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Early stage, high-risk, high-reward startup seeking a software developer to assist in developing security-related applications and services on the MS Windows platform (XP - 8.1, possibly Windows Phone). Essential Skills & Experience: - System-level Windows programming (C, C++, or C#)...

Peter Daukintis, Microsoft Technical Evangelist, recently posted about Face Tracking with the Kinect for Windows v2. What was a little different is that he posted both managed and native looks... Link Removed Since working on the virtual rail project I haven’t had much chance to carry out...

Hi , I need to run crash a running a process in Windows . Basically equivalent of kill -11 <pid> in unix . Do we have some tools to achieve this or is there any we we can write some c++ code to achieve this . Please do let know . Regards Sangram

Friends of the Gallery, Ben Lower and Rob Relyea are hosting a free, live, day long Jump Start just for you, the Kinect for Windows v2 developer... Link Removed Devs, are you looking forward to building apps with Kinect for Windows v2 this summer? In this Jump Start, explore the brand new...

So, I decided to spend today dedicated to just optimizing my apps. Like shortening them, etc. So, I went through my older apps and oh my goodness thousands of lines of codes that were unnecessary. I managed to put all the common subroutines into a class and voila I shortened the codes by...

All, We are trying to figure out what environment to use for windows application development. I would really appreciate your option on the matter. Thanks, Grim

Want to write a 3D game for Windows 8, but not sure where to start? In this video, we'll show you the Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit, which is now available on the Visual Studio Developer Code Samples site for all editions of Visual Studio 2012 that support writing Windows Store apps, including...

Dear All, I need some help regarding a strange issue with CryptUnprotectData function. I have a C++ code that reads the database password from the registry and decrypts it using CryptUnprotectData. We have to deploy this application on a Windows 7 machine. When I compile my code on...

Hello windows users, my name is Elliott and I have decided to start developing programs that people will want to use. I am starting to get to know vb code and once complete I will be moving onto c# before finally doing c++ What I am looking for is for some ideas on what people would want...

The new Windows Runtime is adopting a heavily asynchronous programming model to ensure the responsiveness of Windows 8 client apps. This makes it more critical than ever to have great support for asynchronous programming in C++. Learn about the PPL async library innovations and how these...

With the introduction of Metro style apps for C++ developers, Microsoft now brings the XAML UI platform to native code! I will take you through a lap around creating a Metro style app in XAML and C++. I'll introduce the fundamentals of the XAML platform in WinRT and how C++ developers can...

What is WRL and how does it help you write Metro Apps? Learn what is involved in consuming and authoring WinRT objects with WRL. Link Removed Link Removed

The Windows Runtime enable developers from a variety of languages – JavaScript, C#, Visual Basic and C++ - to use the Windows APIs in a natural and familiar way. But did you know that you can build your own components that project into those same languages for use in your Metro style apps? Watch...

Join the Microsoft Visual C++ and Windows teams in Redmond on May 18, 2012, 0900 - 1700 PDT for an all-day Windows Camp focused on building Windows 8 Metro style apps with C++. This event will be streaming live right here on Channel 9 (media player will be on this very page)! All sessions will...

No matter what compiler I elect to use (I have tried codeblocks, bloodshed dev C++, visual studio c++ express 2005, visual studio 2008 & 2010 and eclipe [java]) when i attempt to rebuild a project after executing it once, it will link and compile, but and error will appear stating that the...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (February 22, 2012): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2644615 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The...

I was wondering if it was safe to uninstall some versions of the microsoft C++ redistributable packages... View list below as Microsoft C++ 2008 had lots of sub-versions, is it safe to delete the lower versions Link Removed

There are two STLs: the Standard Template Library and Stephan T. Lavavej Link Removed Advanced STL covers the gory details of the STL's implementation -> you will therefore need to be versed in the basics of STL, competent in C++ (of course), and be able to pay attention! Stephan is a great...

There have been a lot of positive reviews of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS release, code named "Mango." This release is a big one. It contains over 500 new features, is full of improvements - from the core OS to the performance of UI scrolling - and "Mango" puts the user in control of almost...

Can I uninstall the MS Visual C++ Redistributable for 2005 (X64) Also what about 2008?