Questions tagged [windows-8.1]

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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Why is there no Windows Phone version of Visual Studio Express 2013?

I'm planning a side project with some colleagues but not everyone has licenses. We were thinking of releasing an app for both Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Phone 8 platforms. I don't have a lot of experience working with Express versions, but for some…
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Windows Phone 8 Emulator not launching. Error code 0x80131500

I have problem with Visual Studio 2012 (OS: Windows 8.1 Preview) Create empty project (Windows Phone App) Press F5 to start debugging. And I get 0x80131500 error code, with no detailed description. Only this: Deployment of application to device…
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ionic run browser --livereload not working

i was trying to use live reload on my ionic 2 application. so i found this command ionic run browser --live-reload is not working as expected and while making code changes i am receiving console messages [16:12:47] build started ... [16:12:47] …
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Windows Store app In-App purchase subscription model

Quite some time ago Microsoft announced that a developer will be able to sell IAPs (In-App Purchases) as a auto renewable subscription i.e. a user is billed once a period until the user explicitly cancels the subscription. There were quite some…
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MediaElement web Video doesn't stop buffering

I m using MediaElement to play a web video. When I left the page I noticed in the Task Manager that my app was still using 10% of network and didn't drop till it finished downloading video. I tried doing the following but no luck. //open link; …
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WPF and touch - focus issue

I have a WPF .NET 4.6 application running on a Windows 8.1 tablet and for the last few days I've been struggling to make my app touch friendly to make it work as expected. My main problems are focus related, these affect several controls in my app.…
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Java's system properties returning "Windows 8.1" after upgrade to "Windows 10"

My upgrade to Windows 10 went very well and only needing a few programs reinstalled. Java was one of those because Eclipse did not start anymore: eclipse 64 bit didn't run but 32 bit did and I am on a 64 bit machine where it used to work. This was…
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How to stop credential caching on Windows.Web.Http.HttpClient?

I am having an issue where an app tries to access resources from the same server using different authentication methods, the two methods are: Credentials (NTLM, Basic, etc) OAuth (Bearer) Setup HttpBaseProtocolFilter The HttpBaseProtocolFilter is…
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How do I use the new HttpClient from Windows.Web.Http to download an image?

Using Windows.Web.Http.HttpClient how can I download an image? I would like use this HttpClient because it is available to use in portable class libraries.
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Debug is not a recognized command (express)

Im running express on windows 8. I ran the command >express app after i ran the command to install dependencies >cd app && npm install after i attempted to run the app using the given command >DEBUG=my-application ./bin/www but I received the…
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Windows Phone 8.1 Store app - Link to store

In Windows 8.1 Apps we can link to store apps using ms-windows-store protocol. var storeURI = new Uri("ms-windows-store:PDP?PFN="); await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(storeURI); Is there any similar ways in Windows…
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Where can I find the Visual Studio Express executable?

I had visual studio 2013 express edition installed on my windows 8.1 PC. I then installed VS 2013 professional. Now I want to run express edition to verify certain features available between express vs pro but I cannot find how can I launch express…
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how to use styles defined in ResourceDictionary

I have several common styles and I want to share them in several pages of my Windows 8.1 application. I know that I can achieve with merge dictionaries option, but I have no idea how to use styles defined in dictionary. I tried…
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__doPostBack is undefined in IE11

Using a readymade asp HyperLink control, IE 11 is giving the error SCRIPT5009: __doPostBack is undefined with a link to here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/xyf5fs0y(v=vs.94).aspx This is seen in the F12 devtools console window. Has…
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'Cannot find DAO350.dll' file error VB6

After installing VB6 successfully on my Windows 8.1 64bit pc, whenever i am trying to open my .vbp project file it gives me an error can't find DAO350.dll file. Googled for every possible solution but couldn't find one. Please help…
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