Consider possibility of alternative syntax usage to refer and access to last anonymous objective variables in C# instead of using construction in code.

Alternative to URLDownloadToFile function

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

How to download files from an HTTP server.

Approach to Paste a Bitmap into an Icon Image on ReactOS (and Consequently on Windows XP and Newer Versions, using Win32 API)

by Steffen Ploetz

Step-by-step instructions and source code snippets for inserting a bitmap (or a section of it) into an icon image.

Automatically Disappearing Dialog, Used to Provide VERIFY and ASSERT on ReactOS

by Steffen Ploetz

Automatically Disappearing Dialog

Avoid Out-of-memory Troubles with Very Large Lists(Of T)

by veen_rp

Big lists (>1,000,000 items) can cause out-of-memory errors raised by .NET. Manage them by a List of List(Of T)

Away to always load BHO in a popup window

by MinamiTiaki

BHO

Badges for Windows 7

by Grigory Avdyushin

Short description how to create a sexy badge for windows 7 taskbar

Bigger Directories

by Laurie Stearn

Dialogex with Listbox to manipulate long paths in Windows

Binarizing image (Thresholding) using EmguCV

by hirosht

Step by step method of thresholding a image using the EmguCV API in C#

Bug Fixes for Reading Barcodes from an Image - III

by Matthias Böhnke

Bug Fixes for Reading Barcodes from an Image - III

Build Your Own SDN Network

by JinWenQiang

Get started with your own SDN (Software Defined Network) simulation network

C# - Fast Memory Copy Method with x86 Assembly Usage

by OKarpov

How to use ASM in C#.NET and most fast memory copy method

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI and WinAPI: How to Programmatically Press Mouse Button, and Check if Mouse Button or Keyboard Key Pressed

by Emiliarge

Using WinAPI functions - GetAsyncKeyState and mouse_event

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Create, read and write MS Access (mdb, accdb), MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Server Compact and SQLite databases

by Emiliarge

Both MS Access formats (mdb and new - accdb), MSSQL 2008 R2, MSSQL CE, SQLite, MySQL

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Read and write MS Access (mdb) database without ADO and SQL via Microsoft DAO

by Emiliarge

Read and write data to Access databases without limitations caused by the use of the SQL.

C# Class To Download Files Synchronously, That Supports Cancel/Resuming And All Other Information

by Ahmed Amer Jaf

Downloading files from the Internet with one line without Freezing Form

C# Class to generate Math. Combinations

by ehab_nour

Fast algorithm

C# USB HID Interface

by Szymon Roslowski

Just another approach to understanding communication between HID devices and C#.

C# Web File Download with BITSadmin

by metastruct

When WebClient, HttpRequest, and all else fail, BITSadmin solves your download woes

C#: Read and Write Excel (*.xls and *.xlsx) Files Content without Excel Automation (using NPOI and ADO.NET)

by Emiliarge

2 ways to read and write data to *.xls and *.xls files and display it on DataGridView.

Calculator Interface Design In Rust Language

by Farhad Reza

This tip describes how we can design application interface using Win32 API in Rust Programming language.

Capture screen of webpage in different formats

by maftahur

Capturing web screen in different formats without any browser(PhantomJS)

CD / DVD Tray Locker

by DaveyM69

How to prevent a CD/DVD drive from being opened.

CD / DVD Tray Locker

by Steve Maier

To get this to work in .NET 4, you have to change the DLLImport signature.[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]private static extern IntPtr CreateFile( string lpFileName, uint dwDesiredAccess, int dwShareMode, ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes, ...

Change to Global Keyboard and Mouse Hooks behavior in Windows 7

by Dave Kreskowiak

This is probably why your global keyboard and mouse hooks stopped working on Windows 7

Changing Windows Aero Color

by Tejashwi Kalp Taru

Ever wanted to change the Windows Aero color without restarting the DWM?

Changing Windows Parental Controls in VB.NET

by djdynamix

A little workaround to enable a VB.NET application to read and alter the WPC settings for any user.

Cinchoo - Using Windows registry as configuration source

by Cinchoo

This article show how to consume Windows registry information using Cinchoo Configuration Manager.

Communication Library Files - LMS5lib | Connection and Structure

by Chris Jorna

Communication Library Files - LMS5lib | Connection and structure

Communication Library Files - NetTools | IsSameSubnet

by Chris Jorna

Communication Library Files - NetTools | IsSameSubnet

Communication Library Files - TCP Client/Server

by Chris Jorna

Source code and demo on general TCP client & server library mainly usable for / tested on SICK lidar devices

Communication Library Files - UDP Broadcast

by Chris Jorna

Communication library files - UDP broadcast

Console simple progress

by aaverian

A very simple console progress bar.

convert a win32 rc file to XML

by Mukit, Ataul

this tip tells about a tool that converts a win32 rc file to XML

Convert Dialog Resource Units to Pixels

by Mukit, Ataul

This tip shows you how to convert the dimension values in the .rc file of a dialog into pixels

Convert doc/docx Documents to PDF with Foxit Reader

by El_Codero

Convert doc/docx documents to pdf with Foxit Reader Printer. Works without use of Word Interop/SharePoint.

Convert XML File to Excel File

by Altaf Ansari

Converting XML Data into DataTable and Exporting DataTable into Excel File

Create a service

by Mukit, Ataul

This tip shows how to create a service

Creating A Window In Go Language

by Farhad Reza

This tip describes how we can create a simple window in Go programming language using Win32 API functions.

CTRL+ I is received as TAB in the OnChar event of a window

by Mukit, Ataul

This is not so much of a trick, just a little tip about how CTRL+I is interpretated in a window

Custom combobox dropdown Close Problem

by Mike Hankey

A simple solution to rolling up a Custom ComboBox list on mouse leave.

Custom Context Menu

by Alex Culea

Shows how to create a window that behaves like a context menu

Custom disk clean up using WSH VBScript

by Gautham Prabhu K

Perform custom disk clean up when hard disk free space goes low

Customize List View Column Headers

by Javad Taheri (drjackool)

Show or hide, reorder, save and restore list view column headers

Dapper.NET Sample with MVC 4- Add,Edit,Update,Delete

by Gihan Liyanage

Simple Dapper.NET Example with MVC

Debugging Release Projects in C++ - Finding the Lost Object Information

by Yochai Timmer

Debugging C++ projects in release. Finding the lost object information

Disable APM for Hard Drive in Windows

by slaon77

Setting APM level for SATA hard drive

Disabling "Restart Now" Windows message after automatic OS updates

by Vinod Viswanath

Are you annoyed of the "Restart now" message in Windows? Here is a solution for that.

Displaying vtable when debugging

by Niklas L

This tip show how to display all entries from a C++ vtable in the VS debugger.

DMath is DirectXMath for All

by Jose A Pascoa

Part 1 - Using DMath from C#

Doing a NotifyIcon Program the Right Way

by Johnny J.

How to do a program whose main graphic interface consists of an icon in system tray

Download Mail Details With attachment using IMAP

by Sujith Karivelil

This article Describes Connectivity to Gmail using IMAP, and also guide you to download and save mail content along with attachment.

Dynamically Bound Dictionary to Windows Grid

by Clifford Nelson

This article presents a way to display totally dynamic data in a windows grid using a dictionary.

Easy SFTP (Secure FTP) With C# and PSFTP

by metastruct

SFTP Files using PLINK as a process in C#

Easy way to simulate keyboard press and release keys

by Ahmed Elkafrawy

An easy way to simulate keyboard press & release keys to another application

Elevated Privileges through command line in windows

by Muhammad Muddasar Yamin

The article is about launching elevated processes through command line

Embed HTML in a Word Document using Aspose.Words

by Brandon Rohrer

Embed HTML in a Word Document

Enabling and Disabling TaskManager

by charles henington

Enabling and Disabling TaskManager

by George Swan

Couldn't the class RegEdit be replaced by one simple method?private void SetKey(bool enableTaskManager) { using ( var mKey = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System")) {...

Ensure Your Code First DB is Always Initialized

by Brady Kelly

A quick and easy way to ensure that your Code First DB Initializer is always run when your app starts, not just on the first data access operation

Entity Model to Excel using LINQ in C#

by Debopam Pal

How to bring data from Entity model to Excel file using LINQ.

Extract List of Codes of Windows-Messages from WinUser.H

by Saeed Masoumy Rad

Face Detection with 10 Lines of Code - VB.NET

by Dejan Mauer

Probably the easiest way to detect faces in images by using Accord.net framework

Facebook blocker

by pavan1361

adding require blocking site in hosts file

Fast base64 functions for encode/decode

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

A quick solution to transform binary data to plain text

Fast Bluetooth Sharing From Windows

by Eric Payne

The simplest, fastest way to send a file from your computer using Bluetooth!

Fetch reboot time of remote servers

by Suraj S Koneri

Test whether your remote server rebooted or not from C# code.

Find All Windows Operating Systems

by Not Active

Plagiarized from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724429(VS.85).aspx[^]

Fixing Daylight Saving Time of Windows for Next 100 years

by Vahid_N

Microsoft has not updated Iran's daylight saving time information since 2009. Let's find out how it works and then fix it for the next 100 years!

Flicker Free Text Scrolling with Double Buffering

by Tejashwi Kalp Taru

When we have to scroll some text in the dialog box with a background image, you can see flicker. Here's the technique of double buffer to solve this problem

Formatted MessageBox/AfxMessageBox

by Ajay Vijayvargiya

Need to Format/sprintf a string before displaying a messagebox? Here is solution!

Formatted MessageBox/AfxMessageBox

by Aescleal

printf is so 1980s. If you don't want to dig out your shoulder pads and big hair why not go for a more modern C++ approach?Instead of a function try a stream buffer:class message_box_stream_buf : public std::basic_streambuf{ public: message_box_stream_buf( const...

Free Space Cleaner

by Rich Turner

Free space cleaner to overwrite empty space on logical disks

Geert van Horrik's 'Updater' in Visual Studio Community Edition With Small Changes

by David O'Neil

I needed an 'Update' solution for a project, and modified Geert van Horrik's 'Updater' to do so. This is the solution in Visual Studio Community Edition

Gems for typedef and namespace in C

by Southmountain

Gems for typedef and namespace in C

Generate temporary files with any extension

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

How to get temporary files with any extension.

Get a Collection of All Running Excel Instances

by JamesFaix

Get a collection of all running Excel interop Application objects (not just the active one)

Get a list of physical disks and the partitions on them in VB.NET the easy way

by pdoxtader

Use DeviceIoControl, QueryDosDevice and WNetOpenEnum to get information about your system.

Get Windows Win32 Error Text - Simplified

by Thomas B Dignan

Getting the text of Win32 Error codes for 99% of cases.

GetLastError as std::string

by Orjan Westin

Simple function to get the text message corresponding to a system error.

Getting the address of a function in a DLL loaded in another process

by Mr Nukealizer

Ideal for finding LoadLibrary() in 32 bit programs from a 64 bit program but it works for any function in any DLL and supports forwarded functions and ordinals.

Github: Show Update Information from your C# Application

by John Torjo

Want to automatically let your users know when you've posted an update of your application? If your project is hosted on github, you're in luck!

Guarantee Correct Spacing for toolbar Separators on Multiple TB_ADDBUTTONS Calls

by Steffen Ploetz

A solution for: If the toolbar is created button by button with single TB_ADDBUTTONS calls, the width of the separators is not calculated correctly.

Handling Excel Lists with Interop

by HP2M

This tip covers handling two Excel lists using Interop.

Helper Methods for Working with Shares

by Clifford Nelson

These are some methods I created to help with creating and deleting Windows shared directories.

High Performance Streaming with My Little MIDI Library

by honey the codewitch

Extensive performance and API improvements for streaming MIDI and more

Homomorphic Filtering in C#.NET

by Dr. Vinayak Ashok Bharadi

Homomorphic filtering is a generalized technique for signal and image processing, involving a nonlinear mapping to a different domain in which linear filter techniques are applied, followed by mapping back to the original domain.

Hook Unmanaged Processes Using VB.NET DLLs

by Simon-Benyo

Hooking unmanaged processes using VB.NET.

How to avoid multiple instances of your Windows application

by bleedingfingers

I want to share a simple class I use for this purpose. The class operates on kernel objects.

How to avoid multiple instances of your Windows application

by Aescleal

I tend to use boost::interprocess::named_mutex for the same thing. The equivalent code is something like:using boost::interprocess;const char *application_name = "Application Name";int main()try{ struct named_mutex_killer { ~named_mutex_killer() {...

How to avoid multiple instances of your Windows application

by Malli_S

Solution II used to use following simple way to manage the single instance of the app.//Usually I append the UID to the application name to achieve the unique object name.TCHAR szAppName[] = _T("Application_Name_999e7ba3-e8fc-4c21-985b-ab11f39ce759");HANDLE hMutex =...

How to avoid multiple instances of your Windows application

by Menuki

This solution works in Windows environment under Visual Studio.I don't know if there is a Linux equivalent.I use a counter common for all processes.#pragma data_seg("counter") // counter common for all processesLONG gs_nCtApp = -1; #pragma data_seg()#pragma comment(linker,...

How to Control a Windows Service from Code

by Kees van Spelde

How to control a Windows Service from C# .NET

How to Delete a File or Folder to Recyclebin

by Anuraj Parameswaran

Delete a file or folder to Recyclebin using C#

How to determine if your window is topmost.

by Tsuda Kageyu

How to determine the CD/DVD (optical) drive letter

by Mike Meinz

How to use .NET Framework to determine the drive letter of the CD/DVD (optical) drive.

How to disable the Sleep button while your code is running

by PJ Arends

I needed to disable the Sleep button on my keyboard, here's how.

How to Edit ListViewItems Directly

by dapeacenforcement

Easy way to edit the right ListViewItem (Row/Column) after MouseDoubleClick.

How to fix "LocalDB - Requested Login failed"

by Ed Nutting

How to fix LocalDB / SQL Server: "Cannot open database "XYZ" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ABC"

How to get a value from a child form back to a caller form

by Pasan Eeriyagama

how to get gridview selected row value to text box which is in another windows form

How to handle and use event of simultaneously pressed two or more keys in C# - WASD keyboard game controls -

by Perić Željko

Example of handling multiple key press event

How To Hide Or Show .NET Tabs Programmatically

by KazMaxLtd

This article describes how to hide or show TabControl tabs at runtime

How To Hide Or Show .NET Tabs Programmatically

by Bernhard Hiller

That's far too obscure.All you need to do is store a reference to the TabPage instance which was removed from the TabPages collection of the TabControl. You may use the form where the TabControl is placed for that purpose.You could also create your own TabControl which has an extra property...

How to Host Windows Form in Windows User Control

by Aydin Homay

In the tip, I want to illustrate how to host windows form in windows user control

How to Identify if the Executable is 32-bit or 64-bit

by Amit KD

How to identify if the executable is 32-bit or 64-bit

How To Lock Device Screen For Windows Mobile

by emranallan

Lock Device Screen ,to prevent an one working on the device

How to Lock Windows NT Workstation

by Md. Marufuzzaman

Introduction How can you lock your Windows NT based Workstation programmatically? To do this, you just need a little basic knowledge on how to use user32.dll. Here you will find a function name as LockWorkStation() and you need to know how to call this function. A sample example with the...

How to Send Data from One Process to Another in C#

by George Jonsson

This tip uses SendMessage and WM_COPYDATA to transfer the data.

How to Sign Device Drivers with WDK 7.1

by maratoni

This is a brief tutorial on how to sign a Windows device driver with WDK 7.1

Implementation of an Easy, Fast, and Optimized (CByte, CShort, CInt) with Bits Access Using Bit Field and Union

by Ahmed Elkafrawy

Implementation of an easy, fast, and optimized (CByte, CShort, CInt) with bits access using bit field and union

Implementing Unity's Coroutines on Winforms and WPF Applications

by Nick Tziamihas

In this article, we show how you can execute asynchronous code on the main thread without async, by replicating Unity's coroutine framework.

Importing a Locally Defined Symbol without Using a Module Definition File

by David A. Gray

Insert/Access/Format/Filter/Se...

by Debopam Pal

Export Advanced Excel 2007 Report

Integration .NET Component into your Native MFC Application (1)

by sunhui

Integrate .NET Component to your Native MFC Application at runtime

Introducing an Open Source DirectUI Library - SOUI

by flyhigh

SOUI is a directui library and had been used in many commercial softwares, which is published based on MIT and is completely free to any user.

Introduction to Embedded Icons without Resource on ReactOS

by Steffen Ploetz

How to embed icons into Win32 programs without utilizing resources - useful for platforms without resource editor/resorce compiler, e.g., ReactOS. Learn the missing things about the .ico format.

Invoking foreign remoting interfaces in remote hosts using C#

by ugavnholt

How to invoke foreign remoting interfaces in remote hosts.

Is it mandatory to call _endthreadex() in your thread function?

by Karthik Kalyanasundaram

Do you really need an explicit call to _endthreadex() in your thread function created using _beginthreadex()

Jacob read Excel pivot tables

by Mircea Sirghi

Jacob for Excel, pivot tables, VBA functions, etc.

Keys Enumeration Win32

by Joshua Tully

So I’m playing around with DX10 and decide to do some input work. After much research apparently no one can decide what the best way to handle keyboard input so I’m just going to use WM_KEYDOWN/UP and store the state in a bool[] and check that in the rendering code. Also, instead of using...

Load a 256 color bitmap properly into an imagelist

by Mukit, Ataul

This tip shows the technique of loading a 256 color bitmap into an image list

Load an HBITMAP into SFML sf::Image container

by Lars [Large] Werner

Use the standard GDI API to load an HBITMAP into SFML.

Making async Http Request

by FlyersWeb

This article present how to make async HTTP Request in a command line application

Mirror keys for multiboxing MMORPG games like WOW/LOTRO

by joejames111

Raw input 64-bit .NET classes.

Multi-client server using C/Windows API

by Zanga D. Dagnogo

This is a simple multiclient server chat on a Local Area Network.

Native C++ and C# - Which is the Fastest? (Part 1)

by John J. Scott

A tip that compares the performance of a simple Mandelbrot generator in C# against native C++

PartnerTech CD-7220 POS Customer Display - .NET Class

by Mike Meinz

PartnerTech provides a 32-bit DLL and a 64-bit DLL for communicating with the CD-7220 Series Customer Display in true USB mode. This tip demonstrates a .NET class that can be used to provide an easy way to access the PartnerTech-provided 32-bit DLL.

Print Direct To Windows Printer (EPOS Receipt)

by Michael_Davies

Printing To Line Printers (EPOS) Using Windows

Print Directly to Selected Local or Network Printer

by Max Methot

This little simple and easy to read program will help you understand how to print to a specific printer, local or shared on a network.

Programmatically Convert PDF to XPS Document Using MXDW

by K.badari

Programmatically Convert PDF-To-XPS Document

Protocol Association Enumerator

by Maxim Komlev

.NET classes to enumerate applications associated with protocol

Query Assistant - Connect to Databases with ADO and Execute Queries

by peterswinkels

A Visual Basic 6 program demonstrating how to access databases using Microsoft ADO and how to automate Outlook and Excel.

Quick Tip - Steps to Decode Windows Error Code

by TapasU

Steps to decode Windows Error code

Quickest Way to Create a .NET Database Application

by Subha.N

Tip to create a database application using C# .NET in the shortest time possible.

Quickly unzipping a file

by imagiro

How to use the shell to unzip a file to a folder location

Reciprocal, Division and Show More Digits than Standard Precision

by Yuksel YILDIRIM

How to show digits of reciprocal of a number (or division) in more precision

Registry Export File (.reg) Parser

by Henryk Filipowicz

A class to read and parse reg files

Rendering AltNETType (= .NET FreeType port) with OpenGL

by Demid Korneev

Example of AltNETType use in OpenGL

Replace one color with another in the bitmap of a given device context

by Mukit, Ataul

Given a device context, replace a color (clrColorReplace) in a rectangular region of the device context with another color (clrColorFill)

Run Client in Lua Script Completely

by flyhigh

By implementing a UI library and exporting its necessary components to lua script, we can create a beautiful UI and implement relevant logic in Lua script completely.

Run multiple instances of a Windows service

by Keith Balaam

Run multiple instances of a Windows service on the same machine.

Save a 24 bit bitmap's pixel data to File in BMP format

by Mukit, Ataul

This tip shows how to save a 24 bitmap to a file given filename, pixel data, bitmap width and bitmap height

Scanning a PCAP dump to find DNS and NETBIOS queries

by himanshupareek

Parse the PCAP dump and extract NETBIOS and DNS queries.

Section Handles Enumeration. Extending File Unlocking

by Yohamnes Hernandez

How to free blocked files, inclusive if they are mapped in memory. Something that many tools are missing.

Security Blackout Window

by Richard MacCutchan

Obscure a window or the screen and show a dialog.

Security Blackout Window (In C#)

by Brisingr Aerowing

This is an alternative for "Security Blackout Window"

SEH vs C++ exceptions

by Adamanteus

Intercepting SEH exceptions in C++ program

Sending an Email to Yourself

by Mike 2005

Code to include in a deployment project

Serial Communication between Laptop and Microcontroller

by Member 11246861

Under laptop's control, microcontroller sends sensor data to laptop that displays numbers and graphic.

Service Locator Pattern

by Gautham Prabhu K

Creating and using Service Locator pattern

SET Network Parameters with IPCONFIG and Text Files

by Allegra Angelo

Save, read and text recognition of network parameters

Show and Hide Drive Using Registry in C#

by Gun Gun Febrianza

Show and hide your drive using software drive conceal

Simple Display Dialog of Waiting in WinForms

by Dean Feng

A simple method to display a waiting dialog in WinForm application, and not block the main form.

simple windows shellcode - invoke message box

by l_sheba

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: This trick will show you how shellcode works (in a simple way). First, create a Win32 application, and delete all generated code in your main.cpp and leave the _tWinMain block empty and return 0. And then, put MessageBox function, make all parameters zero. The code...

Simple Word Document Viewer

by hussam.it

Simple Word Document File Viewer

Simulate a keystroke in windows

by Mukit, Ataul

This tip shows how to simulate a key stroke in windows environment

Simulate a keystroke in windows

by Jose David Pujo

With SendInput:void SetNumLock (bool active){ BYTE keyState[256]; GetKeyboardState((LPBYTE)&keyState); bool active0= keyState[VK_NUMLOCK] & 1; if (active0!=active) { INPUT inp[2]; ZeroMemory(inp, sizeof(inp)); inp[0].type=INPUT_KEYBOARD; ...

Software Development and the Bitness Challenge

by citrin

About the bitness challenge in software development

SolidWidgets Grid

by Jake Franta

SolidWidgets Grid tutorial.

Super Message Box

by Redgum

A customizable MessageBox() DLL and test application with dozens of built-in icons and color schemes

Super Simple C++ Win8 Live Tile Text Notification

by sam stokes

How to implement live tile notification in just a few lines of code

Super Simple Live Tile Notification Using an Image (C++)

by sam stokes

This sample demonstrates how to use the Tile Template, specifically the TileSquareImage and an image.

Tabbed IE Browser Control

by Emmery Chrisco

Tabbed Browser Control addon

Test and Set, Spin locks, Mutex (Futex)

by Asif Bahrainwala

Atomic set and test in critical sections

The Current Thread Handle

by Bruno van Dooren

What to do when you want to use the current thread handle

The Equalizer Design: Graphic and Parametric Win32 Equalizer

by Michael Chourdakis

A ready to use equalizer for your projects

The Inner Working of FindResource() and LoadString() Win32 Functions.

by pasztorpisti

A custom implementation of the FindResource() and LoadString() functions with better error indication. Pointing the direction for those who want to learn the binary PE resource format.

UniDAC - database's direct connection

by Thiago Gaidzinski

UniDAC allows you to connect your cross-platform application directly with many database's types.

Unix ucontext_t Operations on Windows Platforms

by xdoukas

A tip on the implementation of Unix ucontext_t operations on Microsoft Windows.

USB Reset Attribute

by Prabakaran T

Ultimate USB Reset Attribute with powerful option

Use Lambda Expressions as Unmanaged Callbacks

by Tsuda Kageyu

An application of lambda expressions to simplify your code.

Use Lambda Expressions as Unmanaged Callbacks

by codefabricator

// Even more simplifiedclass Program{ [DllImport("user32", ExactSpelling = true)] static extern bool EnumWindows(WNDENUMPROC lpEnumFunc, IntPtr lParam); [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Winapi)] delegate bool WNDENUMPROC(IntPtr hwnd, IntPtr lParam); ...

Using Integer Instead of Enum in XAML

by Piyush Manharlal

Using integer instead of Enum for ComboBox and Radio Button in XAML

Using Named Colors

by LarryCharlton

Using system, named, and hex color values

VB.NET wrappers for much of the Windows API

by andrewbb@gmail.com

Includes most API functions except for graphics.

Virtual Cache

by Gerardo Recinto

Virtualization of RAM & Disk for high-speed, low-footprint & scalable data caching

Visual C++: How to Create Standalone Win32 Application Not Requiring Visual C++ Runtime

by Emiliarge

How to statically link a Win32 Project with Visual C++ libraries (m***.dll)

WebView2 Edge Browser in MFC C++ Application

by Ayush Swiss

C++, WebView2, Edge Browser, Edge in MFC application

Where is the Default Browser Command Line in Registry

by Leonid Belousov

This tip shows how to find the default browser command line in registry using Visual C++.

Win32 GUI Programming In Rust Language

by Farhad Reza

In this tip, we will see how we can use the Rust language to do GUI (Graphical User Interface) programming. As an example program, we will create a simple Window. Using Win32 API functions.

Win32:C++ Add Icon to Right Side of Button Text

by REALTBU

Easy to use class which supports displaying icons on button controls

Win32++ Programmatically Created Menus with Code::Blocks on ReactOS

by Steffen Ploetz

The Win32++ class library sample collection does not contain a sample, that creates the frame menu via API instead of via resources. Here is the missing part.

Windows Memory leak detection (update to existing article)

by Tim Stevens

An updated version of the code in David A Jones' article "Memory Leak Detection"

Windows Symbols and Dump Analysis (Quick Steps)

by Manish K. Agarwal

Windows symbols and crash dump analysis.

Work Around Windows 10 WiFi Reconnection Failing

by Antagony

Schedule a task to run this script, which checks whether Windows has [re]connected to the specified router after startup, sleep, or hibernation – and attempt to connect if not.

XBOX 360 Controller Class

by Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)

A class representing the state of a connected XBOX 360 controller

XBOX360 Achievement

by Kai Schtrom

Display smart messages on the Windows Desktop as XBOX360 achievements

XSLT to transform Excel XML worksheet to "named" nodes

by Anamera

This XSLT will output an Excel worksheet containing a CSV type of record collection in a more usable XML format.

Yet Another Convertor From Infix To Postfix Expressions!

by Dariush Tasdighi

A very powerful and customizable source code that converts the Infix to Postfix expression.

Yet Another Fully Functional ownerdraw Menu

by Steffen Ploetz

Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

Yet Another Spy

by Akos Mattiassich

Find a window on the desktop, spy its properties and manipulate it.

ZigZag Algorithm in a Grid (revised version, 2.1)

by User 5250478

Application to show how to zigzag order a matrix