Jun 04, 2021
Taking a closer look at Universal Apps
Universal Apps were publicly introduced in Microsoft’s BUILD 2014 conference held in San Francisco in April 2014. With Universal Apps, you can develop one code base and [...]
May 19, 2021
Managing application settings in Windows Store Apps
Windows 8.1 applications can save and retrieve settings using local storage in a very straightforward way. In today's blog post, I will guide you through the steps [...]
May 04, 2021
Create a Windows 8.1 Enterprise Reference Image with MDT 2013
So I just finished delivering the 10747 SCCM 2012 R2 Configuration Manager training course and again, I was asked the same question. MDT - is it useful for creating my [...]
Feb 17, 2021
Windows To Go! Part 1.
With Windows To Go, you can create a copy of Windows on a USB drive and use it wherever you go. If you’re working from home or traveling, insert the USB drive in your [...]
Jun 10, 2020
4 tips to make you a Windows 8.1 pro
In one of my previous blog post, I went through 3 tips for Windows 8 - how to use multiple monitors with more flexibility, hide recent files from your jump list, and [...]
May 20, 2021
Hyper-V – Enhanced
Why can’t I attach my USB stick to my Virtual Machines (VMs)? Why can’t I simply drop a file or retrieve a file to/from my Virtual Machines that don’t have a direct [...]
Nov 28, 2020
What's new in Windows 8.1 for Developers
Windows 8.1 brings in over 5000 new APIs and features. Of course, many of these new APIs are not to be used directly in the code you write, but there is a significant [...]
