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Change default Windows SDK and Platform Toolset

I have a multi-project solution built in Visual Studio 2022. I'd like to set the default Windows SDK Version explicitly so all projects use the same library. However, it seems like I have to change it in each library, explicitly. Can this setting be…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2026-03-03T17:29:12.6533333+00:00
Max Yaffe 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-06T09:44:44.9566667+00:00
Jay Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 3,330 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

c++ literal formats

what are the formats for C++ character literals of type wchar_t

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2026-03-03T16:43:02.81+00:00
Stewart Patch 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-05T14:52:38.82+00:00
Stewart Patch 20 Reputation points
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api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll is missing from my computer

api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll is missing from my computer

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-02-23T08:04:17.18+00:00
DR HANS RAJ 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-03T08:54:51.62+00:00
Successful Gentle 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can i steup visual studio with WinRt and c++

Hi I want to make my own GUI frame work and I want to build it using c++ and winrt but I cannot setup visual studio for winrt with c++ Is any one has the answer Thanks For Everyone.

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2025-09-14T13:44:44.69+00:00
Omar Mohamed 80 Reputation points
accepted 2026-02-28T13:29:14.9166667+00:00
Omar Mohamed 80 Reputation points
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How to clear Visual Studio 2022 cache in Windows 11

Can someone please tell me how to clear the cache in Visual Studio 2022 on a Windows 11 PC? The only information that I can find gives instructions that cannot be followed in Windows 11 (if you look for the required folders, they do not exist in the same…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other

A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.

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asked 2023-09-29T20:35:29.69+00:00
Joe Gideon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-27T22:38:00.2633333+00:00
Uzma Batool 5 Reputation points
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Linker reporting unresolved symbols

I have been using the Digital Mars(DM) C++ compiler for many years. I decided to use the MSVC Community C++ compiler because there are a number of SDK functions I would like to use and they are not accessible with DM. Below is my attempt to create a…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2026-02-14T21:11:37.05+00:00
M R 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-25T00:49:34.1466667+00:00
M R 5 Reputation points
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MVC140.DLL Error after Windows OS Updates

Background: After software patching including Windows OS Updates we have several AE software such as CAD, C3D, Adobe InDesign and Chaos Enscape that fail to launch with a MVC140.dll error. Workaround: We started by remoting into end users machines…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-02-12T14:27:15.6566667+00:00
Alex Yourish 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-23T06:15:51.6466667+00:00
Kael Thorin 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I wanted to download the SAPI4 SDK suite for a hobby project of mine.

I require the SAPI4 sdk suite for my project (its a speech-to-speech, text-to-speech and speech-to-text meme voice generator, primarily tts, as SAPI4 voices are pretty funny when tuned and adjusted correctly), i got one link that is giving me a 404 error…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-02-08T04:42:58.3633333+00:00
Saksham Tiwari 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-20T08:18:22.9233333+00:00
Saksham Tiwari 40 Reputation points
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documented feature by Microsoft

for RunOnce, is the ! prefix a documented feature by Microsoft

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-02-10T19:16:23.4466667+00:00
Hector Donolo 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-17T14:07:11.79+00:00
Hector Donolo 5 Reputation points
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Dose Simulation possible on Snapdragon ARM Processor

Dose Simulation possible on Snapdragon ARM Processor? 2. Dose Snapdragon ARM processor supports python, C, C++, Java, Oracle, ML and AI learning ?

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-02-05T09:35:58.8733333+00:00
Mudassir Ahmed 100 Reputation points
accepted 2026-02-12T07:24:31.1333333+00:00
Mudassir Ahmed 100 Reputation points
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windows credential provider using PKINIT and implicit mapping

I am developing a windows credential provider aiming at supporting CPUS_LOGON/CPUS_UNLOCK_WORKSTATION using certificate PKINIT and implicit mapping. The certificate used for login is a short-term certificate stored in LocalMachine/My CNG store. My…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2025-12-08T11:18:59.3233333+00:00
Peter Buus 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-11T06:38:57.5633333+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 11,075 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to install Microsoft Visual Redistributable package C++ 2019 for VirtualBox 7.2.0

I need Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package to install VirtualBox 7.2.0

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2025-09-14T14:04:23.7033333+00:00
Ibrahim Kanneh 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-11T03:13:44.4333333+00:00
Chris Paice 0 Reputation points
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How to enable automatic JIT DeBugging

How to enable automatic JIT DeBugging. Message was JIT Assortation failure visual C++ Jit assortation failed

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-02-01T23:24:13.99+00:00
Yana Fedorov 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-06T12:01:25.9266667+00:00
Susmitha T (INFOSYS LIMITED) 2,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Corrupted Micorosft Visual C++ Redistributable

Hi, I have a problem with Micorosft Visual C++ Redistributable. I thinks its badly corrupted. I was trying to install a newer one and got error that "The older version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional runtime cannot be removed" …

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-01-23T09:29:47.3766667+00:00
Markus Kaduk 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-06T03:24:46.9633333+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED) 4,610 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Why is the return value nil when StartTraceW is invoked via Go, while the obtained traceHandle is still 0?

Hello everyone, and distinguished experts. The code is as follows: = func (s *Session) Init() error { if s.readMode { return nil } // start the etw session var handle uint64 utf16Name, err := syscall.UTF16FromString(s.Name) if err != nil…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2026-01-29T03:20:44.9566667+00:00
伟 马 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-06T03:24:11.4666667+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED) 4,610 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Issue with Embedded Office (Excel) in MFC C++ Application – Macros Blocked in Office 365/2024

Hello, I am developing an MFC C++ application and want to embed an Excel file into my form using OLE Object. When I open the Excel (.xlsm) file directly in Office, macros work normally. However, when I embed the Excel file into my MFC application via…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

4,049 questions
asked 2026-02-01T06:52:32.04+00:00
Nguyễn Văn Âu (GP9.AuNV) 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-03T08:09:45.85+00:00
RLWA32 52,256 Reputation points
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Using C++ Magnification API (MagSetWindowTransform) shows both zoomed and normal window simultaneously

I am trying to implement a feature similar to the Windows Magnifier using the Windows Magnification API in C++. I am using MagSetWindowTransform to apply zoom (scaling) on a magnifier window. The magnification itself works, but I am facing an unexpected…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-01-07T17:30:41.8466667+00:00
Pallavi Bhosale 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-03T06:07:33.5166667+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 11,075 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How can we create an app

Where can we understand full c program and c++ program from basics to depth and we should become a problem solver using the program Moved from: Microsoft Edge | Audio and video playback | Windows 11

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-01-26T08:49:13.0633333+00:00
Bhuvan S 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-26T08:50:31.14+00:00
Bhuvan S 0 Reputation points
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I'm gettimg 0x00000002 when I try to install codeblocks on ,icrosoft store

So basically I first downloaded directly from the web but it was showing no compiler so I deleted code blocks and downloaded from microsoft store and tried to launch it won't start so I deleted all files related to code blocls and downloaded again but…

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2026-01-14T09:52:59.5366667+00:00
ahmad khan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-21T10:50:08.0966667+00:00
Adiba Khan 2,265 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Visual Studio 2022 "Cannot open source file" Issue

I uninstalled VS2019 and installed VS 2022. I run a simple project. It got a bunch of Error as seen in the image attached. Am I missing a path to the source file? Please help. It won't run any of my C++ programm. 202027-image-1.jpg

Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++

A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

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asked 2022-05-15T21:25:04.93+00:00
Matthew Aung 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-17T21:46:52.88+00:00
Eric Fieldman 0 Reputation points