Remote Deployment

Mimiq is in use by a lot of facilities with more than 100 edit suites, so we made it easy to deploy Mimiq at scale. We strongly suggest using an MDM solution to set up deployment of Mimiq.

Activating Mimiq

Activating a license can be done via the API:

mimiq://activate?key=[your license key]

Deactivation works via the same mechanism:

mimiq://deactivate

Autostart Mimiq

By default, Mimiq launches when you log into your computer, but you can control whether Mimiq autostarts.

In Terminal.app, tell Mimiq whether or not to autostart when you log into macOS.

Disable autostart

defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac launchAtLogin -bool false

Enable autostart

defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac launchAtLogin -bool true

Commit the setting in Mimiq.
- If Mimiq has already launched (i.e. in the menu bar):
  1. Quit Mimiq
  2. Relaunch Mimiq.
  3. Restart your Mac.
- If Mimiq hasn't launched yet (i.e. not present in the menu bar):
  1. Launch Mimiq.
  2. Quit-then-relaunch Mimiq.
  3. Restart your Mac.

Then, use this Terminal command to check Mimiq's current autostart setting:

defaults read video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac launchAtLogin

launchAtLogin = 0 - Mimiq will not autostart when you log into macOS.
launchAtLogin = 1 - Mimiq autostarts when you log into macOS.

Use PowerShell to add this Registry key – Mimiq – then set it to the path where Mimiq is installed (likely, C:\Program Files\Mimiq\Mimiq.exe).

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" -Name "Mimiq" -Value "C:\Program Files\Mimiq\Mimiq.exe" -PropertyType STRING -Force

That results in this new Registry key:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mimiq

To disable autostart, remove the Mimiq Registry key:

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" -Name "Mimiq"

Don't show the Mimiq UI

Although this suppresses Mimiq from initially displaying the list of volumes and Workspaces after it launches, you can still view that list anytime by clicking the Mimiq icon in the menu bar (macOS) or System Tray (Windows).

In Terminal.app, tell Mimiq whether or not to display the list of volumes and Workspaces after it launches.

Disable displaying the list of volumes and workspaces

defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableWindowPopup -bool true

Enable displaying the list of volumes and workspaces

defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableWindowPopup -bool false

Commit the setting in Mimiq.
- If Mimiq has already launched (i.e. in the menu bar):
  1. Quit Mimiq
  2. Relaunch Mimiq.
  3. Restart your Mac.
- If Mimiq hasn't launched yet (i.e. not in the menu bar):
  1. Launch Mimiq.
  2. Quit-then-relaunch Mimiq.
  3. Restart your Mac.

Then, you can use this Terminal command to check whether Mimiq will display its list of volumes and Workspaces after it launches:

defaults read video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableWindowPopup

disableWindowPopup = 1 - Mimiq will not display the list of volumes and Workspaces when you log into macOS, even if Mimiq launches when you log in.
disableWindowPopup = 0 - Mimiq will display the list of volumes and Workspaces when you log into macOS.

Use PowerShell to add this Registry key – StartupWindowPopupEnabled – then set it to 0.

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Mimiq" -Name "StartupWindowPopupEnabled" -Value 0 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

Which results in this new Registry key:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mimiq\StartupWindowPopupEnabled

You can then use Windows' Registry Editor to set StartupWindowPopupEnabled to:

0 - Mimiq will not display the list of volumes and Workspaces when you log into Windows, even if Mimiq launches when you log in.
1 - Mimiq will display the list of volumes and Workspaces when you log into Window.

To remove the StartupWindowPopupEnabled Registry key:

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Mimiq" -Name "StartupWindowPopupEnabled"

Suppress App Updates

Although this suppresses Mimiq from displaying app updates after it launches, you can check for an update anytime by clicking the Mimiq icon in the menu bar (macOS) or System Tray (Windows).

In Terminal.app, tell Mimiq whether or not to display app update notifications after it launches.

Disable app update notifications

defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableUpdateNotifications -bool true

Enable app update notifications

defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableUpdateNotifications -bool false

Commit the setting in Mimiq.
- If Mimiq has already launched (i.e. in the menu bar):
  1. Quit Mimiq
  2. Relaunch Mimiq.
  3. Restart your Mac.
- If Mimiq hasn't launched yet (i.e. not in the menu bar):
  1. Launch Mimiq.
  2. Quit-then-relaunch Mimiq.
  3. Restart your Mac.

Then, use this Terminal command to check whether Mimiq will display app update notifications after it launches.

defaults read video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableUpdateNotifications

disableUpdateNotifications = 1 - Mimiq will not display app update notifications when you log into macOS.
disableUpdateNotifications = 0 - Mimiq will display app update notifications when you log into macOS.

Use PowerShell to add this Registry key – CheckForUpdatesOnStartupEnabled – then set it to 0.

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Mimiq" -Name "CheckForUpdatesOnStartupEnabled" -Value 0 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

Which results in this new Registry key:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mimiq\CheckForUpdatesOnStartupEnabled

You can then use Windows' Registry Editor to set CheckForUpdatesOnStartupEnabled to:

0 - Mimiq will not display app update notifications when you log into Windows.
1 - Mimiq will display app update notifications when you log into Windows.

To remove the CheckForUpdatesOnStartupEnabled Registry key:

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Mimiq" -Name "CheckForUpdatesOnStartupEnabled"

Managing Workspaces

Full docs on Workspace Management can be found here.

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