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WeatherView, a C# Universal App Sample
Today's project shows off a simple yet "real" universal application that's already available in the Stores for free, but the source is available too... Link Removed This is a sample which creates a universal Windows app written in C#, that runs on both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. You...- News
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- api keys app development background bing geolocation json microsoft store mobile development mvvm sample project source code universal apps visual studio weather forecast weatherview web services windows 8.1 windows phone 8.1
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- Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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Windows 7 windows 7 home 64 bit won't fully loaf.
Hi. After shutdown and a long disuse (a month or so) the 7 will do this: It will go all the way to the theme background, but will hang there. No icons, nothing, just background photo. 1. Will boot to safe mode. 2. Several times (discovered accidentally) I was able to put it to sleep (or is it...- morzh
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- background boot issues diagnostic mode hibernation home edition icons log out screen login long disuse performance reboot safe mode services startup system freeze troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 BSOD with Torrent Program
Hi. I recently switched from using utorrent to qbittorent and I've been running the program in the background more often + seeding more. I basically used to just download, seed for an hour, then delete the torrent completely. I've BSOD 3 times and I'm pretty sure its only happening when...- zoink
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- background bsod crash download error issues laptop performance qbittorrent ram seeding software torrent troubleshooting utorrent
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 8 Frequent Taskbar Icon Distortion and Start Menu Malfunctions on Windows
Every few hours I have an extremely annoying bug... The icons on the taskbar at the bottom of my screen become distorted. They'll generate copies of themselves, overlap other icons, and the start menu button disappears. Whenever I try to click an icon, it opens the icon to its left, as if the...- Kalificus
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- background bugs calibration display gaming icons mouse windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Change Windows background colors
The colors of most anything that Windows presents on your screen can be changed - and it is very easy. If you like to experiment with it, you find the instructions here. If you have blurred pictures on your web app, you can Link Removed.- whs
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- background color customization experimentation graphics instructions settings user interface web apps windows
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Background Too Big For Monitor
I have adjusted the resolution to the highest possible rate. The icons are off to the size and the sidebar is barely visible. Even the experts have no idea how to fix this, so I place this problem before you, how and the heck do i get everything to fit on the screen? And no its not the...- Todd Elving
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- background display icons monitor resolution screen fit screen size troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Local webcam as wallpaper?
I haven't found a way to do this except with VLC Media Player and that way isn't what I'm looking for... I'm looking for a way to get live uninterrupted stream from my cam to my computers background. The VLC way is fine, but I need to start it everytime, it loses my desktop icons and I use it...- Janne
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- background desktop icons software streaming support vlc wallpaper webcam
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 How to Change Themes in Google Chrome
How to Change Themes in Google Chrome Google Chrome themes can be used to modify the look and feel of your browser, altering the appearance of everything from your scrollbar to the background color of your tabs. The browser provides a very simple interface to locate and install new themes. This...- kaitokid11
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- appearance background browser chrome customization default installation interface linux mac personalization photo gallery reset themes tutorial user experience web browsing windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows XP Please help me to create a command that will run an application and run on background
Hi I need help in creating a command on windows that will run an application when it start up and it should be on the background not visible to users.. Is it possible? I am always at work and want my anti virus and blocker to run on start up my kids are always playing games and those sites...- fortunelister
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- antivirus application background block command security startup trojan users windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to customize windows 7 setup
hey guyzzzz please tell me how can i edit the contents of a windows setup like Text shown while installing , windows installation background etc. please tell me i waanna create my own windows 7 installation disk- sahil Sehgal
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- background customization disk creation installation os customization setup text editing user guide windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 unified desktop background and Screensaver
Hi All... I want to make the following for many computers at the same time (change many at a time): 1- a unified desktop background. 2- a unified Screensaver. Note: - computers all are Windows7. - computers all are in the same domain. advice me if that possible and how? Thanks in advance..- IbteSaleh
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- background computer configuration customization desktop domain group policy screensaver unified windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 remove background color from taskbar?
Hey guys, first time poster here. I scanned through the forum and couldn't find this specific question. Is it possible to make the windows 7 (or 8) taskbar 100% transparent. ie. no color whatsoever so the taskbar icons would just look like they're just sitting on the wallpaper? I find it hard...- steogab
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- background customization first post icons settings transparency wallpaper windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 problem with changing windows 7 log on screen background
Guys, I tried to change the log on screen.First I located to the computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background and added a new DWORD value from0 to 1.Then I navigated to the C:\Windows\System32\Oobe folder and made a new folder renamed...- Tharanga
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- background customization login screen oobe registry system32 troubleshooting user interface wallpaper windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Troubleshooting Silent Installations on Lenovo Ultrabook Running Windows 8.1
So I have just noticed this problem when I download an installation file and run it nothing shows up. Windows prompts me to allow the file to run, but nothing happens. For a few things I tried to install, I checked the task manager and they were running in the background. I have checked to see...- mcadamc
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- antivirus background download installation lenovo problem task manager troubleshooting ultrabook windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Lock screen Preview
Hi All, I was showing a friend some features of Windows 8.1 and went into the Settings and changed the Lock screen picture. Underneath the chosen pic there are four others that I can select or I can select browse below those and find other pics to use. I was wondering if there was a way...- Scramjet
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- background backup file deletion lock screen photo management preview settings system information user interface windows 8.1
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Windows 8 "Show my desktop background on Start" not available
The new Windows 8.1 option "Show my desktop background on Start" is not available on my system. Actually, it was until I had to change my motherboard (and had a lot a crashes). Now that my PC is running normally again, that option is greyed and therefore unavailable. All the other options on the...- Jules66
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- background crash desktop motherboard system troubleshooting user interface windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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How to restore desktop background to validate Windows 7 Starter
Continue reading...- News
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- background desktop restore support tips validation windows 7
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 7 any tweak for determining which album art appears in WMC waterfall?
Hi, I love Windows Media Center, I use it everyday. I have religiously tagged all my ALBUMS to be as I want them. When I play them, I get that lovely background of all my album arts slowly tracking downwards as the waterfall wallpaper. BACKGROUND: The other day, I decided to add all my...- junkaholic
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- album art album artist artwork audio background customization digital music file management media center media management media player music collection music library remote single streaming tagging user experience user interface waterfall
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 My themes keep changing
Every time, I have a simple background, lets say a Halo 4 background. A few minute later, the background changes from fit to fill. I have to change it back every time. It's really frustrating, help please?- Hickia
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- background bug fixes customization fit to fill frustration graphics settings halo themes windows
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 8 Temporarily suspending a background program from running
For the last couple of years I have used a security program (recommended by Bank of America), called Trusteer, by Rapport (or vice versa). Supposedly, its intent is to protect one's computer when visiting web sites (such as that of a bank for online banking purposes). One can also use the...- Colonel Biggs
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- assistance background computer control panel download features financial ico file login online banking programs security software suspend trusteer vmware windows 8 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support