UniFi Pill Router Unreliable
I had a recent problem that was difficult to solve, and I don't understand why the fix worked, but I know the router works now. The UniFi Dream…
Troubleshooting
Windows 10 Not Booting After Drive Clone
An SSD was failing, and the cloning process did not go well. When I tried booting from the drive, it immediately failed with a generic Error code of…
Get Into Windows Without Password
Note: This works on computers with only one active user. If this is the case, you will need to boot from a USB stick to copy the cmd.exe…
Image in Gmail Signature Not Showing in Outlook [Workaround]
Google does not officially support embedding images in email signatures. While you can add an image to a signature, it gets sent as a linked image, which Outlook…
Adobe Acrobat Closes Immediately After Opening [Workaround]
Occasionally, Adobe Acrobat will close again almost immediately after opening. Here is a short video capturing the problem. To fix it, open Adobe Acrobat Distiller instead. The authentication…
Single Step Repair "Trust Relationship Between Workstation and Primary Domain Failed"
There is a simple method to re-establish the trust relationship between the workstation and the domain controller. It only involves a single restart and a single step. Open…
Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files
For the sake of data redundancy, I have copied this from Microsoft Support and claim no credit for any of this excellent documentation. If some Windows functions aren't…
Restore Lenovo G550 Laptop to Factory Settings
My latest struggle in restoring a computer to usefulness after a virus infection led me to throw my hands into the air and do a system restore. Of…
Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.
This morning I encountered this error when I tried to open Outlook. "Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window." Turns out, all you need to do…