download the NEKLS hosted ScreenConnect software to your computer from this link: *goo.gl/Lwg33y <http://goo.gl/Lwg33y>* Once you have run the software, NEKLS staff will be able to access your computer.