Version 8.1.2 - Resolving 404 error when loading the Dashboard

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In version 8.1.2, you may notice a 404 error dialog pops up after logging in to the cms and viewing the dashboard. This error is caused by the removal of the License Monitor from the dashboard gadgets. You can click OK and continue on using the dashboard, but to permanently remove the error, you need to clear your dashboard preferences.

To do this, click the Reset button on the far right of the dashboard. This will remove all gadgets except the default Welcome gadget and the Pages By Status gadget, so if you use any other gadgets, you will need to add them back in.

To do this globally for all users, you can clear the preferences with a database query. Run the following query to clear all user dashboard preferences (Transact SQL syntax):
DELETE FROM PSX_METADATA WHERE METAKEY LIKE ‘perc.user.%’

For mysql and other databases, the query should look similar.