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UWP_can not start app using startuptask class?

28 Mar 2018 by #realJSOP

Desktop applications cannot be started unless a user is logged in. Configure your app to start at log-in - Windows Developer BlogWindows Developer Blog[^] If you want an app to start at windows reboot/start, it must be a Windows service (which cannot be a UWP app because a Windows service...

OPC error 0x800706ba

15 Mar 2016 by _SurajP

Hello, I have an OPC client (DCOM) running on a Server 2016 machine which has 2 IP addresses on the same NIC i.e., multihomed NIC using the advanced configuration properties of the Adapter.Both IPs belong to the same Subnet.The OPC Server has only one IP address.Occassionally, I face...

I got a problem with ASP.NET reporting / no ssrs!

24 Aug 2021 by A Lefever

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I got a problem with ASP.NET reporting / no ssrs!

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Unable to finde string finctions like right, left and mid in WP VB.NET

14 Jul 2016 by aamir_shaheen

I am developing a windows phone app which requires some string manipulation. but its still really hard for me to find proper code for that, I also triedMicrosoft.Visualbasicbut nothing there.let suppose I have two string variablesDim var1 as String="123456789"Dim var2 as...

Problem using flip view in windows10 app

18 Jul 2016 by aamir_shaheen

helo, I am trying to add some images in flip view in windows10 app (VB.NET). the code works successfully but it does not show the image in flipview but only caption on the top left corner on flipview,what I am missing. code is here Dim napathme As String =...

Using MySQL Database with UWP

27 Jan 2016 by Abdelrahman El Kinani

MySQL DB, how to design it, use it within a UWP Project

How to change system datetime in windows 10?

8 Aug 2016 by abdul subhan mohammed

Hi guys,Currently i'm using Win10, where at the bottom the date is displaying as gregorian date,but when i'm using DateTime.Now() is getting Hijri Date.What I have tried:Label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString();Output:06/11/37 09:46:04 صI want Grigorian DateTime here as...

File.readallline returning special characters in C#

2 Aug 2017 by abdul subhan mohammed

Dear All, I'm trying to read word file ".docx" and text file ".txt". For this i'm using this code: What I have tried: string[] linesFile = File.ReadAllLines(@"" + file, Encoding.UTF8);//word file Output "PK\u0003\u0004\u0014\0\u0006\0\b\0\0\0!\0ߤ�lZ\u0001\0\0...

Chr(STX) and chr(ETX) error

17 Oct 2018 by Abhijeet Bhurke

Dear All, I have a program in VS2008/Win7 where i send some data from my desktop application to Lintec printer for printing barcode using null modem cable using COM Port. In this program i have used Chr(STX) and Chr(ETX). It shows correct data. But when i use this same program in Windows10 64...

Simplest way to deploy sln for all user

18 Dec 2016 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Why deploy the solution file? Your build artifacts are under publish folder in the project (or solution). You need to deploy the built executables, that is what your users are interested in. Sln file is just a way to manage your solution and projects in development environment. The "Publish"...

Codeproject shuts down when blue iris starts.

29 Aug 2023 by AgapeBurt

I can start CodeProject and it will run for days, but as soon as I start Blue Iris or select "Use AI on port ##" in Blue Iris, CodeProject will shut down, and blue iris will become very sluggish. It was working good for a couple months, but...

Appbarbutton lost function after changing it's icon and label in UWP C# project

26 May 2019 by ahmed walid

AppBarButton lost function (doesn't execute it's code) after changing it's Label and Icon (the code work only for first click on button but doesn't work any more(after the change)) for example : In this code mediaPlayer.Pause(); works private async void AppBarButton_Click_1(object sender,...

Is there a way to windows service start exe(GUI) with admin rights on win10?

6 Jan 2022 by alex giulio

The context is that I have a window service. This window service is used to start an Applicaion(Gui). Up to now, the window service has started the application. Since the Application needs to perform some tasks under admin, it needs to start with...

Proper Bash Scripting on Windows: Associate SH Scripts to WSL (Windows 10) (Enable drag-and-drop to .sh) (+other Linux Executables)

28 Jun 2018 by Alex the Green Apple

Guide to properly set up Windows 10 for Shell scripting

Multi Rename of Files

1 Dec 2022 by Allegra Angelo

This tip intends to discuss how to rename multiple files in VB.NET.

Computed Tomography - Generation of the Sinogram Image in C#

18 Jul 2016 by Amarnath S

An article describing the computation of the Sinogram of an image in C#, using the Radon Transform of the image.

How to learn XAML and UWP?

1 Aug 2018 by Ammar Shaukat

I'm trying to learn XAML in order to build UWP apps. I found different places where I can learn it but everywhere, there is a different order of topics in XAML, like someone teaching data binding first and someone teaching " how to enable adds in UWP apps", so I'm confused what should be the way...

[ UWP ] how to use a COM based API in UWP application?

29 Aug 2017 by Ammar Shaukat

I’m currently working on a UWP app to work with scanners. This application is a POS app and reads barcodes. Windows 10 Provides its built in barcode scanner class. That is used for UWP apps but it is limited in functionalities. you can check it here. Window 10 barcode Scanner for UWP

C# - how to get all battery statistics?

19 Apr 2018 by Ammar Shaukat

I'm working on a simple C# Back-end App where I've to collect all the data related to battery which is connected to windows Device, Data about battery would be like "Battery Level" , "Battery Technology" , "Battery Power Source" , "Battery Voltage" , "Battery Health" etc. What I have tried: ...

Vertical and horizontal scrollbar behavior in touch

6 Mar 2018 by AnanthuAnilkumar

In windows 10 Tab, I have created a sample application contains list control with customized horizontal and vertical scroll bar. While scrolling in vertical scroll bar through touch, sometimes WM_GESTURE message become generated. But in the case of horizontal scrollbar, the issue is not...

How do I record and replay

17 Jul 2023 by Andre Oosthuizen

What I could find were - 1) Intel PIN - Quote: Pin" is a dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) tool that allows you to instrument and analyze the execution of programs on x86 and x86-64 systems. It provides an API for creating tools that can...

Using Graphviz in your project to create graphs from dot files

5 Jan 2017 by Andre van Dun

Graphviz graphs from dot specification

BLE on windows 10 desktop

10 Apr 2016 by Andrea@Favero

I need to write an application on Windows 10 desktop, to test and develop some embedded products with BLE. I know that BLE is more mature on iOS and Android (and even on Windows Phone), but we are used to Windows Desktop applications, developed in Visual Studio 2015, in c#.I already...

BLE on windows 10 desktop

10 Apr 2016 by Andrea@Favero

Update: I found the way to include the Windows 10 runtime.Add a reference to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\Windows.winmdThanks the same :-)

Work Around Windows 10 WiFi Reconnection Failing

4 Oct 2018 by Antagony

Schedule a task to run this script, which checks whether Windows has [re]connected to the specified router after startup, sleep, or hibernation – and attempt to connect if not.

How to find and play videos downloaded and (possibly encrypted) by an Android App or Windows app

9 Nov 2015 by AnujSethi

Hi All,There is an App which features downloading their videos for offline viewing via their Android and Windows app. I was wondering where does this app saves these videos and if they are encrypted, how to decrypt and play them?I am a programmer but I know nothing about Android/windows...

How do I fix a silverlight problem.

11 Jul 2017 by Arvind61

I am writing a web service application project of type Silverlight. When I run the project I get the following error. "Unable to start debugging. The Silverlight Developer runtime not installed. Please install a matching version" The software is VB.Net 2010 with SP1 installed. OS is windows...

Getting Started with Mean Stack

23 Dec 2015 by Ashwin. Shetty

Writing your first app using Mean Stack (M = MongoDB, E = Express.JS, A = Angular.JS and N = Node.js)

Embedding window (of another process) inside another on win 10

17 May 2016 by aXu_AP

I'd want to make an extra panel of options for another application.I succeeded making my window borderless and placing it constantly on top of the other window, but there's a few problems in this method: 1) it looks out of place 2) it covers some of "host" applications ui.Better way...

Win10 TabletMode & WinForms.Net Form Event Order

28 Jul 2018 by B.O.B.

Win10 TabletMode alters the order of Form events in WinForms.Net - this article describes how to correct the event order

Create sub-folders from an application on win 10

23 May 2017 by BarryGroom

I have an application which creates sub-folders under the main working folder. This has been working for some years on XP, Vista, Win 7 and until recently on Win 10, which now will not allow these folders to be created. I have set the permissions to full control but still it will not create the...

Create sub-folders from an application on win 10

23 May 2017 by BarryGroom

The main working folder has been set to the Documents (as advised) but it still cannot create sub-folders. I have tried running as administrator again no joy. We have now updated a perfectly working Win 8 PC with the latest patches from MS and now that too cannot create sub-folders... I...

Create sub-folders from an application on win 10

24 May 2017 by BarryGroom

The solution to this is to install the program to the Program Files folder (or a sub-folder of it) Once this is done, the program can create folders/files anywhere on the PC (and network maybe?) If MS believe this is a good security measure I disagree...

Pull-to-refresh on a Windows 10 UWP

29 Oct 2015 by BC3Tech

Pull-to-refresh on a Windows 10 UWP

Communicating With a Direct2D Graphics Thread

27 Jun 2016 by Ben Aldhouse

How I stopped worrying and learned to love Direct2D.

How do I record and replay

17 Jul 2023 by BernardIE5317

i utilized WinDbg for record and playback replay "r&r" and found it impractical for lengthy runs as it slows considerably . may i inquire does another such tool exist . [update 7/18/2023] it appears some elaboration is required . by r&r it is...