In this article, I'll discuss how to use the Windows Runtime media API to play both music and video files within a Windows Store app. To demonstrate the media APIs I'll create a sample application ...

The use of constructor/destructor pairs for resource management is the most important feature that distinguishes C++ from its predecessor. It's fair to say the use of ...

Some users are facing an issue in which they are not able to open Microsoft Store apps such as Photos, Calculators, Maps, etc. They are also not able to find the Microsoft Store. In fact, they even ...

When a VBA solution falls short of your needs, there’s probably a Windows API function that can handle the job. Susan Harkins lists 10 handy APIs and explains how you can put them to work. We may earn ...

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The Windows UI Library 3 is, as the three already indicates, not the first version of Windows UI. The development of the Windows UI Library began in 2012, without it being called that yet. With ...