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• Fix AD DNS and Quickbooks Port Conflicts: Add Excluded Ports to Active Directory Server Hosting Quickbooks
  Running Quickbooks database server on a modern Windows AD server requires you add an excluded port range to prevent the DNS server from occupying these ...
• Fix Windows Server R2 2012 Windows Search Indexer Hanging or Not Responding
  We've encountered this issue at two clients running 2012 R2, although it may apply to other versions of Windows Server. Add the following registry entry ...
• Fix rundll32.exe Error on Windows 2016 and 2019 Server When Clicking Start Menu Items
  If you receive a rundll32.exe error when clicking start menu items on Windows 10-based server operating systems, such as Windows Server 2016 or 2019, the ...
• FreePBX Asterisk RTP and Call Monitoring Script
  We created this script to assist with constant monitoring of RTP streams and calls in Asterisk/FreePBX. We typically save it to the root of a ...
• Fix Speakerphone Calls Disconnecting or Hanging Up After 30-45 Seconds
  If calls to voicemails or other systems drop where there might be extended silence on the line, consider changing the following parameter within FreePBX: FreePBX > ...
• Fix Partial USPS Label Printing on Zebra Printers
  We encountered this issue with multiple Zebra TLP/LP 2844 printers, only when printing USPS labels through Shipstation. In our case, the label print cut off ...
• FreePBX Update Script
  We run this script manually monthly on all of our FreePBX installs. It performs the following actions, in order: Fix FreePBX permissions and ownership (chown) Refreshes the ...
• Fix PostScript Errors and Printing Issues on Large Format Printers & Plotters
  If users are experiencing difficulties spooling jobs to a large format postscript printer, you may need to "Print to Image" to flatten the image prior ...
• Fix Light/Washed Out Printing on a Canon MF740 Series Laser Printer (Canon Color ImageClass MF743Cdw)
  We encountered a brand new Canon MF743Cdw producing light or “washed out” color and B&W prints.  This procedure below should correct this printing issue. Clean Fixing Assembly ...
• Fix L2TP Error 87, SSTP Error 720, Failed VPN Connection on Windows 10/11
  This happens from time to time in Windows. I'm writing this because it just happened to one of our internal systems where L2TP had been ...
• Fix & Reset Windows Update for Windows 10/11
  Use the script below to fully reset Windows Update on any Windows 10/11 computer. Extract, Right-click and "Run as Administrator".  Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/how-toreset-windows-update-components-in-windows/14b86efd-1420-4916-9832-829125b1e8a3 Script code: @echo off echo .echo Simple ...
• Fix Garbled or Wingding Text in Acrobat DC Viewing PDFs / Arial Substitution
  If you are encountering strange font substitutions in Acrobat DC, here's a quick fix below.  Start by deleting C:\Windows\System32\FNTCACHE.DAT Reboot the computer. View the PDF in Acrobat DC. ...
• Fix Loud Fans on Dell XPS 8930
  Bothered by the constant loud fan noise eminating from your Dell XPS 8930 tower? I know I was. The constant up down of the fans, ...
• Full TCP/IP netsh Reset for Windows
  To fully reset the IP stack on a Windows computer: netsh int ip resetnetsh winsock reset ...
• Find and List Files from Largest to Smallest in Linux
  Use this command to create a descending list of files by size for a path in Linux: find /directory/to/scan/ -type f -exec du -a {} + ...
• FreePBX 15 to 16 Upgrade via CLI
  Here are the commands to enter to complete an upgrade from FreePBX 15 to 16. In most of our installs where CHAN_SIP trunks and extensions ...
• Fix Default ARI Username and Password Warning on FreePBX
  Enter the following commands in the FreePBX CLI to fix this issue: fwconsole setting FPBX_ARI_USER <15-char-rnd-string> fwconsole setting FPBX_ARI_PASSWORD <30-char-rnd-string> fwconsole reloadfwconsole restart ...
• Fixing Windows Server 2019 Server NLA Network Awareness Setting Network Profile to Private versus Domain
  We recently had a single member 2012 R2 DC which we upgraded in-place to 2019. On every reboot the server would assume the network was ...
• Fixing Error 136 installing Adobe Acrobat
  Typically this issue is caused by a left over "Acrobat DC" folder in your Program Files\Adobe folder (%ProgramFiles\Adobe\Acrobat DC). Removing this folder typically fixes the ...
• Fix Buffer Issues with Long Scripts WinSCP and Batch Files
  Use the following command to disable the I/O buffer when running a remote script via WinSCP. open ssh://root:[email protected] -rawsettings SendBuf=0call /myscript.shexit ...
• Force a PJSIP Endpoint to Check for Configuration
  Use this command in the remote asterisk console (asterisk -rv) to force an endpoint to check config. In the example, this is for digum phones. ...
• Fixing "Quickbooks requires that you REBOOT your computer to complete the installation." with Quickbooks Desktop
  If you encounter the error "Quickbooks requires that you REBOOT your computer to complete the installation." after a patch/update installation, here's how you can fix ...
• Fixing the Microsoft Purview Encryption Button in Outlook Not Showing
  If your licensed users for Microsoft Purview Encryption don't have the encryption button showing up in Outlook desktop or web, you may have to enable ...
• Fixing the "Low Microphone Volume" on a Lenovo X1 Carbon 11th Gen - Intel Microphone Array
  This problem is pervasive and annoying. These steps below are the fix. When we did this we made sure to uninstall each driver when prompted. ...
• Fixing Error SWC0066 When Connecting to Dell Repository for older iDRAC/Lifecycle Controllers
  Dell has retired ftp.dell.com, so FTP updates are no longer available. You may receive a SWC0066 error if you don't provide the file path for HTTPS ...
• Fixing greyed out "Keep personal files and apps" during in-place upgrade after upgrading Windows from Home to Pro
  On occasion, Windows 10/11 will not allow you to in-place upgrade and keep your personal files and apps, usually due to the fact that the ...
• Fixing "The trust relationship between the workstation and the primary domain failed..." the EASY way
  Either via RMM or via local admin account: Run Powershell as an administrator and use this command to repair the trust relationship, then reboot. Or you ...