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I am rewriting a VCL program using MFC, and I have converted many functions of this kind: CString MyFunction () { return L”Sample test”; } This kind of function declaration is comfortable, but the question is: is it also convenient? The answer I found is that it might not be so convenient, especially if used inside a loop. When we call this function, we … Continue reading Few Considerations About Functions Returning an Object
Open a Command Prompt with administrative access rights, and execute the following commands: netsh winsock reset catalog netsh int ip reset reset.log Then, a reboot is needed.
It happened that the usual compact disk from Hyper-V Console doesn’t seem to be effective on one of my .vhdx file. Looking around on the web, I discovered that it is a quite common problem. The solution is to open a Powershell window with administrative access rights, and use the following command: optimize-vhd <offline Hyper-V disk file> -mode full For further details about this command, … Continue reading HOWTO compact vhd/vhdx Hyper-V files
In my previous post, I wrote about using GIT with an SVN server pathing across different processes. One of these was cloning an SVN repository. This topic can be used to convert an SVN repository to GIT one with all its revision history. The Process We can use the cloning command to set up the starting revision of our new GIT clone, by the following … Continue reading HOWTO Convert SVN repository to GIT
Introduction During COVID-lockdown, one of the challenges is to understand how to smart work as best as possible. One of my problems is that I haven’t remote access to the SVN server. I began to wonder if and how GIT can alleviate my smart work problems. The found answer is: yes, it can. Both repository types have their strong and weak points. My personal impression … Continue reading HOWTO use GIT with SVN server
During the COVID-19 global event, I needed to set up VPNs, remote connections… I also discovered that changing the network connection category can be quite a trick in Windows 10 GUI. I discovered that is a simple task by using Powershell Solution Open a Powershell window with administrative rights run the following command: Get-NetConnectionProfile it will show one or more of the following: Name : … Continue reading HOWTO change network connection category quickly
reorganized main window options. added PowerShell Prompt launcher. added Windows 10 Memory Test Scheduling. added Safe Mode Scheduling. OEM Drivers Repository: improved UI window. OEM Drivers Repository: improved older items detection. minor fixes & improvements. link
Some days ago, my Windows 10 Search icon stopped working. It began to work again when Bing servers were fixed. This event rose some questions: Do I really need Bing services on my Windows Search? Did I ever use them? The answer is: no. I am using it as a sort of shortcut to start installed programs. When I need to use any of the … Continue reading HOWTO Disable Bing from Windows Search
If you are investigating strange issues/BSOD on your computer, you may reach the point to verify the installed memory. Windows 10 has this feature included, and it will spare the need to use any live CD, … You can simply use it by typing in the Search box: mdsched and selecting Memory Diagnostic Tool from the results, or by administrative Command Prompt by typing the … Continue reading HOWTO start Memory Test on W10
Once upon a time, someone had the idea to use ‘_svn’ for a Windows SVN sandbox working folder instead of the standard ‘.svn’. I suppose, that the idea was to use a more Windows-aligned folder name. By using TortoiseSVN, it was quite transparent. Years passed, and the idea was dropped, and these sandboxes aren’t working anymore by default. TortoiseSVN still provides a hidden registry setting … Continue reading HOWTO quickly rename folders from _svn to .svn