Hey all,When we powerwash Chromebooks we connect them to our Guest WiFi so they can get policies and move to our managed network. After the powerwash is complete we select our WiFi and the device sits on the "Getting the device ready..." screen for t...
Is there any way of finding out who created or owns a Google form all we have is the URL. I tried using the gibbrish ID and searching the drive logs for that
We have OS settings turned off for students (for obvious reasons). Is there a way to allow them to add a home printer without opening up settings in general? Is there a way to whitelist the printer setting? We have the printer set to allow them to ad...
I work for a community-based organization. We have Chromebooks at churches, libraries, and schools within our region. We have always taken Chromebook inventory by printing out a paper spreadsheet and marking off devices. This is a slow and tedious pr...
This is sort of a general? To which there be no answer but in the years since we've switched to google and all the apps we use that people tend to call with issues about the solution many many times is to clear the browser cache. I'll be our HD gets ...
The students can see each other's work but cannot edit it. Is there a setting in the Admin Console that would prevent this? Thank you!
Is there a way to set third party app access by a group rather than an OU? If not, has anyone found a work-around? I have an elite group of students that need access to a particular app, but the problem is they are in OUs that also designate specifi...
Hey GEAG! It’s time to tap into our worldwide community for a panel event. The topic? Cybersecurity. Let’s gather a few of you Google Admins with different experiences and perspectives on the topic and share your thoughts about what the current strug...
Hi, I've just updated to 129 on my Chromebook and looking through the new features advertised is "OneDrive directly from your files app....!" How do I enable it in my tennant, i've had it for a while on my personal Chromebook. Is it the "OneDrive" An...
For some reason, a few of our staff never receive e-mail notifications when a Drive file is shared with them, even when the sender selects the notify recipient option. Any idea why that may be happening?
Hi,In the past couple of weeks, users have reported constant popups on Chromebooks saying "Google Services Framework keeps stopping".Has anybody seen this before?
We have over the years accumulated a large number of shared drives. We suspect many may not be used anymore but is there any way to tell? For example can I query drives to see if anyone has accessed any of the files in lets say a year? We're looking ...
I just set up a Managed Guest Session for our SmartPass Digital Hall Pass Chromebook kiosks. I set desktop notifications for the site to always allow, but since the Sound Site Setting is Automatic instead of Allow, the audio notifications are hit or...
Hello,Our school district has been transitioning to docking stations in preparation for Windows 11. We purchased Club3D docks through a vendor and they have begun to fail just a little over a year after purchase. I am wondering if anybody has any rec...
If an incoming email with an infected attachment is caught by the sandbox features, what happens to that message?I know the assumption is the message is blocked.But is the message rejected back to the sender?Does the intended recipient receive a mess...
Hello!I am struggling to enroll new devices. We bought some chromebooks 311 without bundled education upgrade.I have a bunch of C302s I need to deprovision.Can I, and how can I, transfer the standalone education upgrade on the C302s to the 311s?Hopi...
I've been working on a re-work of our wireless networks with building in segmentation. I created new SSIDs with new passwords and on the first day of them being live, I've been told that staff shared the staff wifi password to students despite every...
I have seen a couple of videos that show we can now create document tabs in the paid EDU workspace. We are paying for the cadillac version and yet no Doc Tabs yet. Has anyone else got them yet? Does anyone know the rollout schedule? I can't seem to f...
Looking for opinions here please...........I've had a longstanding attachment compliance rule in place for Gmail to send any messages with a ZIP file attachment to quarantine for review.I did this in the name of blocking email attachment viruses.I se...
Educational institutions are now required to annually review and re-confirm access to Google Additional Services for users under 18. Admins will be prompted in Admin Console to review additional Google services that are turned on in your institutions...
I'm at a loss on this one. We use Papercut mobility print on chromebooks. Apparently some time this summer now when people print the same labels from same app its not aligned right. Its cutting off a bit at the bottom of the label. There are no optio...
All,We're starting to get reports from our iPad users that video playback from the Drive app no longer works.Error says Unsupported File TypeiPad 9 with iOS 17.6.1Google Drive 4.2437.11602 .mov and .mp4 videosAnyone else seeing this? Suggestions?
You should all have received a Google Operations alert in Alert Center, which reads as follows.Dear Edu Administrator,Educational institutions are now required to annually review and re-confirm access to Google Additional Services for users under 18....
Hi all!I came across what appears to be a contradiction in Google's data privacy policy regrarding Gemini and Workspace Edu. During a webinar, Google stated Gemini's chatbot could be used by anyone on your edu domain, and they would be afforded free...
I'm wanting to limit certain users to only be able to email within domain -- but also allow them to receive things like classroom notifications, docs shares, etc.I remember there used to be a list of require Google domains. Is there anything like tha...
Hey everybody. Here is a nice (creepy) website to add to your URL blocking method of choice for student devices:https://neal.fun/eyechat
Has anyone seen a change in the Insert-Video Youtube Video with Google Slides over the past day or week? We have seen it working fine this morning as building slides were prepared, then as of two hours ago it stopped working throwing up an error of:...
I had posted this in our old admin board but since we switched over please let me know if this is not allowed and I will remove it. A few years ago some of us created a Discord channel for K12 Sysadmins. Over the summer we decided to expand that to T...
Hi all,We are having a weird issue with Google Calendar. In the admin console, all OUs are set to have internal and external sharing options showing "only free/busy." However, when anyone attempts to "search for people" within GCalendar in an attempt...
Good afternoon!We finally made the transition from Zoom to Google Meet. I know it is possible to create multiple breakout rooms and assign guests to a room.Is it possible to create multiple breakout rooms and allow the guests to select which room th...
