This is a known problem JDK-8066504 that has been fixed in upcoming Java 8 update 60. The reason is GetVersionEx function has changed its behavior since Windows 8.1. There are multiple possible workarounds, see MSDN article. The trivial one is to exec cmd.exe /c ver. The other is to look at the version information of … Read more
The issue will be always present in Windows, to keep compatibility with old software. Use the NT-style name syntax “\\?\D:\very long path” to workaround this issue. Starting with Windows 10 (Version 1607 – Anniversary Update) and Windows Server 2016 you have an option to ignore the MAX_PATH issue by overriding a group policy entry enable … Read more
You can use C# APIs in C# Desktop applications! I have a sample here in GitHub. In general, to get access to the C# APIS, add two references to your project: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\Windows.winmd C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll Note that the #2 version depends on the version of .NET that you’re using. Background tasks … Read more
Windows 10 (UWP) include SystemNavigationManager in Windows.UI.Core namespace for Navigation purpose only. Because SystemNavigationManager is part of Windows Universal Platform, So, it’s supported by all device family running on Windows 10 including Mobile and PC. For Single Page If you just want to handle navigation for single page. Follow the following steps Step 1. Use … Read more
Try wrapping your DataTemplate inside a UserControl like this – <DataTemplate> <UserControl> <Grid> <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups> … </Grid> </UserControl> </DataTemplate> Looks like any Control that has got a Content property will work. That’s why UserControl works, so does a ContentControl. So if you replace the UserControl with a ContentControl and give it an empty Style. It should … Read more
The reason is that Hyper-V takes over these ports, to prevent it from happening do the following: dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V (will have to restart) netsh int ipv4 add excludedportrange protocol=tcp startport=<your port> numberofports=1 dism.exe /Online /Enable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V /All The original solution is here. If after that you still can’t bind to the port do the following: … Read more
To enable changing file owners & permissions, you need to edit /etc/wsl.conf and insert the below config options: [automount] options = “metadata” Do this inside the WSL shell, potentially needing sudo to edit/create the file. This may require restarting WSL (such as with wsl –shutdown which is a Windows command, not one within WSL) or … Read more
I recently ran into the exact same issue. After trying all the advice from this thread and a lot of other threads, I finally found a solution here, respectively in the linked issue here. Disabling AMD Radeon graphics driver in the Windows device manager and switching to integrated Intel HD graphics worked for me – … Read more
Here’s the answer I was looking for, based on comments by IInspectable and andlabs (many thanks): import ctypes # Query DPI Awareness (Windows 10 and 8) awareness = ctypes.c_int() errorCode = ctypes.windll.shcore.GetProcessDpiAwareness(0, ctypes.byref(awareness)) print(awareness.value) # Set DPI Awareness (Windows 10 and 8) errorCode = ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(2) # the argument is the awareness level, which can be … Read more