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With Windows 10, the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) provides a number of improvements to better support sharing data and files across Windows apps. Cross-app communication in Windows 10 Windows 10 introduces some new and improved ways to ease communication between apps on the same device...

When you tried to have the Windows Startup box checked off in your Application and run it as an administrator it probably won't work. I do have a solution to this issue. Go to the link I have at the bottom of this post and from there go to the Auto Launcher folder. There you will find the...

This week, Shen and I took a look at how you can very easily use the new XAML SplitView control to build an experience in your UWP application that automatically _adapts_ based on the current size of your application. As you may imagine, this is one of the foundational building blocks we...

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause the affected application to stop responding. Link Removed

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker runs a specially crafted application that could cause Windows...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user runs a specially crafted .NET...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application...

One of our most prolific Kinect Developers and Kinect MVP, Friend of the Gallery Tango Chen (Jingzhou Chen) is back with another take on Minecrafting with the Kinect Minecraft in Real Life using Kinect v2 Hey guys, I just developed this Kinect v2 application a few days ago. It lets you be...

If you find you're not receiving notifications for a specific application in Windows 10, the OS may just not know about it. read more Continue reading...

Apparently, I have yet another problem with Windows 10. I noticed today on my laptop that that when I right click on an application from the start menu there are options such as Pin to Start, Pin to Taskbar, Uninstall, Run as Administrator and Open File Location. However, when I right click on...

The Microsoft SQL Server Data-Tier Application Framework (August 2015 Preview) provides application lifecycle services for database development and management. Link Removed

I can't figure out how to add my own app to the 'Open with' dialogue box (below). I want to open files with an .spv file type with an app. I compiled with Visual C++. In other words I want my app to open when I double-click on any file ending in .spv. It works fine from the command line...

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One of the new libraries I've not blogged about enough (cough... at all... cough) is one that will help the C++ or C# dev create GPU accelerated 2D Windows Runtime apps on Windows 8.1/WinPhone 8.1 and Windows 10. Why haven't I blogged about it? Well, I hate the author... JUST KIDDING. No, I've...

The Mail app for Windows 10 is basically just an email reading application with limited features included. Email folder management is pretty limited, too. read more Continue reading...

This may be a tough one. I have had a touch screen surface 1, 2 and now 3. I use an older application called GMAutobook that has worked fine up until a somewhat recent security update on windows 8.1. The security update is either (KB3059317) or (KB3055642) Here is the weird part. Once that...

Windows 10 and IE 11. IE 11 shows toolbars OK. When I use a shortcut from the Desktop to go to for example a bank, no toolbars show. On previous WIndows 7 setup, they showed.

So after updating to windows 10, it seem to not be able to find steam.exe, even when i go straight to the folder and try to open the application from there. Still gets "Windwos cannot find 'D:\Steam\Steam.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again."

Friend of the Gallery and newly minted Microsoft Kinect MVP (Congrats!) Tango Chen is back with an extremely common request, using the Kinect to control a mouse (with source!) Kinect v2 Mouse Control w/ Source Code A mouse control application for Kinect v2, including a couple of options for...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in a host context if a specially crafted application is run by an authenticated and...