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dwl::fractalBrowser

by David O'Neil

Everybody Loves the Mandelbrot Set! Here's a browser for it!

Using the Windows Photo Import API - Windows.Media.Import

by Axel Rietschin

Import photos & videos directly from smart phones and digital cameras using the Windows Photo Import API, for Windows Universal Apps and Classic Win32 applications on Windows 10 and beyond.

Using Asynchronous Procedure Calls (APC) in Windows based C++ applications to perform GUI Update

by Bruno van Dooren

How to use APCs to perform user interface updates

The Kernel-Bridge Framework

by Alexander Eremeev

The Windows kernel-hacking library and development framework written on C++17

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Windows Internal Developer Server 2003

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Windows Server 2003 Build Server

Using Asynchronous Procedure Calls (APC) in Windows based C++ applications to perform GUI Update

by Bruno van Dooren

How to use APCs to perform user interface updates

dwl::fractalBrowser

by David O'Neil

Everybody Loves the Mandelbrot Set! Here's a browser for it!

Concept Requires C++ 20

by Espen Harlinn

An introduction to C++ 20 concepts

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Using Asynchronous Procedure Calls (APC) in Windows based C++ applications to perform GUI Update

8 Dec 2023 by Bruno van Dooren

How to use APCs to perform user interface updates

C++

Win64

MFC

WinSDK

Win32

parallelization

dwl::fractalBrowser

17 Jan 2021 by David O'Neil

Everybody Loves the Mandelbrot Set! Here's a browser for it!

Concept Requires C++ 20

18 Oct 2020 by Espen Harlinn

An introduction to C++ 20 concepts

Rehosting WorkflowDesigner

2 May 2019 by Alexandros Pappas

Rehosting of WorkflowDesigner in WPF and Windows Forms application, and invoking the workflow

The Kernel-Bridge Framework

1 Nov 2018 by Alexander Eremeev

The Windows kernel-hacking library and development framework written on C++17

Get HDD Serial Number with C#

10 Jun 2018 by hasan bozkurt

How to obtain HDD information with C#

Image Blending in Windows - an Assembly Language Approach

4 Oct 2017 by CMalcheski

Ditching the slowdowns and applying a little elbow grease can create dramatic speed improvements in GDI image blending.

Using the Windows Photo Import API - Windows.Media.Import

4 Jun 2017 by Axel Rietschin

Import photos & videos directly from smart phones and digital cameras using the Windows Photo Import API, for Windows Universal Apps and Classic Win32 applications on Windows 10 and beyond.

zTrace 3 (for 64-bit only)

27 Apr 2017 by zapsolution

Debugging utility

MIDI Piano

16 Apr 2017 by zapsolution

Midi keyboard with both mouse and computer keyboard control

Audio Capture

13 Apr 2017 by zapsolution

Stereo mix audio capture with peak level display

Color Picker and Font Picker by Owner Drawn Control

18 Jan 2017 by nilaysoft

Demonstrates how to implement a WIN32 color picker and font picker by owner drawn control

Build Flappy Bird 3000 using the Ring programming language

12 Oct 2016 by Mahmoud Samir Fayed

Getting started with 2D games development and build the Flappy Bird 3000 game using the Ring programming language.

Captive Portal Detection with Windows APIs

27 Mar 2016 by deoxys

How to detect if your network is behind a captive portal (Wi-Fi Hot spot) through Windows NLM_INTERNET_CONNECTIVITY

Consume Webservice in Windows Universal App

24 Mar 2016 by Sumit Samediya

In this article, we will learn how to consume Webservice in Windows Universal App

Code Sharing in Windows Universal App

20 Mar 2016 by Sumit Samediya

In this article we will learn how to share code between Windows store app and Windows phone app using Windows Universal App development.

Building camera app with library in Windows 10

25 Aug 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

In this article I will explain Windows.Media.Capture namespace's MediaCapture element and how it can be used in Windows Runtime to create applications that make use of camera, for capturing photos and videos. Plus, the article shows how to capture the list of photos or videos that are recorded for p

A Simple C++ Class Framework for Services

10 Jun 2014 by Hari Mahadevan

A simple C++ class framework for writing Windows services

A C++ Wrapper for WaitForMultipleObjects Part II - Adding Timer Support

9 Jan 2014 by Hari Mahadevan

Describes a C++ class that encapsulates the WaitForMultipleObjects API usage pattern making it easy to integrate it with C++ objects.

A C++ Wrapper for WaitForMultipleObjects API

18 Dec 2013 by Hari Mahadevan

Describes a C++ class that encapsulates the WaitForMultipleObjects API usage pattern making it easy to integrate it with C++ objects.

Part1: Overcoming Windows 8.1's deprecation of GetVersionEx and GetVersion APIs

6 Nov 2013 by Ehsan A Samani

GetWindows Version on Windows 8.1

Part 2: Overcoming Windows 8.1's Deprecation of GetVersionEx and GetVersion APIs

5 Nov 2013 by Ehsan A Samani

Get Windows Version from WMI

How to call WinRT APIs from .NET desktop apps

5 Feb 2013 by ljw1004

Explains how to create a .NET app which invokes WinRT APIs on Windows 8.

Outlook add-in using VC++ ATL/COM

5 Feb 2013 by Gokulnath007

To get instant control over Outlook and various operations of outlook.

Loading keyboard layout (KbdLayerDescriptor) in 32/64-bit environment

13 Aug 2012 by Lars [Large] Werner

When loading a keyboard dll as a 32-bit application on a 64-bit system, the keyboard-dll-files does not work as expected, this class fixes that problem

Directory Monitor Service controls SSIS Package Execution

2 Aug 2012 by Kuthuparakkal

WMI based DirectoryMonitor triggers SSIS Package execution.

An All VB.NET Explorer Tree Control with ImageList Management

17 May 2012 by Jim Parsells

Explorer TreeView control with Shell Folder access class and Icon management.

Adapted WinMine Source for Teaching Win32 API Programming

21 Apr 2011 by Yiping Cheng

An ideal source package for introducing students to the basics of Win32 programming

Windows

WinSDK

Dev

Working with Custom Background Bitmaps in Dialog Boxes and Property Sheets

21 Nov 2010 by Ingo A. Kubbilun

This article shows how to deal with controls that do not properly paint their background when using custom background bitmaps.

Simple LoopBack Filter Driver

14 Sep 2010 by mayurthigale

This article is for developers who want to start with Windows kernel filter drivers for the first time and want to experiment with a simple example with source code.

Writing a Parental Control Software for Windows

8 Jul 2010 by Pascal Ganaye

Writing a parental control software: The beginning of the adventure

C++/CLI

Windows

WinSDK