C++ open url: in default browser
Do you want to know how to open a link (URL) contained in a string, in C++? This quick article will show you how.
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March 2022
7 March
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How to deactivate UAC with msconfig: Windows 8.1
The UAC made its first appearance on Windows Vista and has been around since then. As an administrator, UAC allows you to define user privileges. It is quite a formidable tool when there are multiple users using the same PC, but not when you are the sole administrator/user. In this article we'll take you through the necessary steps to disable it.
4 March
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Find hardware serial number: in Windows
When looking for the driver of a peripheral/hardware component (sound card, network card, webcam, graphics card, etc..), it can be useful to retrieve its identification number/serial number. Follow the procedure explained below to find out how to do this.
3 March
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How to create an Autorun.inf file: in Windows 7
An Autorun.inf file enables the automatic running of CD files on your computer. When you insert a CD/DVD into the drive, this application allows the files to run without manual prompting. They are in synchronization with the system configuration. Autorun has been popularised by Windows and it saves a lot of time and effort for the user.
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How to check software installed date in Windows
Sometimes you install software and apps on your Windows PC and after some time don't even remember the reason why you installed them. If you have decided to clean up your computer and get rid of some old programs you don't use anymore, you can always check the installation date to be sure that it's not something you might need in the future. Read this article to find out how to find the software installation date on a Windows computer.
2 March
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How to create a transparent DIV in CSS
A webmaster can make use of CSS image opacity property to create a transparent div relatively easily. A transparent div can be created with or without content. When a div is made transparent with content, images and text are also made transparent along with the div. In case the div is made transparent without content, the div alone will be transparent. To create a transparent DIV, you can make use of the CSS techniques listed in the article below.
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How to change the installation location on Windows 7, 10, 11
Once software programs are installed they go by default to C: Program files on the computer. This can however be changed by choosing another partition . This article will show you how to change the default installation folder.
1 March
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Programming: quotation marks, apostrophes and strings
How to use single and double quotation marks in strings? In all programming languages, you must open and close your string with quotation marks, but you don't have to, if your interpreter doesn't consider the quotes (in the case of a string that does not contain spaces). Why the empty spaces? Because very often it means we are moving to another function.