Tag: Windows 10

Defining URLs in the UWP hosted Web apps

AbundantCode 1 year ago in C# 0

When developing the UWP hosted Web Apps for Windows 10 , you can define the URLs that your hosted web app can include and exclude . Defining URLs in the UWP hosted Web apps You generally define this in the app package manifest file by setting the Application Content URI Rules (ACURs) as shown below.

How to open Quick Access folder from command line in Windows 10 ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

In Windows 10 , you can use the command userinit to open the Quick access folder in the File explorer. How to open Quick Access folder from command line in Windows 10 ? The Quick Access folder is a kind of favourites that contains the Frequent folders and the recent files that the user has viewed. Example of the usage. D:\>userinit D:\>

How to read file contents from command line in Windows 10 ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

You can use the command “type” in the command line to read the contents of the text file in Windows 10. How to read file contents from command line in Windows 10 ? Lets say , you want to print the contents of the file d:\ac.txt. Below is the command that you will be using. type d:\ac.txt D:\>type ac.txt Welcome to abundantcode.com D:\>

How to open display settings from command line in Windows 10 ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

The display properties can be found in the settings app in Windows 10 which lets the users to configure the look and feel of the windows desktop. For example , you can change the display resolution , change wallpaper or screensaver etc. How to open display properties from command line in Windows 10 ? You can open the display settings screen by right clicking on…

Windows 10 SKU’s

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

SKU stands for Stock Keeping Unit and below are some of the Windows 10 SKU’s. Windows 10 SKU’s Desktop SKU – This includes the PC , 2 in 1 etc. Mobile SKU –  This includes tablet , phablet and phone. Xbox SKU – This includes Xbox. IoT SKU IoT headless SKU – This includes Rasberry Pi etc. Surface Hub SKU – This includes Surface Hub….

Creating a Button in UWP app by specifying the namespace as one of the attributes of button

AbundantCode 1 year ago in C# 0

You can add a button in your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app by simply adding the Button tag in the Xaml page. You will notice that the Namespace “http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation” is already referred in the Page element. You can add a button in the UWP app page by specifying the namespace as one of the attributes of button instead of specifying it at the page level….

How to Get the Device Platform in Windows 10 App ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

If you running your App on Windows 10 , you might want to get the device platform from your app for some reasons. If this is the case , you can use the DeviceFamily property defined in the Windows.System.Profile.AnalyticsInfo.VersionInfo class. Below is the sample code snippet demonstrating the usage of this. How to Get the Device Platform in Windows 10 App ? The complete codebehind…

Can you run a Windows 10 Universal Apps on Windows 8.1 ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in C# 0

This is one of the frequently asked question by most of the developers who are new to Windows 10 App development. Can you run a Windows 10 Universal Apps on Windows 8.1 ? In simple words , NO. The other way around i.e building Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Universal App will ensure that your app will run fine on both Windows 8.1 and…

How to mark a file as read-only from command line in Windows 10 ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

You can set a file to a read-only mode from the command line by using the command attrib and passing in the parameters like the read-only mode and the name of the file. The format of this command is as follows attrib +R  <Name of the the file> How to mark a file as read-only from command line in Windows 10 ? For example ,…

How to Open Network Connections from Command line in Windows 10 ?

AbundantCode 1 year ago in Windows 0

You can use the ncpa.cpl command to open the network connections from command line in Windows 10. How to Open Network Connections from Command line in Windows 10 ? Just open the command window and type ncpa.cpl and press the enter key to open the network connections dialog. Alternatively , the ncpa.cpl command can also be used in the Run window. Press Windows + R…