Frank Lesniak
@franklesniak.com
#Microsoft365 Consulting Team Lead with Focus on Corporate M&A | #PowerShell | #Windows | #Azure | Sr. Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology Architect at West Monroe
Wait a second. This PC is missing the "Facial Recognition (Windows Hello)" optional component, yet Windows Hello face unlock is working when I log onto Windows 🤔. This system is running #Windows11 24H2.
#WindowsHello #biometrics #24H2
#WindowsHello #biometrics #24H2
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Wait a second. This PC is missing the "Facial Recognition (Windows Hello)" optional component, yet Windows Hello face unlock is working when I log onto Windows 🤔. This system is running #Windows11 24H2.
#WindowsHello #biometrics #24H2
#WindowsHello #biometrics #24H2
I am very grateful that VSCode flags this stuff!
Gemini claims it's my fault.
Gemini claims it's my fault.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I am very grateful that VSCode flags this stuff!
Gemini claims it's my fault.
Gemini claims it's my fault.
Why is #Gemini emitting #PowerShell code with invisible characters (U+00a0) instead of a trusty ol' space? 🤔
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Why is #Gemini emitting #PowerShell code with invisible characters (U+00a0) instead of a trusty ol' space? 🤔
Are my Windows Explorer/New Outlook/Teams/Discord app-hang woes related to ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Control? I don't have a smoking gun, but it's hard to ignore the pattern.
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Are my Windows Explorer/New Outlook/Teams/Discord app-hang woes related to ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Control? I don't have a smoking gun, but it's hard to ignore the pattern.
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is an interesting caveat to turning on hotpatching on ARM64 devices: learn.microsoft.com/...
#Windows11 #Windows #hotpatch #ARM #ARM64 #WindowsOnARM #WOA
#Windows11 #Windows #hotpatch #ARM #ARM64 #WindowsOnARM #WOA
October 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is an interesting caveat to turning on hotpatching on ARM64 devices: learn.microsoft.com/...
#Windows11 #Windows #hotpatch #ARM #ARM64 #WindowsOnARM #WOA
#Windows11 #Windows #hotpatch #ARM #ARM64 #WindowsOnARM #WOA
Windows Store blocked by Defender ASR rule "block executable files from running unless they meet a prevalence, age, or trusted list criteria" on Windows 11 25H2. Windows Store version appears to be 22508.1401.9.0.
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Windows Store blocked by Defender ASR rule "block executable files from running unless they meet a prevalence, age, or trusted list criteria" on Windows 11 25H2. Windows Store version appears to be 22508.1401.9.0.
Excited to announce I'll be speaking at the inaugural #WPNinjasUS on Tues, Dec 9 (CST)—two back-to-back sessions on AI & automation to tackle everyday pain points and daily #ITPro challenges. Details below 👇 #Microsoft365 #PowerShell #AI
workplaceninjas.us
workplaceninjas.us
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Excited to announce I'll be speaking at the inaugural #WPNinjasUS on Tues, Dec 9 (CST)—two back-to-back sessions on AI & automation to tackle everyday pain points and daily #ITPro challenges. Details below 👇 #Microsoft365 #PowerShell #AI
workplaceninjas.us
workplaceninjas.us
October 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Precision, ladies and gentlemen.
September 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Precision, ladies and gentlemen.
No, sir! PC on the right is my newer one. No downward extensions here!
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
No, sir! PC on the right is my newer one. No downward extensions here!
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And, yeah, I have a Windows 3.1 VM. Big whoop, wanna fight about it? 😅
And, yeah, I have a Windows 3.1 VM. Big whoop, wanna fight about it? 😅
September 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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And, yeah, I have a Windows 3.1 VM. Big whoop, wanna fight about it? 😅
And, yeah, I have a Windows 3.1 VM. Big whoop, wanna fight about it? 😅
#WPNinjasUS, let's automate the boring stuff!
In our AI + #PowerShell session, @danny-stutz.bsky.social and I will show you how to tame LLMs, debug scripts, and auto-generate Pester tests.
Join us in Dallas, Dec 9-10!
Register: workplaceninjas.us/r...
In our AI + #PowerShell session, @danny-stutz.bsky.social and I will show you how to tame LLMs, debug scripts, and auto-generate Pester tests.
Join us in Dallas, Dec 9-10!
Register: workplaceninjas.us/r...
September 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#WPNinjasUS, let's automate the boring stuff!
In our AI + #PowerShell session, @danny-stutz.bsky.social and I will show you how to tame LLMs, debug scripts, and auto-generate Pester tests.
Join us in Dallas, Dec 9-10!
Register: workplaceninjas.us/r...
In our AI + #PowerShell session, @danny-stutz.bsky.social and I will show you how to tame LLMs, debug scripts, and auto-generate Pester tests.
Join us in Dallas, Dec 9-10!
Register: workplaceninjas.us/r...
Wow, I almost feel a little bad?
September 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wow, I almost feel a little bad?
Forgot to post this...
In honor of Labor Day, i have my pro-union sign on my office door.
The 217 is an homage to The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Electrical and Computer Engineering program (217 is the area code).
#VacuumTubes #UIUC
In honor of Labor Day, i have my pro-union sign on my office door.
The 217 is an homage to The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Electrical and Computer Engineering program (217 is the area code).
#VacuumTubes #UIUC
September 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Forgot to post this...
In honor of Labor Day, i have my pro-union sign on my office door.
The 217 is an homage to The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Electrical and Computer Engineering program (217 is the area code).
#VacuumTubes #UIUC
In honor of Labor Day, i have my pro-union sign on my office door.
The 217 is an homage to The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Electrical and Computer Engineering program (217 is the area code).
#VacuumTubes #UIUC
I appreciate free software, but this is a damn joke, Broadcom. The newest releases of VMware Workstation and Fusion are unable to check for updates, and Broadcom says it's intentional.
knowledge.broadcom.c...
#VMware #VMwareWorkstation #VMwareFusion #Virtualization #HomeLab
knowledge.broadcom.c...
#VMware #VMwareWorkstation #VMwareFusion #Virtualization #HomeLab
September 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I appreciate free software, but this is a damn joke, Broadcom. The newest releases of VMware Workstation and Fusion are unable to check for updates, and Broadcom says it's intentional.
knowledge.broadcom.c...
#VMware #VMwareWorkstation #VMwareFusion #Virtualization #HomeLab
knowledge.broadcom.c...
#VMware #VMwareWorkstation #VMwareFusion #Virtualization #HomeLab
August 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I've been having a lot of problems in the last couple of weeks with my webcam not working in Teams/Zoom calls. A reboot fixes it for a little while, but it's far from stable. I'm hoping these settings address the problem...
August 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I've been having a lot of problems in the last couple of weeks with my webcam not working in Teams/Zoom calls. A reboot fixes it for a little while, but it's far from stable. I'm hoping these settings address the problem...
OfficeSetup.exe info:
Version: 16.0.19029.20156
CRC32: FB1530DF
CRC64: 9D59BC06E67D7C66
MD5: 1EC8A60A46770A4BD5EAE11B4C607E11
SHA1: 9035CA56FB9733F9478D411F2A5E8220B19759EC
SHA256: 06ABA64D4C53F8F72BAE99DC919B37A19FE4470F3FE4FA206D30E4D140C52934
Version: 16.0.19029.20156
CRC32: FB1530DF
CRC64: 9D59BC06E67D7C66
MD5: 1EC8A60A46770A4BD5EAE11B4C607E11
SHA1: 9035CA56FB9733F9478D411F2A5E8220B19759EC
SHA256: 06ABA64D4C53F8F72BAE99DC919B37A19FE4470F3FE4FA206D30E4D140C52934
August 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
OfficeSetup.exe info:
Version: 16.0.19029.20156
CRC32: FB1530DF
CRC64: 9D59BC06E67D7C66
MD5: 1EC8A60A46770A4BD5EAE11B4C607E11
SHA1: 9035CA56FB9733F9478D411F2A5E8220B19759EC
SHA256: 06ABA64D4C53F8F72BAE99DC919B37A19FE4470F3FE4FA206D30E4D140C52934
Version: 16.0.19029.20156
CRC32: FB1530DF
CRC64: 9D59BC06E67D7C66
MD5: 1EC8A60A46770A4BD5EAE11B4C607E11
SHA1: 9035CA56FB9733F9478D411F2A5E8220B19759EC
SHA256: 06ABA64D4C53F8F72BAE99DC919B37A19FE4470F3FE4FA206D30E4D140C52934
According to Edge SmartScreen, OfficeSetup.exe is not commonly downloaded. Therefore, I'm not permitted to open the file.
August 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
According to Edge SmartScreen, OfficeSetup.exe is not commonly downloaded. Therefore, I'm not permitted to open the file.
Here's the DVD. Kinda boring compared to much older versions with fully holographic DVDs
August 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Here's the DVD. Kinda boring compared to much older versions with fully holographic DVDs
OEM Windows 11 24H2 distributes on a physical DVD
August 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
OEM Windows 11 24H2 distributes on a physical DVD
Two. Hours.
(note: this is not in response to any sort of incident, just standard assigned training)
(note: this is not in response to any sort of incident, just standard assigned training)
July 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Two. Hours.
(note: this is not in response to any sort of incident, just standard assigned training)
(note: this is not in response to any sort of incident, just standard assigned training)