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Distribution of an app for Win10 to Windows computers

Hello everyone, I have created a working test app with Visual Studio 19 and the Windows Template Studio for the time being. Unfortunately, there are now problems with the deployment. Do I need a "Developer License " or a "Sideload…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-09-29T07:37:21.69+00:00
Stefan Adorjan 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-09-30T01:54:26.587+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Grouping Windows based on creator

Some applications have single PID with multi instanaces running Eg: Word or MS Teams I need to automate UIA but hoe do i differentiate the windows created by a specific instance Eg : on MS Teams I can have two Instances running under the same PID …

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-09-28T19:23:08.477+00:00
Achyuth Krishna 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-09-29T03:02:45.61+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Localization of MSI Error Table

Hello, I am trying to localize MSI error table. I understand from the below links that Windows Installer SDK (which is now part of Windows SDK) include localized error table …

.NET
.NET
Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework.
3,686 questions
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,537 questions
Visual Studio Setup
Visual Studio Setup
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,014 questions
asked 2021-09-22T16:10:53.847+00:00
Bala 1 Reputation point
commented 2021-09-23T09:08:32.51+00:00
RLWA32 43,681 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What is the recommended screen display resolution for widows 10 OS, as I am not able to see it in display setting?

What is the recommended screen display resolution for widows 10 OS, as I am not able to see it in display setting? see below windows version & details

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,582 questions
Sysinternals
Sysinternals
Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.
1,135 questions
asked 2021-09-23T07:29:49.263+00:00
Vinod Survase 4,726 Reputation points
commented 2021-09-23T08:40:08.153+00:00
Vinod Survase 4,726 Reputation points
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I want to call the Windows api to draw the text on the top of the screen, even in the full-screen mode of the game, it can be displayed. How do I do this?

I want to call the Windows api to draw the text on the top of the screen, even in the full-screen mode of the game, it can be displayed. How do I do this? I hope to be able to draw text that displays information such as the temperature of the graphics…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,537 questions
asked 2021-08-23T18:02:27.213+00:00
天凯 刘 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-09-20T08:56:26.713+00:00
天凯 刘 1 Reputation point
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can I use C++ function _wspawnlp() to call the ssh.exe from my Visual Studio C++ codes?

Hi, experts, I need to call ssh.exe from VS c++ codes. I tried following from the Visual Studio 2013 c++ codes: String sExeName("ssh"); String sHost; errno_t err = _set_errno(0); intptr_t t = _wspawnlp(_P_WAIT, sExeName.c_str(),…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,537 questions
C++
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.
3,650 questions
Sysinternals
Sysinternals
Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.
1,135 questions
asked 2021-09-01T21:21:59.76+00:00
Yong Su 21 Reputation points
answered 2021-09-11T20:09:13.377+00:00
Yong Su 21 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PostMessage from a VBA app to an MFC app

I have a VBA app which uses PostMessage to send data to an MFC app dialog. I use PreTranslateMsg to catch the message in the MFC dialog. What is strange is that it all works if I do not run inside the VS C++ IDE, i.e. run the MFC EXE on its own. …

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-08-31T13:41:59.677+00:00
Owen Ransen 541 Reputation points
commented 2021-09-02T08:56:43+00:00
Owen Ransen 541 Reputation points
0 answers

[WinUI 3 in UWP] Unable to login via default web account provider

Hi, Greetings. I'm trying out the experimental WinUI 3 in UWP. When I was testing fetching access token via Windows.Security.Credentials.WebAccountProvider, it keeps failing with: The application requesting authentication tokens is either disabled or…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-08-27T05:00:24.027+00:00
Alfred See 51 Reputation points
commented 2021-08-29T23:14:58.61+00:00
Alfred See 51 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to build a Non-Store, Non-MSIX Desktop app using Windows SDK WinUI 3

I built a UWP app that I publish and deploy to about 70 Windows 10 users. It works fine, except I can’t walk around to every user when I update the app, so I created a new build with Enable Automatic Updates. The problem is my company recently disabled…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-08-25T23:46:13.257+00:00
Gregory Bologna 56 Reputation points
accepted 2021-08-27T20:04:13.87+00:00
Gregory Bologna 56 Reputation points
1 answer

Cannot find Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Bootstrap.dll

Trying tutorial here doesn't work. Getting error "Unable to load DLL 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Bootstrap.dll' or one of its dependencies" …

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-08-26T13:53:07.23+00:00
Gregory Bologna 56 Reputation points
answered 2021-08-27T02:15:11.517+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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[cfAPI] How to report a file is no longer exist and stop fetching?

Hi MS team, I'm developing sync program with cloud filter API. I notice that some antivirus will hook system function (i.e. CreateFile) and trigger fetch callback. In my scenario, the file was being deleted on server side, and my provider start to delete…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,537 questions
asked 2021-08-25T16:37:37.163+00:00
Chieh Yu 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-08-26T08:43:05.077+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

WinUI 3(C++/WinRT): "NavViewCompactModeThresholdWidth" not found

According to the sample code of the the document in Microsoft Learn, I wrote almost the same code, but it cannot be compiled. There is an error, "NavViewCompactModeThresholdWidth": is not a member of…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,537 questions
C++
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.
3,650 questions
asked 2021-08-25T13:42:38.613+00:00
XiaoLi8848 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-08-26T03:18:02.72+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

WinUI 3 Issues

I was exploring options to port our existing WPF app to the new WinUI 3. But it seems almost impossible. Even the most basic things are not working as intended, or am I doing something wrong? 1) A Canvas inside a ScrollViewer does not enable any…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-08-25T11:35:46.84+00:00
CPP 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-08-26T02:59:15.04+00:00
Roy Li - MSFT 32,741 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

WiX MSI installer add optional true/false flag passthrough to Electron app

Currently I am building an Electron project to a MSI installer using electron-builder, which comes with a WiX template.xml that it uses to generate the MSI installer. Is there a way to configure/edit the installer so my Electron app can know what…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,537 questions
asked 2021-08-23T17:50:42.563+00:00
George Li 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-08-25T07:33:41.427+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,386 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers

How to create MSIX package with dependencies

I have a WIn32 app (.msi) that is installed with a bootstrapper setup.exe because it has two dependencies that need to be installed: (1) MS SQL LocalDB (.msi) and (2) MS Visual C++ lib (.exe). I would like to create an MSIX package. How do I handle the…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
asked 2021-08-19T21:25:52.023+00:00
Paul Brewer 76 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to navigate between controls on KeyDown event.

I'm trying to have a KeyDown function that makes the focus move to the next control. I've tried this but it throws me an error: private void Obj_KeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e) { if (e.Key.ToString() == "Enter") …

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
756 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
10,690 questions
asked 2021-08-19T15:57:34.337+00:00
David Simões 21 Reputation points
commented 2021-08-19T17:49:23.153+00:00
David Simões 21 Reputation points