Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

UpdaterApp - a Library for Easy Update

by William Costa Rodrigues

This article explains an easy method to download and update your WinForms application

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Get Ready for Windows 10: How to Make "Get Windows 10" Icon Appear in Your Windows taskbar

7 Jul 2015 by Arthur V. Ratz

This tip is especially useful for users who own the licensed copy of Windows 7/8/8.1, and would like to upgrade to Windows 10 after July 29, 2015.

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Win8

Windows

SysAdmin

Make Buzzer (Internal Speaker) Sound in Windows 7/8/10 32bit / 64bit

14 Jan 2022 by Andreoli Carlo

In our company, we find ourselves in need of using the internal PC (buzzer) on Windows7 64bit. At the end, we figured out how to do it.

Using Font Icons

12 Aug 2013 by Le Sourcier

This tip helps in using font icons as ImageSource.

Section Handles Enumeration. Extending File Unlocking

19 May 2015 by Yohamnes Hernandez

How to free blocked files, inclusive if they are mapped in memory. Something that many tools are missing.

Yet Another Fully Functional ownerdraw Menu

23 Jan 2020 by Steffen Ploetz

Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

Google reCaptcha v2 with MVC5

9 Apr 2015 by Royston Malcomber

Setting up Google reCaptcha version 2 with MVC5

Desktop Screen Capture on Windows via Windows Desktop Duplication API with Drawing of Cursor's Image

2 Aug 2016 by Evgeny Pereguda

Simple article about using of Desktop Duplication API for capture desktop screen WITH image of cursor

Generative Art IV: Distribute Points With Poisson

10 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Poisson disc algorithm: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

A Lightweight File Backup Manager

24 Jan 2015 by shijo joseph

A file backup manager with simple user interface and all the essential functionalities.

Bidirectional Replication - in MySQL

28 Jan 2015 by Sujith Karivelil

In Master - Slave replication, Changes in master will reflect in Slave. but any changes made in the slave Database will not reflect back in Master, this article will help you to implement Bidirectional Replication.

Fast and high quality Bitmap to icon converter

29 Jul 2013 by Ordiales

When no XP support is necessary. Better Icon structure arrises and easy conversion is allowed.

WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons

12 Aug 2014 by Jdarmanovich

WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons and Win 8 Metro Theme

Excel Search Tool (Macro)

12 Jun 2017 by LukeCodes

This is a simple macro script to search and retrieve individual cells in an Excel document.

A Tiny Custom List Control

25 Aug 2014 by HateCoding

A tiny custom list control

WPF/MVVM Application for showing SystemColors list

4 Sep 2015 by Igor Sorokin

In this article I would like to describe simple WPF application for showing System.Windows.SystemColors list.

USB Reset Attribute

6 Apr 2014 by Prabakaran T

Ultimate USB Reset Attribute with powerful option

Open a command prompt anywhere.

21 Jun 2011 by rnbergren

The reverse is true as well. Typing "explorer ." will open Explorer from the command line for the current directory you are in. That comes in useful on occasions.

Generative Art III: Work With Image Tiles

2 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Image sections and images: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Slider Thumb Tooltip

28 Jan 2014 by Borja Prado

How to convert slider thumb tooltip value

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Windows

XAML

Trouble with HttpWebRequest Authorization

25 Apr 2014 by KarstenK

RFC 2617 on the net-platform

MVVM Taskbar Notifier

20 Jun 2014 by NobsterTheLobster

Implements a taskbar notifier using an invisible window and a popup control

How to Display Image In Picturebox in VC++ from Iplimage and Mat

9 Mar 2014 by SOHAM_GANDHI

How to convert iplimage and Mat to Picture Box in VC++

How to Get Words Separated in a String Concatenated by Delimiter

14 Apr 2014 by Ankur .K. Vishwakarma

This tip shows you a T/SQL function to split a string concatenated by a delimiter.

Tiled Background for Windows Store Applications

25 Mar 2018 by Matej Pavlů

Creating a replacement for missing TileBrush known from WPF.

Unleashing Path List Box | Expression Blend (WPF )

6 Jan 2015 by Saad_Mahmood

Unleashing Path List Box using Expression Blend

Fixing Inconsistent Stroke Width of Chinese Characters

29 Jan 2018 by Shao Voon Wong

Fixing Inconsistent Stroke Width of Chinese Characters

Open a command prompt anywhere.

23 Jun 2011 by Member 8009015

My XP method is to:Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Right click on cmd.exeSend to Desktop (shortcut)Right click on the Desktop shortcutClear the start in parameterOn the address line of any Explorer directory, start typing cmd and you will get a list of any icons on the Desktop starting...

A StringFormat Replacement for Windows RT

18 Apr 2013 by Yvan Rodrigues

A simple but effective way for format bound data in XAML with the Windows Runtime

Get Windows Win32 Error Text - Simplified

31 Jul 2013 by Thomas B Dignan

Getting the text of Win32 Error codes for 99% of cases.

Preserving ClearText when using drop shadows

11 Sep 2013 by Niel M.Thomas

A tip to keep your text crisp and clear.

How to Setup a Windbg Kernel Debugger to Debug Hyper-V Windows Client

4 Feb 2014 by Prasanna Venkatesh . K

Debug your driver within a VM

Win8

Windows

IIS Express (8.0) x Handler Mappings!

30 Jan 2014 by @donis2014

How to configure IIS Express "applicationhost.config" for handler mappings

Getting Icon Overlays to Work

28 May 2014 by Joan M

Coping with Windows overlay icons number limit

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Win8

Windows

DirectShow Hangs on Pause – Solved

5 Aug 2014 by vertex4343

DirectShow Hangs on Pause – Solved with WNDPROC message

Developing Leap Motion Integrated Windows 8.1 Apps

7 Oct 2014 by Muhammad Muddasar Yamin

This tip is about the development Leap Motion integrated Windows 8.1 metro apps using C#

Autos - Immediate Access to Resources Without Clicking

1 Jan 2015 by tc99

Immediate access to resources without clicking

How to Sign Device Drivers with WDK 7.1

24 Jun 2015 by maratoni

This is a brief tutorial on how to sign a Windows device driver with WDK 7.1

Open a command prompt anywhere.

24 Jun 2011 by thatraja

Here are a couple of other ways:Microsoft PowertoysSend to ToysManually add the context menuThrough batch fileThrough the RegistryAdd Command Prompt here Shortcut to Windows Explorer[^].

Calculating hash values in Windows Metro Style applications using C#

4 Mar 2013 by Tyronne Thomas

Calculating hash values in Windows Metro style applications using C# and .NET 4.5.

Cisco VPN on Windows 8 incl. making it work with 3G

19 Jun 2013 by Flem100DK

Cisco VPN on Windows 8 incl. making it work with 3G.

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Windows

tablet

Disable WebView scrolling in Windows Store Apps

31 Jan 2014 by Farhan Ghumra

Handling Application Settings

15 Mar 2014 by Michael_Davies

Handling large numbers of application settings

Device not recognized with ADB: What to do when everything else failed

1 Aug 2014 by pjaar89

Manufacturer's driver does not work? Device not listed in console or with Eclipse?

Creating Animated Gradient in Windows Store App Without Using ColorAnimation

13 Oct 2015 by Azim Zahir

This tip explains how you can create animated gradients in a Windows store app using DispatcherTimer.

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XAML

Open a command prompt anywhere.

30 Aug 2011 by wendy krieger

You could try http://win.code65536.com/[^]. The first link here is an 'open command prompt' (freeware).Unlike most, you can click on folder background to open it up to that directory.

WinRT / WinJS Mixed Mode Debugging

13 Jun 2013 by Anas Karkoukli

A small tip for debugging WinRT component calls from WinJS applications

Tabbed IE Browser Control

3 Jul 2013 by Emmery Chrisco

Tabbed Browser Control addon

Pin a Metro W8.0 Store App to the Taskbar

11 Jul 2013 by wim4you

I wanted to pin a windows store app to the taskbar. This is not supported in W8.0.

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Windows

Passing Custom-Properties into Styled/Templated Control with triggers

30 Aug 2013 by ntg123

Simple way to pass custom(Attached) properties into a style-based control-template with triggers

Self Hosted Web API Wrapper Class

5 Sep 2013 by Craig Baruffol

A wrapper class to simplify the implementation of a Self Hosted Web API Service

Knockout Simple Paged Grid Demonstation

27 Feb 2014 by Dinesh K.S. Kushwaha

Simple Paged Grid by using knockout js

Save/Load Image between buffer

4 Mar 2014 by kanbang

Save/Load Image between buffer

Peer Process and its Significance in Improving Robustness of Software Application

30 Jun 2014 by Anant Beriwal

How to counter crash issue in applications

A Very Basic Singely Linked List for VBA

16 Mar 2019 by WhiskeyBeforeWater

A nodular Singely Linked List for VBA with some basic functions

Open A Command Prompt Anywhere

8 Mar 2016 by Yvan Rodrigues

This hidden key-click combination adds the ability to open a command prompt window from a Windows Explorer view.

Hello World, Basic Server/Client Example of WCF

24 Aug 2013 by Hasan Habib Surzo

Basic Server/Client Example using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) programming

Open a command prompt anywhere.

14 Jun 2011 by manish76235

Good one. However typing CMD in the explorer address bar and pressing enter will also open up the command prompt inside the selected folder path as well. Hope this helps.

Capturing Video from Web-camera on Windows 7 and 8 by using Media Foundation

10 Apr 2013 by Evgeny Pereguda

Simple lib for capturing video from web-camera by using Media Foundation

Top and Bottom Appbar in XAML

14 Jul 2014 by Shah Ankita

Top and Bottom Appbar in XAML

C# How To Read .xlsx Excel File With 3 Lines of Code

29 Jul 2014 by dietmar paul schoder

Read rows and cells from an xlsx-file: quick, dirty, effective.

Grid/Canvas Lined and Squared

25 Nov 2013 by dietmar paul schoder

How to produce a dynamic lined or squared background on a canvas/grid

Fixing Daylight Saving Time of Windows for Next 100 years

30 Sep 2014 by Vahid_N

Microsoft has not updated Iran's daylight saving time information since 2009. Let's find out how it works and then fix it for the next 100 years!

WPF Gradient Control

5 Jan 2015 by Tanna

This is WPF Gradient Control. I didn't find a suitable gradient control which will generate a linear gradient or radial gradient brush. This is a gradient control which has a color selector and gradient generator. It can generate radial or linear gradient brush.

Alarm in C#

6 Oct 2014 by Shah Ankita

This code sample demonstrates how to set an alarm notification.

ComboBox ObservableCollection Overkill

6 Dec 2013 by dietmar paul schoder

RibbonComboBox in MVVM/WPF: the easiest way

Drag & Drop Gridview in C#

4 Aug 2014 by Anis Derbel

This sample is based on Drag and Drop between GridView

Open associated files with C# program

21 Aug 2014 by Magyar András

Almost all of the basic functions of the program(browser, text editor, image editor, media player) that you can associate files with it and open it. I want a simple and effective method to show the arguments (associated files) to open. How to associate files with C# program?

Creating a Link in the Left Pane of the File Explorer - like OneDrive or DropBox

22 Aug 2016 by Sujith Karivelil

Creating a link in the left pane of the file Explorer - like OneDrive or DropBox

How to Use OpenCV with Java under Eclipse IDE

3 Feb 2014 by SOHAM_GANDHI

The project in this tip is how to capture video from webcam. This project is made in OpenCV and Eclipse IDE.

Generative Art I

29 Dec 2014 by dietmar schoder

Turtle graphics: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Print Direct To Windows Printer (EPOS Receipt)

2 Jan 2014 by Michael_Davies

Printing To Line Printers (EPOS) Using Windows

Sending and receiving strings from COM-port via jSSC in Java

27 Jul 2014 by Emiliarge

How to send data to device and receive data from device through COM-port

3-D's of Windows 8.1 Store Background App

11 Mar 2014 by Prasanna Venkatesh . K

Writing a Windows store background app from the scratch

SEH vs C++ exceptions

6 Feb 2014 by Adamanteus

Intercepting SEH exceptions in C++ program

LodePngWin32 Class for Rendering PNG Files in Raw WinAPI

23 Apr 2014 by Derell Licht

C++ class that provides a convenient wrapper for lodepng library

Arrays Generator

26 Jul 2015 by Alaa Ben Fatma

Generate your arrays using a GUI tool

Generative Art V: Merge Pixels Like Warhol

18 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Merge pixels of two images into one new pop artwork

Download Mail Details With attachment using IMAP

23 Feb 2015 by Sujith Karivelil

This article Describes Connectivity to Gmail using IMAP, and also guide you to download and save mail content along with attachment.

Changing Windows Aero Color

24 Jun 2013 by Tejashwi Kalp Taru

Ever wanted to change the Windows Aero color without restarting the DWM?

How to Process Image & Write Video Using EmguCV

23 Feb 2014 by SOHAM_GANDHI

Video write and process image frames. This project has been made in EmguCV 2.4.9 version and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 platform.

Convert doc/docx Documents to PDF with Foxit Reader

10 Apr 2015 by El_Codero

Convert doc/docx documents to pdf with Foxit Reader Printer. Works without use of Word Interop/SharePoint.

Extracting Exif Coordinate From Geotagged Photo

24 Jul 2014 by Yustto

Reading Exif coordinates from image for Windows phone 8

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Windows

Complete Date/Time Picker Control

8 Aug 2013 by Peter T. Ringering

A complete replacement to Microsoft's Date/Time Picker control.

Activating WRL Audio Interfaces in Native C++

7 May 2014 by Gregory Morse

Activating WRL audio interfaces in native C++

Serial Communication between Laptop and Microcontroller

9 Feb 2015 by Member 11246861

Under laptop's control, microcontroller sends sensor data to laptop that displays numbers and graphic.

How to Send Data from One Process to Another in C#

11 Aug 2015 by George Jonsson

This tip uses SendMessage and WM_COPYDATA to transfer the data.

Windows8: Open the desktop direct, skipping over Start screen

7 Dec 2012 by DaveAuld

Task scheduler put to use on logon

Win8

Windows

Win8-Desktop

How to Convert Mat to BufferedImage & Vice Versa

31 Mar 2014 by SOHAM_GANDHI

In this tip, we learn how to convert Mat to BufferedImage and vice versa

Creating Wifi HotSpot with the Help of CMD and C#

21 Sep 2013 by Zain Ul Abidin

How to create a Wifi HotSpot with the help of CMD and C#

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Win8

Windows

Get date from weeknumber and weekday in VBScript

5 Dec 2015 by NightWizzard

Explained step by step

Reduce System Load and Speed Up Your Computer

27 Dec 2013 by IPI Paul

Reduce system load and increase performance

Sample VB.NET Program using Google APIs for .NET V3 with YouTube

26 Jul 2016 by Mike Meinz

Provides a sample program using Google APIs for .NET V3 with YouTube

.NET Code Comment Utilities

19 Mar 2015 by Peter T. Ringering

A program that makes editing code comments and XML comments easier.

How to Export Data to Excel in VB.NET

17 Oct 2013 by Alireza C

I want to show how we can export data from data table to Excel simply.

3D effects in Windows Store App

2 Feb 2014 by AnobikDey

A description of how images and other controls can be rotated and used to give 3d Effect in Windows Store Apps

WRL Collection Library Ported to Native C++

6 Dec 2015 by Gregory Morse

WRL Collection library ported to native C++

FTP Upload/Download of Text Files in MetroApps

6 Aug 2013 by wendas

This shows how to use the new async logic to read/write, and upload/download text files in Metro apps.

Google Maps API on Windows Store App 8.1

30 Dec 2014 by Atyant Srivastava

Integration of Google map to Window Store App

Simple Demo to Check Status of API Server

25 Mar 2015 by Gaurav Aroraa, Mahsa Hassankashi

In this tip, we will create a small utility using C# which tells us whether our API server is up or down.

Looking back to half a year as Surface 2 RT User

19 Jun 2014 by Marco Bertschi

I look back at my half-year experience as Surface 2 RT User, showing off the Surface Hardware and my experiences I had using it