Why aren’t the capabilities defined in a sideloaded line-of-business (LOB) UWP app retained after installation?
Our organization have defined the following capabilities in a custom LOB UWP application: <uap:Capability Name="userAccountInformation"/> <uap3:Capability Name="userNotificationListener"/> <rescap:Capability…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
How can sideloaded UWP app update the version installed in a device
Our organization has developed a line-of-business (LOB) application for use on Panasonic mobile tablets. The app is distributed via sideloading, with the installation package hosted on a shared UNC path. Installation is handled using a .appinstaller…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Integrate CMDITabBar into MDI MFC app
I would like to use CMDITabBar (from WinMerge) into a MFC MDI test application. Here is the test app: https://1drv.ms/u/c/dedcb6ef190b8fd4/ESppBUOCT-hJog-OyL43QXsBooSUM0liWkY9PHAeQo1FBw?e=BeSIzC The code for integration (CMainFrame header): protected: …
Developer technologies | C++
How to get Device Location in .NET 8 WPF App without Internet
Hi Community , Is it possible to obtain the device's location coordinates in a .NET 8 WPF application without requiring an internet connection? The goal is to access the location without relying on WINRT, as this only supports up to .NET 5. What…
Developer technologies | Windows Presentation Foundation
DLL file not found when invoking function from Excel/VBA
I'm running Windows 11 with 64-bit MS/Office 2021. I have a very large (>25KSLOC) Excel/VBA application with a helper DLL written in C and compiled by Visual Studio 2022. The last time I used the app was May 4, 2025, and it worked perfectly. Today,…
Developer technologies | Visual Basic for Applications
The RuntimeIdentifier platform 'iossimulator-x64' and the PlatformTarget 'arm64' must be compatible
Hello, I am encountering the following error when running the application on my MacBook. However, when I connect the MacBook to a Windows laptop and run it from there, it works fine. The issue only occurs when I try to run the application directly on…
Developer technologies | .NET | .NET MAUI
Xbox dev mode registration bug
Im trying to activate dev mode for my xbox, but when creating a publisher display name it always says it's not available.
Developer technologies | Small BASIC
What can I do with white space in the connection string?
I wrote a small application in VB.NET (VS 2022), and it worked well with the connection string without white space. When I put it in the folder with spaces and that is where I have issues with it. How do I solve this issue with the white space? I do…
Developer technologies | VB
Good installer for visual studio 2019 c# projects
Still using Visual Studio 2019 professional. I have several independent solutions (single project solutions). I need to create an installer that installs 6 different projects on a computer. Right now, I have a single deployment project in each…
Developer technologies | C#

can't find my certificate pdf
i have passed an exam in c# 70-483. i have downloaded the transcript and the badge but i cant find the certificate to downloaded. where can i find my certificate? my certification id is 17085903
Developer technologies | C#
Windows Shutdown
I have a small app written in .NET 9, VB. The app does use an xml data file. When shutting down the computer, this app prevents windows from shutting down to allow user to save work. This is despite the fact that NO data saving is required at the time…
Developer technologies | VB
When using OpenXML do I need to create a new abstract numbering for each numbered list if i want it to restart
Using c# openxml, when i create multiple numbering instance referring to the same abstract num (ordered list), each list continues its numbering upwards throughout the document. If i want numbering to restart do i need to create a new abstract or is…
Developer technologies | C#
An installation file didn't download
I keep getting this error while downloading the visual studio community 2022 package. I have used different VPNs and DNS and have turned my laptop off and on many times but it did not work. What is the problem and solution?
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
Graph.Users.MailFolders grabs all folders not just the ROOT folders
It's a simple call. I should only get the folders in the root of the mailbox (Inbox, Drafts, Deleted Items, etc.) I'm getting everything as though it's doing a deep traversal. Completely contrary to documentation. Your help appreciated. jbw async…
Developer technologies | C#

Aspire Dashboard is not showing the updated start time of the containers and unable to start/stop containers using PS command line
I have deployed Dotnet Aspire Project using azure developer cli.- Multiple deployments are completed but the start time is not updating with each new deployment.- However active revision time is updated when i check it from Azure Portal.- How can i…
Developer technologies | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | PowerShell
Azure Container Apps
Attaching to WSL process from a visual studio extension.
I can attach to a WSL process in visual studio by going Debug -> 'Attach To Process' in the menu, then setting the 'Connection type' to 'Windows subsystem for Linux', selecting the process from the list, and clicking the 'attach' button. How can I do…
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Extensions
SSDT 2017 - TargetServerVersion issue with SQL Server 2019
Hi All, I have a computer on which I installed SSDT 2017 (standalone installer) 2-3 years ago. Offical MS site claims that Supported SQL Versions for SSDT 2017 are "SQL Server 2012 - SQL Server 2019". I can develop, deploy and run SSIS…
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Extensions
Open app from another app
Hi experts Working on 2 separate WinForms apps (.NET Framework 4.8 with VB) and going to msix bundle them to store. Once they both are installed how can I run one of them from within the other one? They are not associated with any file type, just need to…
Developer technologies | Windows Forms
How to generate RDLC report using loop?
I asked a question about this earlier here. But not getting the correct solution, I again asked for the help of experienced people. I have shown a sample of my data below. I want to print this data on separate pages according to empid. I guess it can be…
Developer technologies | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core
NuGet package issue (DLL cannot be found)
Hello, I have an Azure Functions project in Visual Studio 2022 (with the latest patch installed). I initially developed this project using .NET 6.0 about a year ago, and everything was working fine. Recently, I updated the project to .NET 8.0 and…