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  • Task ‘Internet Calendar Subscriptions’ reported error (0x80004005) : The operation failed.’

    Issue Microsoft Outlook 2016 Send/Receive throws following error: Task ‘Internet Calendar Subscriptions’ reported error (0x80004005) : The operation failed.’

  • Outlook 2016 doesn’t work with Microsoft Exchange 2010 Accounts

    Issue After upgrading Microsoft Office 2013 to Office 2016, Outlook 2016 no longer works properly with Microsoft Exchange 2010 accounts and frequently crashes. Trying to remove the old Outlook profile and creating a new one fails because auto-discovery is not configured on the Exhcange server.

  • Prevent HTPC from muting sound when connected via HDMI

    Issue Media PC occasionally boots or resumes from a sleep mode with muted sound. Sometimes even when the PC is running sounds get muted if HDMI device (Denon AVR in this case) switches inputs or is powered on or off. There is no regular pattern when this happens, but it only occurs when the PC…

  • Xbox One child account can’t play Terraria multiplayer online

    Issue Xbox One child account cannot play Terraria in multiplayer/online mode. When starting the game, “Online” option is greyed out and cannot be selected. If the child tried to join his friend’s game, the game starts but then immediately displays an error message “The game will end due to the Membership Content settings of one…

  • Find Windows 10 Installation disk / ISO version

    To find what version / build number of Windows 10 your installation media contains perform following steps: Insert the installation DVD or mount .ISO file Open elevated command prompt (run as administrator)

  • Microsoft Exchange – Uninstall Anti-spam agents

    If you don’t use anti-spam feature on Microsoft Exchange server you can uninstall anti-spam agents completely: Open Exchange Management Shell Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts Run .\uninstall-AntispamAgents.ps1 cmdlet Confirm uninstall for each agent

  • Event 12014 – Microsoft Exchange could not find a certificate…

    Issue Microsoft Exchange 2007 regularly logs following errors in Windows Application Logs: Event ID: 12014Source: MSExchangeTransportLevel: ErrorDescription:Microsoft Exchange could not find a certificate that contains the domain name <server-name.domain.local> in the personal store on the local computer. Therefore, it is unable to support the STARTTLS SMTP verb for the connector Default Send Connector with a…

  • Open Microsoft Visio Diagrams in separate Windows

    By default Microsoft Visio 2010 opens diagrams in the same instance making it quite difficult to manipulate multiple diagrams at the same time. Follow below instructions to change this default behaviour and open each Visio diagram in it’s own window / instance.

  • GeoSetter – The map can’t be found…

    Issue GeoSetter 3.4 map view doesn’t load and following message is displayed in the map view: The Map can’t be found at:http://www.friedemann-schmidt.com/geosetter/gmap21.htmlPlease Fill In The Correct Path at Program Settings…This problem can also be caused by the following reasons: Microsoft Internet Explorer is not installed properly Security settings of Microsoft Internet Explorer prohibits executing active…

  • Nitro PDF Creator printer disapears and cannot be re-installed

    Issue Nitro PDF Pro (v10.5.8.44) virtual PDF printer disappeared from the list of installed printers on some Windows 7 Pro PCs. Re-installing it via Nitro PDF Software Support Tools (located in C:\Program Files\Nitro\Pro 10\NitroPDFSupportTools.exe) fails with following error: Nitro PDF Software Support ToolsInstallation of the printer driver failed.

  • Can’t access Synology NAS shares – you may not have permission…

    Issue Cannot access Synology NAS shares. Instead of showing a password prompt, Windows 10 throws following error message: Open Folder\\nas is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.A specified logon session does not exist, It may already have…

  • Remote Desktop Connection – An Internal Error Has Occurred

    Issue Remote Desktop connection from a Windows 10 client to a Windows 7 PC fails with following error: An internal error has occurred.