doPostback failing in IE 11+ Windows 8.1

We have created a new “ie11.browser” file in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config\Browsers and now ASP.NET is working correctly. After creating the file we run “aspnet_regbrowsers -i” and restarted IIS. We simply copied the capabilities of IE6-9. We do not know if this is accurate, but ASP.NET is now working with Explorer 11 running on Windows 8.1 Our ie11.browser … Read more

Is it possible to create a Windows 8 Store App from Visual Studio 2013?

It’s easy – create a new 8.1 project and remove the following lines from the .csproj file: <TargetPlatformVersion>8.1</TargetPlatformVersion> <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>12</MinimumVisualStudioVersion> Reopen the file and voila – it’s a Windows 8 project! Additionally, you might want to change the following as well: In MainPage.xaml: – <Grid Background=”{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}”> + <Grid Background=”{StaticResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}”> In Package.appxmanifest: – <m2:VisualElements + … Read more

Run Windows 10 Universal Apps on Windows 8.1

The answer would be no. For further clarifications, best to post on the forum: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/home?forum=wpdevelop Windows 10 introduces several new APIs and concepts (such as API contracts) that are not available on Windows 8.1. An app that relies on such new APIs and concepts cannot run on Windows 8.1. Additionally the app-model and a lot … Read more

Activate Stacks only for some specific ETW Tasks in a provider?

Yes, this is possible since Windows 8.1 with the type entry in _EVENT_FILTER_DESCRIPTOR when it is set to EVENT_FILTER_TYPE_STACKWALK when you call EnableTraceEx2. On Windows 8.1,Windows Server 2012 R2, and later, event payload, scope, and stack walk filters can be used by the EnableTraceEx2 function and the ENABLE_TRACE_PARAMETERS and EVENT_FILTER_DESCRIPTOR structures to filter on specific … Read more