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The successor to Microsoft Windows 8.1 which combines features from Windows 7 and 8.1, including touch-interface and restored Start Menu. This tag exclusively is for programming questions related to Windows 10; general software issues not directly related to programming should be directed to Super User.

Windows 10 was released on July 29th, 2015 and is the successor to Microsoft Windows 8.1 which combines features from Windows 7 and 8.1, including touch-interface and restored Start Menu. It has some important changes which affect developers.

Windows 10 is the latest OS launched by Microsoft. Users can upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, provided they have a genuine version.

At the Build conference 2015, Microsoft announced the fact that Windows 10 will be designed to run on every conceivable device, from desktops and phones, to IoT devices and televisions.

A few of the changes include:

  • Unified platform for desktop and mobile; will be replaced by Windows 10. Developers will now develop for the (Universal Windows Platform), a set of libraries that can be updated independent of the OS and will be common to , , and .
  • Integration
  • Better integration, including streaming games from your console.
  • New browser (codenamed Spartan).
  • Support for holographic computing.

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Change Docker native images location on Windows 10 Pro

This is not a duplicate of Change Docker machine location - Windows I'm using docker native, version 1.12.1-stable (build: 7135) on Windows 10 Pro with Hyper-V enabled. So docker is not running with VirtualBox nor do I have the folder…
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Does MAX_PATH issue still exists in Windows 10

Can someone please tell us/me if the MAX_PATH issue still exists in (the technical preview of) Windows 10. And if it exists: How many characters can a path and an individual file name have?
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rc.exe no longer found in VS 2015 Command Prompt

I just installed Windows 10 Creators Update (version 10.0.15063). I have multiple versions of Visual Studio installed (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017). I installed VS 2017 only a couple weeks ago. Problem CMake (version 3.8.1) no longer finds the C/C++…
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Ctrl Alt F8 disconnects displays?

Learning debugging in PhpStorm and keep accidentally hitting Ctrl + Alt + F8. I use 3 displays this disconnects the two remotes and goes back to just the laptop. I cannot see this documented anywhere (running Win 10). The worst part is that hitting…
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Cannot install Windows SDK 7.1 on Windows 10

I'm a software developer with a Windows 10 PC. I have to support some older software written in Visual Studio 2010 using Windows SDK 7.1 In trying to set up the development environment, I have successfully installed VS2010, and come to install…
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NetBeans IDE scaling on Windows 8/10

I'm trying to run NetBeans under Windows 8.1 on a screen with a high DPI. Windows itself has scaling enabled to 400% and everything else looks just fine. However, when I start NetBeans, it runs as if there's no scaling enabled and I just see tiny…
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Vagrant with VirtualBox on Windows10: "Rsync" could not be found on your PATH

I've used Vagrant for a while on a windows 7 system. Now I've a new PC with windows 10. I installed Oracle Virtual Box and Vagrant and I try to start a machine with the command vagrant up. The Vagrantfile is the same file that I used on my windows 7…
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"A Setup Package is either missing or damaged" error while installing Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 10

During the installation of Visual Studio 2015 Community on Windows 10 the following error occurred for me: A Setup Package is either missing or damaged. Since vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe files correspond to Visual C++ Redistributable…
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Why does Microsoft Edge open some local websites, but not others, where the domain name is routed to 127.0.0.1 in hosts file

Like a lot of programmers, I test sites locally. I use the hosts file to map domain names to my local ip (127.0.0.1). I use qualified domain names, usually with a "d" subdomain (for "development"). For example: d.somewebsite.com…
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Docker - Bash: IP: command not found

I'm currently trying to set up a hyperledger fabric network using docker toolbox, based on the guide HERE When it comes to "Starting up validating peers" step, I followed and entered ip add into the terminal, but it returns bash: ip: command not…
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How do I solve the "server DNS address could not be found" error on Windows 10?

After installing Windows 10, I am continuously getting the "server DNS address could not be found" error. I will be able to use the Internet for 4-5 minutes, and after that for 20-25 min I will get the above error. How do I resolve this issue?
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Windows 10 Bash (Ubuntu) - How to scroll up?

I have bash installed on my W10 laptop, but one thing that is very frustrating is I can not scroll up. Does anyone know of a way to enable scrolling with the mouse wheel? I could not find anything after many google searches. Context: If I compile…
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How to remove the Win10's PATH from WSL

I use Windows Subsystem Linux(Ubuntu 18.04) in my Win10, and I install a Maven in it. Besides, I install a maven in Win10 before. Now when I used mvn compile in WSL, it told me that maven compile fail. I use which mvn and find that it references to…
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Jenkins pipeline sh fail with "cannot run program nohup" on windows

I have windows 10 and I want to execute the sh command in the Jenkinsfile from Jenkins pipeline using bash for Ubuntu for windows, but it doesn't work I have the following stage in my Jenkins pipeline : stage('sh how to') { steps { …
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Very slow (tortoise)SVN compare to base since win 10 Fall Creators Update [Local Repo]?

I've noticed an immense delay (just sitting there doing nothing) since upgrading to the latest version of windows while using tortoiseSVN to compare any file to its base version [TortoiseMerge]. I was on the fast track and got the fall creators…
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