Jun 072018
 

These instructions are for University provisioned Windows 10 laptops.

Please note that University Common Desktop PCs (both Windows 7 and 10) will automatically add the photocopiers as a printer called ‘IGM Copier’.

If you are using a private/personal laptop (Windows 7, Windows 10, Apple, or Linux), please come and see us in room B245, 2nd floor, BioMedicine West building, for further advice.

Ensure that you have an internet connection
Click on Windows logo
Click settings icon (cog)
Click Devices
Click Printers & Scanners
Click +Add a printer
Wait, while Windows lists every possible printer it can see. This is not helpful, in this case!
Scroll down the list and click ‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’
Click ‘Select a shared printer by name’
In the box underneath, carefully type \\medson\
When you press that final \ key, a drop-down menu will appear. Scroll down the list and choose ‘IGM Copier’
The address/name of printer should now read as \\medson\IGM Copier
Click Next
Wait, while Windows configures the printer
Click Next
Click Finish

Sep 012017
 

This is usually more relevant when installing Windows 10 on older laptops. Some of these laptops have made the jump from XP to W10!

Most will not have on-board TMP capabilities, so override this requirement by using the local group policy editor:

run gpedit.msc

Computer Configuration >Administrative Templates >Windows Components >BitLocker Drive Encryption > Operating System Drives > Require Additional Authentication at Startup

Click Enabled option
Check that ‘Allow BitLocker without a Compatible’ is ticked
Click OK and close gpedit

Enable BitLocker on the laptop, as usual

In order to check on the progress of the encryption, run an elevated PowerShell instance, where you can periodically issue this command:

manage-bde -status C: