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Windows 8.1, released on October 18, 2013, is the first major update to Microsoft Windows 8. Windows 8.1 is another addition to the Windows NT family.

Windows 8.1, released on October 18, 2013, is the first major update to Microsoft Windows 8. Windows 8.1 is another addition to the Windows NT family.

Windows 8.1 introduces many new features & APIs for developers of Windows Store apps and deprecates many APIs. Development for Windows Store apps which run on Windows 8.1 can only be done using Visual Studio 2013.

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CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION BSOD Windows 8.1 with Intel HAXM Android Emulator installed

I've had frequent "Critical Structure Corruption" BSODs ever since installing Windows 8.1. I even bought a new computer thinking it was just Windows 8.1 being more sensitive to a potential hardware fault. But the BSODs kept coming in thick and fast…
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SQL Developer with JDK (64 bit) cannot find JVM

I just wasted one morning trying to get SQL developer to work on my current setup: OS: Windows 8.1 virtual machine running on mac via Parallels. No oracle client or instant client installed No Java installed The reproducible steps are I…
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Startup is really slow for all Cygwin applications

Start of any Cygwin application takes more than a minute on Windows 8.1 x64. It doesn't matter, either I'm starting mintty from shortcut or cygwin.bat or ls.exe or bash.exe from bin folder. Each of them will be slow. After Bash or mintty is started…
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Using Client certificates for Windows RT (windows 8.1/windows phone 8.1)

I am trying a new feature of windows 8.1 and windows phone 8.1 namely the certificate stores and possibility to use client certificates for client authentication on the server side. However I am having problems with this functionality. I have a…
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"unable to find valid certification path to requested target", but browser says it's OK

I'm developing a Java application that connects to SOAP services exposed at https://ut.eurodw.eu/ (test environment for European Datawarehouse). I'm working on my development machine, recently reformatted with Windows 8.1. Today, I tried to send…
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Dependency walker hangs

I have a problem with my.xll addin when it loads on my clients PC. It crashes Excel at startup (possible because of missing dependent dlls). I know it is possible to use dependency walker in profile mode to find out what dlls are loaded when the…
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Unable to activate windows store app the app didn't start

First of all I would like to say that I already tried all the solutions I could find on the internet, including Unable to Activate Windows Store App I recently upgraded my Windows 7 machine to Windows 8.1 to be capable of developing Windows Store…
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Encrypt string with Bouncy Castle AES/CBC/PKCS7

I have been looking everywhere for some sample code on how to encrypt a simple string with the encryption in the title using the Bouncy Castle Framework. This code will run on a Windows Universal project. My previous attempts to encrypt using the…
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How do you show the loading animation for windows phone 8.1 universal store apps?

When performing an async function to either get local data, access a file, or call an API, how do you trigger the loading animation during this, possibly, long routine? Here's an example:
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while installing vc_redist.x64.exe, getting error "Failed to configure per-machine MSU package."

While I am trying to install vc_redist.x64.exe on Windows 8.1 getting following error: Failed to configure per-machine MSU package.
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How to fix visual studio error "cannot find one or more components .Please re-install the application" in windows 8.1?

As Alex suggests find devenv.exe and run it . when search for devenv.exe then I found it's there . When I run this file getting error "cannot find one or more components .Please reinstall the application" .I re-installed visual studio thrice still…
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WPF Radial Progressbar/Meter (i.e. Battery Meter)

I'm working on an Unified fitness app for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. Ideally one of the core views would feature a daily progress meter. The problem is that I haven't been able to come up with an actual meter or gauge. What I'd like to have…
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How can I make Windows 8.1 aware that my Delphi application wants to support Per Monitor DPI?

I have tried to make Windows 8.1 recognize a Delphi XE6 application (a demo program) that I have been trying to build, and have it recognize my application is Per-Monitor DPI aware, purely by the Manifest technique. Delphi XE6 (and all other…
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What is the difference between Orwell's MinGW and TDM Dev-C++ versions?

I am a newbie at this and yesterday I installed Win 8.1 x64 so I would like to use the most suitable program for making my tasks in C/C++. Thanks
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font size scaling in Windows Store Universal App (W8.1 + WP8.1)

How do i scale text in Windows Store Universal App (W8.1 + WP8.1)? Basically, the app should look the same regardless which device/resolution is used. The current situation is that layout (dynamic grid based layout) and images scale well except of…
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