Hi guys, we have a central Windows server here that shift staff log into on their shifts, a few use a lot of older, larger software and it takes about 20 mins for them to get on then get setup & running, is there anyway to essentially "hibernate" that user rather then logging them off fully when they are finished so they can then restore from a state saved on the server rather than going through their usual morning startups/evening shutdowns as they're losing about 30 mins a day waiting on software!
"HIbernate" a server user?
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Are they using roaming profiles?
How fast are the systems in question?
Have you done any diagnostics to why it’s slow logging on? If it’s just because of certain software then try see if paths of said software or problem areas can be changed.
How fast are the systems in question?
Have you done any diagnostics to why it’s slow logging on? If it’s just because of certain software then try see if paths of said software or problem areas can be changed.
Sadly i'm not in a tech role here, just another user, its literally old, engineering based badly programmed software that takes an age on any system, hence ust wanting to put a remote user to hibernate/sleep rather than logging him off every night and going through the whole rigmorol again!
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Sadly i'm not in a tech role here, just another user, its literally old, engineering based badly programmed software that takes an age on any system, hence ust wanting to put a remote user to hibernate/sleep rather than logging him off every night and going through the whole rigmorol again!
If they use the same machine just have it hibernate then and keep the user logged in at all times. As long as the machine doesn't get turned off it will log in faster than normal. Logging in and out all the time will need to load the profile and I'm assuming it may be what's causing it to be a slow login. Stick a note on the Pc saying only to be used by MR XXX. Don't log it out just lock it. Press the windows key + L on the device to lock it.
Do you have no IT engineers/techs in the company?
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i dont suppose theres any way to update the machine? swap the disk to an ssd or up the ram? is this a normal PC? or some industrial machine? a proper server? or some abomanation of a custom machine
normally we'd say switch login.
but it sort of depends on what your trying to achieve and its not to clear for me.
i dont think there is a way to "hibernate a user"
Windows server by default supports 2 simultanius logins to it. BUT any number of people can be logged on but not connected. when they next login it will be at there last state, assuming no one rebooted the machine.
the more users you have logged in the more ram you'll want.
normally we'd say switch login.
but it sort of depends on what your trying to achieve and its not to clear for me.
i dont think there is a way to "hibernate a user"
Windows server by default supports 2 simultanius logins to it. BUT any number of people can be logged on but not connected. when they next login it will be at there last state, assuming no one rebooted the machine.
the more users you have logged in the more ram you'll want.