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  1. Neemobeer

    Browser based Crypto Miner

    Just got done helping a neighbor. Her mouse was spinning and the system was slow. Looked in task manager and saw an iexplore process which had been spawned via a script to run hidden. Basically it was mining crypto currency in the background. Resolving it was simply a matter of closing the...
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    • background task browser crypto mining cryptocurrency hacking hidden process iexplore malware neighbor assist performance issue privacy resolution scripts security slow system system health task manager tech support threat awareness web scripts
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    • Forum: Windows Security
  2. News

    Adding UWP features to your existing PC software

    With last summer’s release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and the announcement of the Windows Store supporting apps built with the Desktop Bridge technology, we want to share more details and sample code on how to further enhance and extend your PC software on Windows 10. In addition to...
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    Debugging a background task on a time trigger

    Link Removed The TimeTrigger class is extremely useful when your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app has background tasks you want to run periodically. For instance, if you are writing a mail app, you will want to regularly poll for new messages in the background with a time trigger. If you...
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    • app development app manifest background task backgroundexecutionmanager code samples debug mode debugging developer tips event handling freshnesstime lifecycle events notifications oneshot polling task registration task scheduler time trigger uwp visual studio windows platform
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    Windows 10 Create Event Viewer ID

    The object is to create a unique Event Viewer ID that appears when a specific background process starts - Windows 10 Calculator, for example. When calculator is in use, it is listed only in the Task Manager APPS area. However, when it's not running it randomly appears only as a background...
    • borate
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    • background task calculator event viewer id creation process monitoring scripting task manager technical help user guide windows 10
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. News

    Using cross-app communication to make apps work together (10 by 10)

    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...
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    • api app services application background task cross-app communication data package data sharing deep linking developer drag and drop file sharing launcher protocol activation storage items user experience user interface uwp valueset windows 10 windows development
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    A little light on AllJoyn and Cortana

    Last we we highlighted, Jumpstart your Win10 IoT development with the AllJoyn Studio for Visual Studio 2015. This post from Link Removed, Official Coding4Fun Friend seemed like a great follow-up. Not only do we have AllJoyn but how can you go wrong with Cortana too? Link Removed This post...
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    • alljoyn background task coding cortana development home automation home devices iot led control lightbulb network services programming smart home user interface uwp app visual studio voice commands voice integration windows 10
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    Windows 7 Win7 Windows Task Scheduler, when running silent, also suppresses sound

    I had found that, to not have my programs visible in the TaskBar (ie: DSNTODAY), I must, in the General Tab, select 'run whether user is logged on or not'. Unfortunately, tho logically, this also seems to apply to sound (ie: the Win32API BEEP and MESSAGEBEEP). When I select 'run only when...
    • MtheK
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    • audio cues background task beep dsntoday executable granularity hiding programs notification registry silent running sound startup system tray task scheduler taskbar tweak visual cues win32api windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Make CCleaner Run Automatically

    CCleaner is one of the best freeware disk cleanup utilities available. Strangely enough, the program does not announce to users that it can actually be configured to run whenever (and as often) as you want via Task Scheduler. To do this, you first need to configure CCleaner the way you'd like...
    • Mitchell_A
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    • automation background task ccleaner disk cleanup ini file settings system optimization task scheduler utilities windows
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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