Non-packaged Win32 applications have a serious challenge in accessing many sought-after Windows APIs and features. The likes of BackgroundTasks, Notifications, LiveTiles, Share and more, are either ...
I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to learn win32 or MFC for windows programming.<P>I have the Programming Windows With MFC right now and am about a third of the way through it with no ...
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Hey all,<BR><BR> I'm trying to create a frontend for a Unix C application, and while I used to be fluent in Win32, I havn't used it since NT 4.0. Thus, if I'm missing something really obvious, please ...
Microsoft is opening up old Win32 APIs long used for 32-bit Windows programming, letting coders use languages of their choice instead of the default C/C++ option or individual workarounds. As its name ...
In a nutshell: Despite a lack of user interest, Microsoft is still trying to transform the Windows App Store into a "universal" platform for accessing all types of Windows applications. The company is ...
Microsoft has published a new document on GitHub to clarify the goals of 'Project Reunion' and what it consists of. As ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reported recently, Project Reunion aims to unify Win32 and ...
The first demo using Microsoft's DirectStorage API on Windows PC is here and the gains are impressive. NVMe SSDs are nearly 70% faster and game load times are noticeably better in general. The ...
Today, we explain three Windows OS system files — Hal.dll, Kernel32.dll, User32.dll. These system files are part of Win32 API DLLs that work together to complete a task that users get to see. These ...