Windows

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Download and Install Code Blocks C & C++ IDE on Windows 10 & 11

Code Blocks is a free and cross platform IDE for C, C++, and Fortran. Here is the list of features available in Code Blocks IDE - Features * Code Blocks supports multiple compilers like GCC, clang, MSVC++, Borland C++ 5.5, and many more. * Code Blocks provides a very fast custom...

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C++

Compile C++ program with g++ compiler on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 & 11

The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. You can compile a C++ program by using the g++ command in Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10. 1.Enable Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 If you don't have...

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Wiki

Install Apple Swift on Windows 10/11 Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

As you know, Microsoft built new infrastructure within Windows – the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) – upon which we run a genuine Ubuntu user-mode image provided by Microsoft great partners over at Canonical, creators of Ubuntu Linux. The result is that you can now run native Bash on Ubuntu on Windows....

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Wiki

How to cast / project your Android / Windows Phone screen to a Windows 10 PC [without any 3rd party software]

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update introduces a new Connect app which lets users cast their Android or Windows 10 Mobile’s screen to their Windows 10 PC. Android users: The procedure is relatively simple and goes as follows for Android users: 1. Open the notifications center on your Android phone...

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Wiki

Stepwise Guide to Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Microsoft built new infrastructure within Windows – the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) – upon which we run a genuine Ubuntu user-mode image provided by Microsoft's great partners over at Canonical, creators of Ubuntu Linux. The result is that you can now run native Bash on Ubuntu on Windows. 1....

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Windows

Microsoft just released UWP Community Toolkit - Collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services

Recently, Microsoft introducing the open-source UWP Community Toolkit [https://github.com/Microsoft/UWPCommunityToolkit], a new project that enables the developer community to collaborate and contribute new capabilities on top of the SDK. The UWP Community Toolkit is a collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services. It simplifies and...

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Tech

Windows 10 Free Upgrade Offer to End Soon

The free upgrade offer to Windows 10 was a first for Microsoft, helping people upgrade faster than ever before. And time is running out. The free upgrade offer will end on July 29 and we want to make sure you don’t miss out. After July 29th, you’ll be...

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Downloads

Download Swift for Windows

Swift is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language created for iOS, OS X, watchOS, tvOS and Linux development by Apple Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update - 22 SEPTEMBER 2020 From 22 September 2020, the Swift project introduced new downloadable Swift toolchain images for Windows [https://swift.org/blog/swift-on-windows/]. These images contain...

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Windows

Complete guide about Windows Store Analytics API with Sample Code

Dev Center released the Windows Store analytics API, which provides analytics information for your Windows Store apps without requiring logging into Dev Center. Using a REST API you can retrieve the same information you see in Dev Center for app and in-app purchase acquisitions, ratings and reviews, as well as...

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Windows

Prevent the screen from locking on UWP

This post contains answer to the question, How to prevent the screen from locking on Windows Universal Platform. Simple Answer DisplayRequest [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.system.display.displayrequest.aspx] class var displayRequest = new DisplayRequest(); displayRequest.RequestActive(); //to request keep display on displayRequest.RequestRelease(); //to release...

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Windows

Check internet connectivity in UWP

In this article you will learn, how to check Internet connection availability, Internet connection availability via WWLA(WiFi) or WWAN (Mobile), check whether device connected to a metered network or not and sense the significant network availability changes. 1. Check Internet Connection Availability To check whether internet connected or not...

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Windows

Change title bar and status bar color on WUP

In this article I'll show how to how to change status bar color on WUP (Mobile + PC). In order to do that in mobile, add the refernce of Microsoft Mobile Extension SDK for Universal App Platform in your project. You can find it under Reference Manager ->...

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Windows

Handle back button pressed in UWP

This article is all about handling back button pressed in Universal Windows Platform (PC + Mobile). We will use the SystemNavigationManager [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.ui.core.systemnavigationmanager] of Windows.UI.Core namespace in order to handle. Handle back button for single page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you...