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Quickbooks – set excel to open with macros enabled when running reports.
Quickbooks typically allows you to open excel reports with macros already enabled. But some of their “other” reports open Excel directly. When it does, it opens the file as a temporary file, and…
Google Play Family Library fails with Minecraft License Error – Android
Minecraft has been a staple in my household for years. It just makes sense our offspring would love it too. We set out to install Minecraft on one of their tablets and to my surprise, no charge, just…
Excel unable to enable Macros when running QuickBooks Report.
Our most recent edit shows you the folder to specifically trust: http://strongitguy.com/quickbooks-set-excel-to-open-with-macros-enabled-when-running-reports/ User goes to open up an Excel report…
Removing Unfinished files with Backblaze B2 CLI
Step 1: Download Backblaze B2 Command Line Tool Remember DURING install to choose to set PIP environmental Path https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/quick_command_line.html or…
No internet access on virtual machine using Hyper-V
No internet access on virtual machine using Hyper-V You setup Hyper-V but none of your VM’s seem to have internet. You have your ethernet cable in port one, and you have your Hyper-V Virtual Switch…
DJI Assistant 2 error: An app has been blocked for your protection.
The Issue: When running DJI Assistant 2.exe you encounter the following error: User Account Control This app has been blocked for your protection. An administrator has blocked you from running this…
Send an Email Using Command Prompt or Batch File Script with PowerShell
This will allow you to to call a powershell script from a batch file that creates and sends an email. You will need: SMTP Outgoing Server SMTP Outgoing Credentials Apply this line to any Batch file…
Disable Windows Anti-Malware Service Executable
Microsoft is driving me crazy with these “forced” features they have been including with windows. An example of this is Window’s Anti-Malware. It runs in the background scanning everything you do.…
Understanding the Differences between Wiping and Formatting Your Hard Drive.
One of the questions I get most often, is what to do with old hardware. With this question, the primary concern is how to format the drive before they discard it. Most people know they need to format…
Disable Clutter through O365 Admin Dashboard with Powershell
Disable clutter on O365 Admin Dashboard Step 1: Run Powershell ISE as Administrator Step 2 – Run: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned A popup will occur, choose “Yes to All”. Just make sure you know…
Setting up custom App Passwords in Gmail for smtp email notifications in pfSense
Setting up custom App Passwords in Gmail for smtp notifications in pfSense I needed to setup Custom notifications for pfSense, which requires an smtp account. This process will work for most systems…
Going into Crisis Mode
Going into Crisis Mode If you have been in IT long enough, you end up experiencing a “Crisis Mode” day. You know, you click a button and immediately all hell breaks loose, then instantly, your brain…
RPC Server is Unavailable due to Faulty wlan Driver
Machine: ASUS ROG G752VY Issue: After a restart, when trying to login to a machine local or domain, it gives the error “The RPC server is unavailable”. Would not restart from restart/shutdown window.…