Windows Desktop Development for Ink, Touch, and Tablet PC announcements

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  Creating Touch Control Frameworks in C++ (PhotoStrip Control Sample)
  gclassy Tuesday, February 8, 2011 5:36 PM

  The following link points to the code gallery sample for the Windows Touch Photostrip sample:

  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wintouchphotostrip

  This sample demonstrates how to get past the limitation of only one window receiving WM_TOUCH messages.

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  Welcome!!!
  Eliot - MSFT Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:59 PM

  Hello and welcome to the "Ink, Multi-Touch, and Other Tablet PC Development" forum.
  
  This is the place where you can post questions, tricks, tips, and other observations about creating applications that specifically take advantage of natural input methods of ink and touch. Whether you are setting up a development environment, integrating handwriting into an existing application, or creating a state-of-the-art multi-touch client application from the ground up, we will strive to ensure that both other members of the developer community as well as product team members from Microsoft are pointing you to the correct resources and helping out where applicable.
  
  Some resources that you should know about immediately:
  
  

  • The Windows Developer Center on MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/windows) contains pages dedicated to Tablet and Touch Technology. From the home page, click Technologies, and then click Mobile PC.
  • In addition, the Windows Developer Center contains resources specific to Tablet and Touch Technology in the Learn page, including How-Do-I videos and MS Learning webcasts.
  • The developer center contains a number of hands-on labs dedicated to Tablet and Touch Technology. The labs--written in C++, C#, and Visual Basic .NET--range from getting started to advanced pen data manipulation.

  You can find the Tablet and Touch SDK documentation in the MSDN Library:
  

  • All conceptual topics are grouped together under the Tablet PC Development Guide. This includes native and managed conceptual information.
  • All of the native reference documentation is located under the Tablet PC COM Library Reference node.
  • The reference documentation for managed APIs is located in the following .NET Framework namespaces:
  • Microsoft.Ink (general ink functionality)
  • Microsoft.Ink.TextInput (Tablet PC Input Panel)
  • Microsoft.StylusInput (RealTimeStylus implementation)
  • Microsoft.StylusInput.PluginData (Plugin data for RealTimeStylus)
  • System.Windows.Ink (WPF implementation)
  • System.Windows.Ink.AnalysisCore (base classes for ink analysis in WPF)
  • In addition, the System.Windows.Controls namespace contains the InkCanvas and the InkPresenter classes.

  This forum is NOT for end-user questions or hardware reviews. It is for questions about developing applications using Tablet and Touch technologies. Questions that are out of scope will be redirected to appropriate forums or newsgroups.
  
  This forum is based on a new Forum 3.0 platform which provides many robust features. To know more about Forum 3.0 new features, view the following video: 
  
  http://xpstream.winisp.net/samjarawan/msdn%20forums%20overview.wmv
  
  

Windows Desktop Perfmon and Diagnostic tools announcements

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  Please Mark Your Post "Answered" if it's Answered.
  Kukjin Lee Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:45 PM

  Please Mark Your Post "Answered" if it's Answered.  Thanks.
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  New forum for Windows Eventing
  Kukjin Lee Tuesday, May 5, 2009 11:27 PM

  We have a new forum for Event Tracing for Windows (ETW), Windows Event Log, Software Tracing (WPP), and related technologies. Here you will find help for writing event providers, consuming events, and using event tools (such as logman, tracerpt, logman, and Get-WinEvent).
  

  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/etw/threads

Windows Desktop Ribbon Development announcements

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  The Windows Ribbon Development forum is unlocked for Windows 8!
  Karl Bridge Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:11 PM

  What’s new for Windows 8:

  • Support for PNG image resources.
  • Event notifications that identify the ribbon mode, command info, event type, and location within the ribbon.
  • Ability to show or hide font size buttons.
  • Improvements to Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) functionality, including highlighting, undo/redo buttons, and support for gallery controls.
  • Collapse ribbon and expand ribbon buttons.
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  Hello and welcome to the Windows Ribbon Development forum!
  Karl Bridge Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:32 PM

   

  Hello and welcome to the Windows Ribbon Development forum!

   

  The Windows Ribbon Development forum provides you an opportunity to join a community of Windows developers interested in the Windows Ribbon Framework—a rich command presentation system that provides a modern alternative to the layered menus, toolbars, and task panes of traditional Windows applications. Here you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with development backgrounds similar to yours. 

   

  If you have any suggestions or feedback on the new Windows Ribbon Framework, please feel free to post them in this forum.

   

  The Windows Ribbon Development forum is based on the new Forum 3.0 platform. To learn more about Forum 3.0 features, please view the following video:

  http://xpstream.winisp.net/samjarawan/msdn%20forums%20overview.wmv
  

Windows Desktop SDK announcements

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  Released: Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (RTM version)
  Karin Meier Monday, August 10, 2009 11:06 PM

  The RTM release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now available for download in both ISO and Web Setup format.  Web setup allows you to install a specific subset of the SDK you select without having to download the entire SDK.  The DVD ISO setup allows you to download the entire SDK to install later.  This release of the SDK has three ISOs to choose from.  You should pick the version that matches the CPU (x86, x64, or Itanium) you are installing on. Each ISO will allow you to build applications that target all the other CPU platforms.  If you install the x86 ISO (which only installs on x86 platforms), you will be able to create applications targeting x86, x64, and Itanium.

   

  Platform Compatibility:

  This release of the Windows SDK is compatible with Windows 7,  Windows Server 2008 R2 Candidate,  Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 , Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

   

  Visual Studio Compatibility:

  This release of the Windows SDK is compatible with Visual Studio 2008 SP1; including Visual Studio Express Editions.  

   

  What’s New:

  Please check out the top-level Getting Started section in the SDK documentation for a full description of what’s new in the SDK as well as recent posts to this blog – such as New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface or New Tools in Windows SDK for Windows 7.

   

  Learn More:

  Check the Windows SDK blog and the Windows SDK MSDN Developer Center over the coming weeks for more information about the Windows SDK.  Please read the Release Notes for a description of known issues before you install the SDK.  The Release Notes also have instructions on how to use the different components in the SDK.
  

  
  Troubleshooting:  
  

  If you are having problems downloading or installing this SDK, read Troubleshooting Windows 7 SDK Download/Install.

  
  Tell us what you think:

   

  Send your thoughts to the Windows SDK Feedback alias.  Tell us how you use the SDK and what we can do to make your life easier.

   

  --Karin

   

  ||Karin Meier||Windows SDK PM||Samples.Community||http://blogs.msdn.com/KarinM||

   

Windows Desktop Sidebar Gadget Development announcements

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  Forum closed
  Sandra Aldana - MSFT Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:44 PM

  This forum is now closed. Thank you for your participation.

Windows Desktop Web Services API (webservices.dll) announcements

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  How to build applications that use WWSAPI for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008?
  Nikola Dudar [MSFT] Friday, October 9, 2009 8:46 PM

  Please follow instructions in this post if you are intersted in using the WWSAPI runtime on Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. The version available corresponds to the one released in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To develop for this version of the runtime, you need to install Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. If you used any pre-released versions of WWSAPI, please make sure to regenerate all code using the new version of wsutil.exe tool and rebuild all source code that used any of the pre-released versions of this API. When you have technical issues of using WWSAPI, you may use this forum. All other questions about this version before you have access to it, please email them all to wwsredst@microsoft.com.

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  Resources to help you to start using Windows Web Services API.
  Nikola Dudar [MSFT] Tuesday, April 7, 2009 12:47 AM

  Follow the link below to a page with a list of online resources available to help you connect your native C/C++ code and web services using Windows Web Services API.
  http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad/pages/connecting-c-c-and-web-services.aspx
  
  For questions and comments, please start a discussion on this forum.
  

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  Welcome to a forum on Windows Web Services API!
  Nikola Dudar [MSFT] Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:24 PM

   

  Hello and welcome to the forum on Windows Web Services API!

   

  Windows Web Services API forum provide you an opportunity to join a community of native C/C++ code developers who are wroking on connecting native code and web services. Here at the forum you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others similar to yours. Start by posting related questions to your topic of interest and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.

   

  For more information please check out PDC 2008 talk  on WWSAPI which you can find here, http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01/.
  
  Thank you for your posts and we are looking forward to productive converstation on this forum.
  
  Windows Web Services API team.

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry announcements

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  Announcing Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro Release Preview
  Dave Massy Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:37 PM

  We are pleased to announce the availability of Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro Release Preview

  You can download and file bugs at http://connect.microsoft.com/windowsembeddedTAP/program8171

  Please use this forum to discuss the preview release.

  Your feedback is really important and useful to us. Thank you for participating.

  Please note that for feedback on other versions of the Windows 8.1 Release Preview we recommend visiting the Windows 8.1 Preview forum

Windows Embedded Compact Managed Application Development announcements

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  Welcome
  Olivier Bloch Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:26 AM

  Welcome to this new forum.

  Here you will be given the opportunity to interact with a great community of developers and discuss about Managed development for devices running Windows Embedded Compact, Windows Embedded CE, Windows CE operating systems.

  While the forum is new, the technologies discussed here can be as diverse as the latest and greatest version of the .Net Compact Framework, running on the latest version of Windows CE (a.k.a. Windows Embedded Compact 7) or older version of the .Net Compact framework that you might stil be using daily.

  You might have noticed that 2 other forums just opened at the same time, one for CE native applications development and another one for CE platform development, so if your question is more related to building a CE OS or a driver, go here, and if your question is about native application development on CE, go here.

  I am sure you will bookmark this place really rapidly.

  -Olivier

Windows Embedded Compact Native Application Development announcements

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  Welcome
  Olivier Bloch Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:36 AM

  Welcome almighty native CE developers!

  This new forum is dedicated to all topics related to native applications development on Windows Embedded Compact, Windows Embedded CE and Windows CE, whether you are using the latest Visual Studio 2008 or the older eVC++, this forum is all yours! If you are coming from Newsgroup, I really think you will love the forums format.

  You might have noticed that 2 other forums just opened at the same time, one for CE managed applications development and another one for CE platform development, so if your question is more related to building a CE OS or a driver, go here, and if your question is about managed application development on CE, go here.

  I look forward to read your first questions and to see our community jumping in.

  -Olivier

Windows Embedded Compact Platform Development announcements

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  Welcome
  Olivier Bloch Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:42 AM

  Welcome brave CE platform developers.

  You are developing a Windows Embedded Compact image, a Windows Embedded CE BSP, a Windows CE driver? then you are at the right place.

  This forum will host discussions about using Platform Builder to build Windows CE images, drivers, BSPs. You might have been rerouted here from NewsGroups, and I am sure you will love the format of forums.

  You might have noticed that 2 other forums just opened at the same time, one for CE native applications development and another one for CE managed applications development, so if your question is more related to developing a native application for CE, go here, and if your question is about managed application development on CE, go here.

  I am sure you will bookmark this place really rapidly.

  -Olivier

Windows File Sharing Protocols announcements

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  MSDN Windows Protocols Overview Release - November 2018
  Kris Haugseth Wednesday, November 7, 2018 8:49 PM

  This release contains updated Overview Documents in the Open Specifications library on MSDN. These documents were updated on November 5, 2018 for Windows Server and Windows 10 operating systems to reflect content updates. To see details, click the Diff link on the landing pages to view the changes associated with each document.

  Technical changes have been made in the following overview:

  * [MS-RDSOD]: Remote Desktop Services Protocols

  The following overviews have been updated to reflect the latest products.

  * [MS-ADFSOD]: Active Directory Federated Services Protocols

  * [MS-ADOD]: Active Directory Protocols

  * [MS-AUTHSOD]: Authentication Services Protocols

  * [MS-AZOD]: Authorization Protocols

  * [MS-CCROD]: Content Caching and Retrieval Protocols

  * [MS-CERSOD]: Certificate Services Protocols

  * [MS-DOCO]: Windows Protocols Documentation Roadmap

  * [MS-FASOD]: File Access Services Protocols

  * [MS-FSMOD]: File Services Management Protocols

  * [MS-GPOD]: Group Policy Protocols

  * [MS-MQOD]: Message Queuing Protocols

  * [MS-MSSOD]: Media Streaming Services Protocols

  * [MS-PRSOD]: Print Services Protocol

  * [MS-RMSOD]: Rights Management Services Protocols

  * [MS-STOROD]: Storage Services Protocols

  * [MS-TPSOD]: Transaction Processing Services Protocols

  * [MS-VSOD]: Virtual Storage Protocols

  * [MS-WMOD]: Windows Management Protocols

  * [MS-WPO]: Windows Protocols Overview

  * [MS-WSUSOD]: Windows Server Update

   

  The RSS functionality found on the first page of each document on MSDN is supported by Internet Explorer. You can also install an RSS Reader application to get notifications.

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  MSDN Windows Protocols RTM Release - September 2018
  Kris Haugseth Wednesday, September 12, 2018 7:00 PM

  The September 2018 release contains updated Windows protocol documents for the MSDN release on Open Specifications.

  The following documents are new to Windows Protocols:

  ·       [MS-RDPECAM]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Capture Virtual Channel Extension

  ·       [MS-RDPEUDP2]: Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension Version 2

   

  The following documents have been updated with new product content for this release:

  • [MS-ADFSPIP]: Active Directory Federation Services and Proxy Integration Protocol
  • [MS-ADTS]: Active Directory Technical Specification
  • [MS-CDP]: Connected Devices Platform Protocol Version 3
  • [MS-CMRP]: Failover Cluster: Management API (ClusAPI) Protocol
  • [MS-CSRA]: Certificate Services Remote Administration Protocol
  • [MS-FASP]: Firewall and Advanced Security Protocol
  • [MS-GPFAS]: Group Policy: Firewall and Advanced Security Data Structure
  • [MS-HGSA]: Host Guardian Service: Attestation Protocol
  • [MS-MDE2]: Mobile Device Enrollment Protocol Version 2
  • [MS-MICE]: Miracast over Infrastructure Connection Establishment Protocol
  • [MS-NCNBI]: Network Controller Northbound Interface
  • [MS-OAPX]: OAuth 2.0 Protocol Extensions
  • [MS-OIDCE]: OpenID Connect 1.0 Protocol Extensions
  • [MS-RDPBCGR]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Basic Connectivity and Graphics Remoting
  • [MS-RDPEGFX]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Pipeline Extension
  • [MS-RDPERP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote Programs Virtual Channel Extension
  • [MS-RDPEUDP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension

   

  The following documents contain technical updates for this release.

  ·       [MS-CIFS]: Common Internet File System (CIFS) Protocol

  ·       [MS-SMB2]:Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol Versions 2 and 3

  ·       [MS-TDS]: Windows Client Certificate Enrollment Protocol

  The following document contains protocols removed from Windows products.

  ·       [MS-BDSRR]: Business Document Scanning: Scan Repository Capabilities and Status Retrieval Protocol

  The RSS functionality found on the first page of each document on MSDN is supported by Internet Explorer. You can also install an RSS Reader application to get notifications.

  Note that previous versions of protocol documents are available in PDF and DOCX format. Due to production processes, the release date for older documents might not exactly match the date in the document’s footer.

   

   

  
  

Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) announcements

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  Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) Samples
  Dusty Harper [MSFT] Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5:10 PM

  
  MSN Messenger Monitor
  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Filtering-Platform-ae42c8d7

  Packet Modification
  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Filtering-Platform-16e9937e

  Stream Edit
  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Filtering-Platform-7b0a3d91

  Traffic Inspection
  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Filtering-Platform-fbce2ebf

  WFPSampler
  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Filtering-Platform-27553baa

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  Windows Hardware Certification Kit (WHCK)
  Dusty Harper [MSFT] Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:56 PM

  Now that you have your WFP callout developed, how can you make sure it adheres to Microsoft's recommendations?  Starting with Windows 7, you can run the Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) (formerly known as the Windows Logo Kit (WLK)).  This kit will run tests against your callout driver to help find issues with your driver due to interoperability, non-conformant practices, and general bugs.  To get started please visit:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh748200.aspx

  Thanks,