how is the windows API (WlanQueryInterface ) response containing enum _WLAN_CONNECTION_MODE mapped into command line wifi connection mode values Auto/ Manual?
windows API (WlanQueryInterface ) response for any particular wifi profile gives connection mode as below Enum _WLAN_CONNECTION_MODE { wlan_connection_mode_profile =…
How to check the Windows setting-Location permission is enabled or not for my Application using win32 C ++
Hi, How to check the Windows setting-Location permission is enabled or not from a Win32 C++ Application. I would like to know the win32 API which can get the status about the Location setting, whether it's enabled for the application or not. I
Win32 Button keeps the blue border on focus lost
In a non-dialog window, is it a known bug or normal behavior that a push button keeps the blue focus border after a control in another window gets focused? I checked to see if the button receives the WM_KILLFOCUS message and yes it does. I noticed that…
Recognize whether the user is logged in
In Windows 10 and Windows 11, apps that are started automatically at startup are already started before the user has logged in. In Windows 8.1, such automatically launched apps were only started after the user had logged in. At least this is the case on…
Information of dirty virtual memory pages
To advise the memory manager to know better which pages should be preferred for paging I need to know which pages are dirty. Obviously I can get a lot of information QueryWorkingSet and QueryWorkingSetEx but what I do not get is if the page is dirty or…
How to read PDF file from the disk and print it using printer in C++/winrt/win32 app
I have a PDF file stored at some location filePath, I want to read PDF and print it using printer (I have printer name). How can I achieve it in C++/winrt/win32 desktop application.
Appropreate message to initiate window move with the mouse button up
Unfortunately I was asking the wrong way. I know how to move the form by setting its Location property. I have a working solution without p/invoke on github although quite convoluted for my taste. My question is "can I avoid this convolution by…
How to cope with Microsoft's design flaw of the MFT_MESSAGE_NOTIFY_END_OF_STREAM message, when using the standard media session pipeline with multiple input MFTs ?
Hello! I dont know if this is the right place to ask the following question. But since the MSDN was shutdown by MIcrosoft a few years ago this seems to be the only place. And i will not ask it on Stackoverflow, as i would propably be the best candidate…
Accessing GPS Sensor on Surface Go LTE (model 1825)
I have a Surface Go LTE (model 1825), running Windows 10 Pro, Version 22H2, Build 19045.4291. According to the specifications it has standalone GPS/GNSS capability. In the privacy settings, access to location services has been enabled. In the device…
Create a traditional Windows Desktop application (C++)
Hello ! "I have Visual Studio 2022 and have followed the instructions for creating a traditional Windows Desktop application (C++) available on the page…
SetWindowDisplayAffinity bad usecase
Hey, We have a classroom of exam computers that are monitored by the class admin through a remote feed that uses the Windows API to take screenshots at specified intervals. Some students have found that if they execute an app with…
NVMe Sanitize call returns unexpected error 0x13D
Hi, I'm trying to send NVME Sanitize/BlockErase command to NVMe disk which supports that. This shall be available on regular Win11 OS and I'm running 10.0.22000.1098 (10.0.22000.1042 StorNvm driver). I'm receiving absurd last error after…
InternetSetOption not work on windows 10 2004
static BOOL SetSystemProxyPacUrl( wchar_t* proxy_full_addr) { INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION_LISTW list; BOOL bReturn; DWORD dwBufSize = sizeof(list); // Fill out list struct. list.dwSize = sizeof(list); // Set three options. …
Improving Performance by Switching Automatic Windows Services to “Manual”
I use Windows 10 (64-bit) (v10.0.19045.4170). To improve performance, are there any automatic Windows Services to be switched to “Manual?”
How do I download "Windows Media Device Manager 11 SDK" ?
Hi, I'm developing a device management application. I want to download "Windows Media Device Manager 11 SDK". https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmdm/windows-media-device-manager-11-sdk But download link is broken. How do I…
Would calling RIOReceive() on a closed socket potentially cause a crash?
Hello, I would like to inquire about a crash that occurred when calling the RIOReceive() function. Please understand that the sentences may be strange because I used a translator. What happens is that thread A performs closesocket(sock) on the previously…
Windows cursor size
How do i get correct size value of mouse pointer? I have try: SystemParametersInfo() and cursor bitmap size info. They both return default values. Starting from win3.x Now the Win10 has this change mouse cursor size feature. That make life more easy.…
Porting DirectX 9 to latest version
Iam porting an existing project with DirectX 9, Is DirectX 11 or 12 should be considered for this subject Kindly advice.
"Unresolved external "int __cdecl invoke_main(void)" after VS2017 15.6.1 update" -- Part 2
I am porting a number of mature Win32 apps developed using VS 2015 under Windows 7 Professional to be built using VS 2019 under Windows 10 . Some edits to the original source and heading files are necessary to accommodate VS 2019 idiosyncrasies. I have…
C++ RealTimeStylus is dead and doesn't handle any touch messages
After some testing, I found that the RTS touch library on win7sp1 systems has a probability of triggering an error: RealTimeStylus does not trigger, i.e. it does not trigger the touch callback class even if there is a touch point that has been pressed on…