Using std::unique_ptr for down cast
What is the correct usage of std::unique_ptr for converting to base class a derived class ? std::unique_ptr<Base*> SomeMethod() { return std::unique_ptr<Derived*>(new Derived()); return std::make_unique<Base*>(new…
Has Microsoft updated Windows and Office software with .NET-type dll assemblies?
In Visual Studio, Reference Manager includes COM objects for references. Does Windows and Office still use their original dll files? I've read that .NET .dll assemblies have advantages over older kinds of dll files (COM, Win32?). How are…
KMS Server and Client Partial Product Key mismatch
The KMS server has product key channel as Volume:CSVLK for VOLUME_KMS_WS16 channel. The clients and servers are activating through it but I see that the Partial Product Key value does not match between the kms host and the client. Is that normal?
How to use AzureMLDataset
Hi, I have used the data labeling system within Azure Machine Learning studio to label a dataset of images. Then the output of the labeling system is a new dataset that can be found in the "Dataset" section of the designer in ML studio. …
TEMPDB Getting FULL
Hello, We have Sql Server 2012 and suddenly TEMPDB getting Full when User running the report. Before Problem started, report was running fine even it's just retrieving under 100 records. I have started to trace the session and it's coming from one…
Tracing Report name for Failed login - Sql 2008R2
Hi, We have Sql 2008R2 and we are running through scheduler to generate report which reporting application is on another server. So when Reporting application run, it calls Sql 2008 R2 database table but somehow specific report have bad password and…
Migrating Sql server DB to another Server
Hello, I am planning to migrate the some Sql server databases to another Server on same domains but some of the databases have cross connection dependency. I mean some of the database either View or Stored procedure I found that it's calling to…
ADR Office package not refresh source data and last refresh time
Hi, we have Office update deployment package that is associated with ADR that evaluates once a month, when ever run the evaluation time getting changed , but the source date and last refresh time not getting refreshed. why this is not getting…
Issues mapping a shared drive on a Windows XP machine from a Windows 10 machine
I am having an issue mapping a shared drive on a Windows XP machine from a Windows 10 machine. I can ping the Windows XP machine from the Windows 10 machine and vice versa. However when I try to map the shared drive I get the following error "The…
/me/memberOf returning "null" for role templateID
I assigned a role to a user as Teams Service Admin (via portal.office.com) like so: then called /me/memberOf graph api on user and a null value in the role template id. { "@odata.type":…

Xamarin Forms: Alignment issue with HorizontalOptions property
I have implemented a chat UI in my project. Send messages are showing on the left side and received messages are showing on the right side. For showing messages on the left and right side I have created a new variable on the model class like…


RDS Cals per user license merging.
Hi There, I am running Windows Sever 2016 Datacenter and very simply run RDS with 5 Cals Per User license. now I have 5 more user added, (total 10 Users) do I purchase new RDS 10 Cals per User License or just purchase only RDS 5 Cals per user license…


Win32app with ini files
Hi, Is it possible to create a intunewim file with a ini file. For example I need to install a program which takes an ini file as input Setup.exe /q /f setup.ini Thanks for reply /R Andy
Has power BI conducted research into which company's mainly use these services and also which age groups find this interesting and why?
I'm doing research for a company and I was wondering if this was ever investigated by anyone. Maybe there is even a dashboard for it.
Activity-based timeout policy
Hello, I have a disconnect with respect to activity-based timeout policy and its usefulness. How come AAD be involved in the idle-time-out implementation of web-app session ? Should not an Idle-Timeout come from the application itself, and if a…
Return datetime using business hours
I have a UDF that returns business hours between 2 datetime values and sample of that is below. I would like to use a DATEADD or something to give me a datetime that is X business hours from a specific date. For example, I want a datetime returned that…
Show the color next to the Color or Hexcode
Where can i find in Options to show the color next to Color or Hexcode. I am using Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6.0 Like this for example the green or other colors.


How do I configure windows server dashboard when it is already configured and won't let me open it anymore?
About a week ago I had a hardware failure on my server. Ever since this has been fixed, the Windows Server Essentials Dashboard will no longer run, giving me the error "You cannot run until configuration is complete." This server has been…
Updating Firewall rules has no effect for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Dear Community, However i've set up the firewall to allow all traffic, i'm unable to access the database over pgadmin. I've tried multiple user accounts. Is this a current known issue? Please see the firewall rules and the error i receive on…
