22 April 2014

MS Windows 8.1 : Add shortcut to This PC Explorer sidebar

I'm going to share a very small and easy trick which can be used to add any desired shortcut, file or folder in This PC Explorer sidebar in MS Windows 8.1.

Type following string in RUN (Win+R) or start menu search box and press Enter:
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
It'll open "Network Shortcuts" folder.
You can also directly open the same folder by typing Network Shortcuts in Explorer addressbar and press Enter.
Now what you have to do is simply create shortcut to the desired folder and PASTE it in this "Network Shortcuts" folder. You can also paste file shortcuts or simply move the original file in this folder. 

06 April 2014

Microsoft Visual Studio development versions and target platforms

It's a little bit confusing to choose which version of Visual Studio is for desired Windows Phone or Windows Store platform. So I create this table :

Platform
Development
MS Windows Phone 7
MS Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone

MS Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone
MS Windows Phone 8
MS Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone
MS Windows Phone 8.1
MS Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows Update 2 RC
MS Windows 8 Store Application
MS Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows
MS Windows 8.1 Store Application
MS Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows Update 2 RC