Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

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WinXP

Vista

Windows

Windows Resize and Move

8 May 2019 by Bruno Tabbia

Automatic positioning and resizing of explorer windows, without overlapping (for obsessive superusers)

QuickPlot Utility

9 Apr 2018 by charles922

Easy to Use Plotting Utility

Fixing Inconsistent Stroke Width of Chinese Characters

29 Jan 2018 by Shao Voon Wong

Fixing Inconsistent Stroke Width of Chinese Characters

Excel Search Tool (Macro)

12 Jun 2017 by LukeCodes

This is a simple macro script to search and retrieve individual cells in an Excel document.

Web Automation

3 Jan 2017 by Đinh Công Thắng

You can fill any form, click any button, and extract any data from web by using Web Automation.

Creating a Link in the Left Pane of the File Explorer - like OneDrive or DropBox

22 Aug 2016 by Sujith Karivelil

Creating a link in the left pane of the file Explorer - like OneDrive or DropBox

Sample VB.NET Program using Google APIs for .NET V3 with YouTube

26 Jul 2016 by Mike Meinz

Provides a sample program using Google APIs for .NET V3 with YouTube

Live Log Viewer

14 Jun 2016 by Alex Wiese

Monitors log files and displays text as it is appended to the file

Open A Command Prompt Anywhere

8 Mar 2016 by Yvan Rodrigues

This hidden key-click combination adds the ability to open a command prompt window from a Windows Explorer view.

CEdit - Show or Hide Password

13 Feb 2016 by JPhelps

To dynamically set the password viewing style for the edit control

Windows Services Cannot Create More than a Certain Number of Processes

20 Jan 2016 by Alexandros Pappas

Windows Services cannot create more than a certain number of processes, whereas Console Applications seem not to have a limit.

From Task to Async/Await

17 Jan 2016 by SubhamoyBurman

Use of Task Parallel Library and Async/Await in your application

Get date from weeknumber and weekday in VBScript

5 Dec 2015 by NightWizzard

Explained step by step

ServicePredicateBuilder for creating Serializable Expressions

30 Nov 2015 by Mohammad Dayyan, VahidJafari

A library for creating .Net Serializable Expressions to send via WCF services

Falling Blocks

19 Oct 2015 by charles922

Another way to implement Falling Blocks Game

A Good Desktop Software in Users' Eyes

26 Sep 2015 by Southmountain

Some take-away to improve the quality of desktop software

The 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' Provider is Not Registered on the Local Machine

11 Sep 2015 by Bimaln

How to fix the "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 provider is not registered on the local machine" error.

WPF/MVVM Application for showing SystemColors list

4 Sep 2015 by Igor Sorokin

In this article I would like to describe simple WPF application for showing System.Windows.SystemColors list.

String Interpolation or String Handling in C# 6.0 with New Feature

1 Sep 2015 by idreeskhan

String interpolation or String handling in C# 6.0 with new feature

Remote Desktop Application

21 Aug 2015 by devendra_sahu

Remote desktop application

C# Bluetooth Monitor for Lego Mindstorms NXT

19 Aug 2015 by charles922

Program that continuously monitors the NXT via Bluetooth

Arrays Generator

26 Jul 2015 by Alaa Ben Fatma

Generate your arrays using a GUI tool

High Resolution Time For Windows 7

22 Jul 2015 by Phil Hamer

Provides high-resolution estimate of time for Windows 7 and other OS versions that don't support GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime

Get Ready for Windows 10: How to Make "Get Windows 10" Icon Appear in Your Windows taskbar

7 Jul 2015 by Arthur V. Ratz

This tip is especially useful for users who own the licensed copy of Windows 7/8/8.1, and would like to upgrade to Windows 10 after July 29, 2015.

Show Forms Current Monitor on Dual (or more) Monitors

5 Jul 2015 by Tantum

How to show your forms in the current active display on dual (or more) monitors

Compiler Warnings: Ignore at Your Own Risk

28 Jun 2015 by David A. Gray

While you can often get away with ignoring compiler warnings, failing to at least scan them can bite hard!

How to Sign Device Drivers with WDK 7.1

24 Jun 2015 by maratoni

This is a brief tutorial on how to sign a Windows device driver with WDK 7.1

Using MFC CFolderPickerDialog

24 May 2015 by JPhelps

Using CFolderPickerDialog

Section Handles Enumeration. Extending File Unlocking

19 May 2015 by Yohamnes Hernandez

How to free blocked files, inclusive if they are mapped in memory. Something that many tools are missing.

ADO.Net Connectivity using Stored Procedure and Output parameters

10 May 2015 by Ankit Bansal MVP

This articles explains the insertion of data into SQL Database using Stored Procedures with Output Parameters. Some Bootstrapping is also used to create a good looking HTML.

Logging in C++

3 May 2015 by Pankaj Choudhary - C++ Devepoler

Logging in C++

Using Manifest Settings for VC6 buildchain

15 Apr 2015 by D4rkTrick

Get manifest support with VC6

Host extern Win32 Window in WPF

11 Apr 2015 by El_Codero

Convert doc/docx Documents to PDF with Foxit Reader

10 Apr 2015 by El_Codero

Convert doc/docx documents to pdf with Foxit Reader Printer. Works without use of Word Interop/SharePoint.

Google reCaptcha v2 with MVC5

9 Apr 2015 by Royston Malcomber

Setting up Google reCaptcha version 2 with MVC5

C++/MFC File Unlocker

4 Apr 2015 by arussell

Unlock a file that is in use by another process

Simple Demo to Check Status of API Server

25 Mar 2015 by Gaurav Aroraa, Mahsa Hassankashi

In this tip, we will create a small utility using C# which tells us whether our API server is up or down.

C# - Google Maps in WinForm with WebBrowser and Google Maps API v3

24 Mar 2015 by SMPS LLC

With this tip, you can show a map in your WinForm application with the Google Maps API v3.

.NET Code Comment Utilities

19 Mar 2015 by Peter T. Ringering

A program that makes editing code comments and XML comments easier.

Some Advanced ATL Development Skills for Visual C++ Developers

16 Mar 2015 by sunhui

In this paper, we will discuss some advanced skills for ATL COM development.

Download Mail Details With attachment using IMAP

23 Feb 2015 by Sujith Karivelil

This article Describes Connectivity to Gmail using IMAP, and also guide you to download and save mail content along with attachment.

Implementing UserRights in Winform App using Menustrip

21 Feb 2015 by SREENATH GANGA

Serial Communication between Laptop and Microcontroller

9 Feb 2015 by Member 11246861

Under laptop's control, microcontroller sends sensor data to laptop that displays numbers and graphic.

Sorting List using DataTable vs. Linq vs. Tuple

9 Feb 2015 by Bhis

Various ways to sort list and compare results

Bidirectional Replication - in MySQL

28 Jan 2015 by Sujith Karivelil

In Master - Slave replication, Changes in master will reflect in Slave. but any changes made in the slave Database will not reflect back in Master, this article will help you to implement Bidirectional Replication.

A Lightweight File Backup Manager

24 Jan 2015 by shijo joseph

A file backup manager with simple user interface and all the essential functionalities.

IP Address & URL Encoder

19 Jan 2015 by Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Non Printing Characters are invalid when placing it in URL field. These characters may include &, ^, % signs, etc. most Web Platforms somehow have ways to encode and decode this escaped format. This program is design to develop a Logic for Encoding and Decoding the URL, IP Address and HTML Attribute

Generative Art V: Merge Pixels Like Warhol

18 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Merge pixels of two images into one new pop artwork

Generative Art IV: Distribute Points With Poisson

10 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Poisson disc algorithm: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Unleashing Path List Box | Expression Blend (WPF )

6 Jan 2015 by Saad_Mahmood

Unleashing Path List Box using Expression Blend

WPF Gradient Control

5 Jan 2015 by Tanna

This is WPF Gradient Control. I didn't find a suitable gradient control which will generate a linear gradient or radial gradient brush. This is a gradient control which has a color selector and gradient generator. It can generate radial or linear gradient brush.

Generative Art III: Work With Image Tiles

2 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Image sections and images: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Generative Art II

1 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Read and analyse pixels: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Autos - Immediate Access to Resources Without Clicking

1 Jan 2015 by tc99

Immediate access to resources without clicking

XBOX 360 Controller Class

30 Dec 2014 by Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)

A class representing the state of a connected XBOX 360 controller

Generative Art I

29 Dec 2014 by dietmar schoder

Turtle graphics: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Bench a Dialog on the Taskbar

26 Dec 2014 by Roger65

A project to place a Dialog Box on the Taskbar

R-tree:Space Search Algorithm

2 Dec 2014 by HateCoding

This tip will show you an example for using R-tree.

Excel Automation with SAP Generated Report

28 Nov 2014 by ehab_nour

Processing SAP generated Excel file as a report to get some information

.NET WinForms Tray Icon Implemenation with Win7 and Vista Features

23 Oct 2014 by BrokenEvent

.NET WinForms Tray icon implemenation with Win7 and Vista features: GUID identification, large custom icons, custom UI instead of the hint, etc.

Fixing Daylight Saving Time of Windows for Next 100 years

30 Sep 2014 by Vahid_N

Microsoft has not updated Iran's daylight saving time information since 2009. Let's find out how it works and then fix it for the next 100 years!

JavaScript Arabic Alert Message

29 Sep 2014 by Rajendra Kumar Sahu

Easy way to show JavaScript Alert Message having Arabic Text

Use Webclient to Make An Auto Updater

17 Sep 2014 by BlueMaple_chief

To make a simple auto updater demo, I use webclient 'interfaces' to download the file and monitor the progress.

Fast base64 functions for encode/decode

29 Aug 2014 by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

A quick solution to transform binary data to plain text

A Tiny Custom List Control

25 Aug 2014 by HateCoding

A tiny custom list control

Open associated files with C# program

21 Aug 2014 by Magyar András

Almost all of the basic functions of the program(browser, text editor, image editor, media player) that you can associate files with it and open it. I want a simple and effective method to show the arguments (associated files) to open. How to associate files with C# program?

WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons

12 Aug 2014 by Jdarmanovich

WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons and Win 8 Metro Theme

Basic MVVM Listbox Binding in WPF

11 Aug 2014 by Jdarmanovich

Basic MVVM pattern for binding items to a listbox in WPF

Rendering Color/Depth Stream using Intel Perceptual Computing in WPF

7 Aug 2014 by naren1991

Rendering PXCMImage to Image control in WPF

WPF and MVVM pattern

5 Aug 2014 by Oussama_Kahoul

Introduction to WPF technology and the MVVM design pattern

DirectShow Hangs on Pause – Solved

5 Aug 2014 by vertex4343

DirectShow Hangs on Pause – Solved with WNDPROC message

Custom disk clean up using WSH VBScript

1 Aug 2014 by Gautham Prabhu K

Perform custom disk clean up when hard disk free space goes low

C# How To Read .xlsx Excel File With 3 Lines of Code

29 Jul 2014 by dietmar paul schoder

Read rows and cells from an xlsx-file: quick, dirty, effective.

Sending and receiving strings from COM-port via jSSC in Java

27 Jul 2014 by Emiliarge

How to send data to device and receive data from device through COM-port

WPF C# / VB.NET Additional (fourth) button on window titlebar (Aero only!)

22 Jul 2014 by Emiliarge

Using WindowChrome from Microsoft.Windows.Shell.dll

WCF and Windows Services: Object Initialization of WCF Client Proxy Takes Too Much Time

7 Jul 2014 by Anant Beriwal

How to avoid delay in Object Initialization of WCF client proxy in a Window service

WIA Scanner in C# Windows Forms

4 Jul 2014 by Chakravarthi Elchuri

How to use WIA supported scanner using C#

Peer Process and its Significance in Improving Robustness of Software Application

30 Jun 2014 by Anant Beriwal

How to counter crash issue in applications

MVVM Taskbar Notifier

20 Jun 2014 by NobsterTheLobster

Implements a taskbar notifier using an invisible window and a popup control

Program Error Reports with Visuals from .bat Files (Win7)

12 Jun 2014 by Jani Mäkinen

Program return values inspected by .bat files with visual feedback

A Task Scheduler Library for .NET Applications

11 Jun 2014 by Sen Jacob

This is an alternative for "A Task Scheduler Library for .NET Applications"

A Task Scheduler Library for .NET Applications

10 Jun 2014 by Sen Jacob

A simple task scheduler utility by which you can schedule a task to run at any time or interval

An Workaround for Double Click on Treeview Checkbox

10 Jun 2014 by Thava Rajan

This tip is used to fix a workaround for a bug in double click on checkbox

XSLT to transform Excel XML worksheet to "named" nodes

10 Jun 2014 by Anamera

This XSLT will output an Excel worksheet containing a CSV type of record collection in a more usable XML format.

Clear Text On Windows Aero Glass

9 Jun 2014 by Rixterz123

How to get text to show perfectly clearly on Aero glass

Copy Paste and Insert in Datagridview (Winforms)

28 May 2014 by Thava Rajan

Copy and insert data at any postion in your datagridview

Getting Icon Overlays to Work

28 May 2014 by Joan M

Coping with Windows overlay icons number limit

Win7

Win8

Windows

Communication between the Controllers in AngularJS

14 May 2014 by Member 10771162

AngularJS: Communication between Controllers

Send Data to remote machine using IPV6/IPV4 based address

29 Apr 2014 by munagalasantosh

send data to other system using two different ways, one way using IPV6 and other way is IPV4.

Trouble with HttpWebRequest Authorization

25 Apr 2014 by KarstenK

RFC 2617 on the net-platform

Generic Method to Convert DataReader Result into List of CLR Objects

24 Apr 2014 by Bankey Sharma

Converting DataReader Result into List of Objects Using Generic Type, Property Attribute and Reflection

LodePngWin32 Class for Rendering PNG Files in Raw WinAPI

23 Apr 2014 by Derell Licht

C++ class that provides a convenient wrapper for lodepng library

Life after Death: Nullified Reference Looks Still Active

21 Apr 2014 by Igor Ladnik

After reference to instance of a class was set to null, it seemed it was still active

How to Get Words Separated in a String Concatenated by Delimiter

14 Apr 2014 by Ankur .K. Vishwakarma

This tip shows you a T/SQL function to split a string concatenated by a delimiter.

USB Reset Attribute

6 Apr 2014 by Prabakaran T

Ultimate USB Reset Attribute with powerful option

Using COM Binary Interface with C++

28 Mar 2014 by Romain Gailleton

A presentation on how to extract data from a Type Library (.tlb) and access COM Binary Interface from C++ using Qt

Handling Application Settings

15 Mar 2014 by Michael_Davies

Handling large numbers of application settings