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=== Almost "Ready to run" ===
# I find after running the CumulusMX engine, that it edits those '''.ini''' files it needs to, and the new versions contain date-time entries in the "2019-03-16T12:45:00" style, but despite what I picked up from reading on the forum, you '''don't''' need to edit beforehand these entries in log files like '''month.ini''' as Cumulus MX can read the old ones.
# I right clicked on the "CumulusMX.exe" entry in the top level folder and selected '''Send to ... desktop (create shortcut) '''. I have renamed my shortcut to "MX_run" so I can recognise it as different to the folder name, as I have also created a shortcut for the folder. On the same right click menu I also selected '''Pin to taskbar'''. [When I am happy with MX, I can copy the shortcut into '''C:\Users\Personal\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\''' and then MX will start automatically after I (or Windows Update) reboot my PC].
# I clicked on one of my new shortcuts. '''Windows Defender''' popped up, so I told it '''allow all''' for Cumulus MX. For the shortcut in the "Startup" folder, I righ-clicked and set up on the layout tab the necessary parameters to place the window that opened on the smaller of the 2 monitors I have connected to my PC, so when it is not minimised (another setting on the shortcut tab) it does not interfere with whatever I am doing on my larger main monitor.
# I opened my Internet Security premium package, in the "unrecognised files" section I selected CumulusMX.exe then right clicked and selected '''Change File Rating to Trusted''' (I will need to repeat this every time a new version is installed) and in the "Firewall" section of the Internet Security package I added port '''8998''' as one that was permitted.
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