Can I run a virtual machine within a virtual machine? IE: W10PE is my physical PC and I want to install W8.1 as a VM and then launch the VM of Vista in W8.1.

Well while trying to find how to do this, I stumbled upon the MAX Remotemanagement system tray. I have enabled it on my test rig for...wait for it...testing.

Though I can't send a note to my customer, the reason I wanted to was for a pending reboot. I found that MAX already sends that information and you can't miss it. But I also found how to give the client a choice to abort the action and reboot later, which is what I wanted the note for.

I found this website which shows the cool stuff to do using GFI RemoteManagement's system tray.

To enable:

• Logged into MAX RM portal
• chose the W10PE PC and right clicked on it.
• Clicked on System Tray and changed setting to On
• Added Menu Option 1 - Type: Local File - Label: ABORT reboot - path: shutdown.exe - Arguments: /a
• Click OK.

You WILL need to inform customer about the system tray and the ability to use the link to cancel a reboot. The system tray icon looks like a life preserver and if you click on it all of your menu options will be there such as website, support ticket link, how to stuff links etc.

Once the user logs back into their PC the system tray is automatically setup and is ready to go. If the user sees the message that the PC will be rebooted by your IT service provider, they can go to the system tray and click the "abort reboot" and go along their merry way.

@Hubtech Thanks for the assist.

@Minion-Queen

So should I add to the title solved/waiting for GFI update?

@Hubtech said:

depends in what area you're looking. Each of these have their own "policy" some are as simple as on/off, others have configurable options.

Ohhhh...Thanks @Hubtech `I got it I think. I was looking at the settings for my W10PE test rig. And for patch management I had it on Use Policy Settng ( On ) and everything was greyed out.

After seeing your image, I went to main menu and chose Settings and then Patch Management and saw the setting was set to On and could see which radio buttons were clicked. I presume if I want this to be the "Policy" for most clients, I wouldn't have to edit per PC/client, correct?

@Minion-Queen However for the price, I can live with the cons.

@Minion-Queen said:

Ok tested again. From the Ipad but can't figure out how to install the little download. On the Android, I have a Samsung Tab4, I can't get the stupid download to even start. I will figure this out!

I am guessing that for mobile devices to launch TakeControl I would need a Surfaces tablet or a laptop.

I can't even get the damn phone app (on my tablet) to show any of the workstations.

So in settings there are On, Off and Use Policy Setting ( On ). What policy setting are they referring to?

@coliver Good to know. I like the idea of a pick-up game.

@JaredBusch said:

That certainly is not a solution, that is a work around. Did they tell you what else may be affected by this change? What other Windows systems may now have problems because of it.

That's all the information I found online.

@Dashrender That's the question I had for the experts! I found it funny that the answer was change windows vs make a change in GFI RM (perhaps you can't). At the moment I only have W8 PC's using GFI.

I found this link, So I guess I need to make this change on every PC?

Sorry peeps...

The question is: using GFI RemoteManagement, is there a way to send messages via the customer's PC system tray?

Is there a way to send a message(s) to the customer's PC via the system tray?

Happy Birthday Joy!

I have a total of 4 machines with GFI RM agent on them. 3 are W8 and one is W10 (relatively new installs).

Under daily checks, the Windows Services Check - Group Policy Client I am getting

*Status Stopped

• 7 consecutive failures, status STOPPED
• 101 consecutive failures, status STOPPED
• 75 consecutive failures, status STOPPED

When you click the link the info just repeats itself. These PC's are running fine, so is it an issue or not?

@IRJ said:

Apparently this has been out for a long time.

I am pretty sure I used it over 2 years ago. It was either beta or just felt like one. I don't even remember why I had installed it.

@scottalanmiller said:

@technobabble 32bit or 64bit?

dont' remember if I removed the 64bit version or not...was planning on it. I have 39.0.2171.65

@scottalanmiller said:

@David.Scammell just told me that it is a Chrome problem. Just checked and hp.com loads fine in FF on the same machine where it does not run in Chrome.

Working in Chrome for me.

I have the VM running under Hyper-V on a Windows 10tp PC