Google Calendar Event Flair Solution

With the new update of the google calendar, event flairs gadget that were a side gadget have been deprecated. ☹

A quick solution I discovered is that my MS Windows 10 has a virtual keyboard with emoji built in.

I pull up this keyboard and just ad the emoji in Event Title box, that fits my need.

For now, this works perfectly.

Hope this helps others!

How to restore GRUB loader after Windows 10 Update

If you just updated your Windows 10 in a multiboot configuration, and Grub no longer appeared, than just had to run in Windows Command Prompt as administrator, next command:

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi

and your Grub boot menu should appear in next reboot.

Error on installing Windows 10 Update 1709

If you get error message from Windows Update : ”We couldn’t update system reserved partition” in a new window then:

* Search for cmd. Press-and-hold or right-click on Command Prompt in the results, and select Run as administrator.

* At the command prompt, type mountvol y: /s and then hit Enter. This will add the Y: drive letter to access the System Partition.

* Switch to the Y drive by typing Y: and press Enter.

* Then, navigate to the Fonts folder by typing cd EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Fonts.

* Once there, type del *.* to delete font files. The system may ask you if you are sure to continue, press Y and then Enter to continue.

Now, restart update procedure and it will be OK.

MS Windows 10 cannot see Network Computers after Update 1709

If you have problem with your Network Computers browsing with Windows Explorer after Windows 10 Update 1709 or similar, than this Update is probably removed SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support Windows feature, which removed Computer Browser Windows Service.

So, just Add complete SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support throw Add/Remove Windows Feature,
than your PC will be restared and Computer Browser service will be on list started again.

Now you will see all your Network Computers again.
Source: Microsoft Community Forum

HP 850 G3 Grub Multiboot Ubuntu and Windows 10 on UEFI

After I installed Microsoft Windows 10, and then alongside Ubuntu, with UEFI bootabled USB disks,
last setup (Ubuntu) created Grub configuration, which is listed in HP UEFI BIOS sequence, but after power on, system get Grub Bush command prompt, without listed operating systems, like Ubuntu, Windows e.t.c., unabled to boot.

Solution: In HP BIOS setup put in a 5 (or more) seconds delay in the "Boot Options" menu. Then, when you switch on your notebook, you'll have 5 (or more) seconds to choose "ubuntu" among the possible boot options (it should be the first one).

I think that those 5 seconds delay give HP enough time to recall all UEFI and other partitions and successfully recall Grub menu.

Enable Remote Desktop Services after MS Windows 10 Creators Update

If you

• cannot enable New Incoming Connection, Under File Menu in Network Connections or 
• cannot start Windows Service > Remote Desktop Services

Follow this RegEdit Fix:

• Search for “regedit” using Cortana, then run the regedit command in search results to launch Registry Editor.
• Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan
• Create a new DWORD (Edit > New > DWORD)
• Name the new DWORD SvcHostSplitDisable
• Open the new DWORD, set the value to = 1, then click OK
• Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess
• Create a new DWORD (Edit > New > DWORD)
• Name the new DWORD SvcHostSplitDisable
• Open the new DWORD, set the value to = 1, then click OK
• Restart your PC (Start > Power > Restart)

UEFI vs Legacy BIOS mode on Windows 10 SSD

In my opinion and after real experience in both cases, I must admit that Legacy BIOS mode is FASTER then UEFI BIOS, because UEFI use additional partition on SSD, which slows down performance of Windows 10.

Maybe, measuring boot times goes on UEFI side, but after that, performance of Windows is significantly faster with Legacy BIOS mode.

Your BIOS mode you can check with Run command : msinfo32. 

How to replace AdMediator control with AdControl in UWP

If you developed application in Windows App Studio for Universal Windows 10 platform and generate source code for further developing in Visual Studio, than :

* Install Microsoft Store Services SDK

Open MS Visual Studio and working project, than :

* remove refence on Microsoft Advertising Universal SDK
* open Layouts\Controls\AdvertisingControl.xaml
* replace

xmlns:Universal="using:Microsoft.AdMediator.Universal"
with
xmlns:Universal="using:Microsoft.Advertising.WinRT.UI"

* replace

<Universal:AdMediatorControl

with

<Universal:AdControl

Select AdControl in Design window and enter these Miscellaneous properties :

* AdUnitId

* ApplicationId

which you prepared in Windows Dev Center - Monetization section

Rebuild project and thats it.

Windows 10 Apps crash fix (Weather, etc)

If you expirience Windows 10 Apps crash or close, it is likely that the problem is being caused by inadequate access permission to the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. 

Go to the directory and right click it and click in Properties, then check the security tab and give access permission to your user (set yourself as directory owner). 

This should solve the problem of any application within the WindowsApp directory that is crashing.

Windows AdDuplex NuGet support

The best way to integrate AdDuplex into your project is through NuGet system, and not Visual Studio Gallery on MSDN.

This prevent Visual Studio Designer from Unhandled Exceptions.

So, if you already added Reference on installed AdDuplex support from Visual Studio Gallery on MSDN, remove it, and add corresponding NuGet packages for AdDuplex support.

Then in Windows 10 Universal project:

Add a namespace declaration to your page
xmlns:adduplex="using:AdDuplex"

Add an AdControl to your page:

< adduplex:AdControl AdUnitId="xxxxxx" AppKey="xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" />

Then in Windows 8.1 Store project:

Add a namespace declaration to your page:
xmlns:adduplex="using:AdDuplex.Universal.Controls.Win.XAML"

Add an AdControl to your page:
< adduplex:AdControl AdUnitId="xxxxxx" AppKey="xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" />

Then in Windows 8.1 Phone project:

Add a namespace declaration to your page:
xmlns:adduplex="using:AdDuplex.Universal.Controls.WinPhone.XAML"

Add an AdControl to your page:

< adduplex:AdControl AdUnitId="xxxxxx" AppKey="xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" />

Happy coding !

           

Setup Windows God mode

This is hidden Windows Icon called God Mode, witch enable you many hidden Control Panel settings. Procedure for creating this God mode icon is:

Step 1: Right click on desktop

Step 2: Click Create folder.

Step 3: Name new folder like this : GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and press Enter.

Step 4. Enjoy God mode

How to recover missing default volume icon in system tray on Windows 10

If you have missing volume icon in system tray on Windows 10, then you should run Registry Editor, with open Run by typing Win+R buttons. Enter "regedit" which means we are editing registry. In here select key 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\TrayNotify 

Here find couple of registries name IconStreams and PastIconStreams. 

Select those and delete them if exists.

Restart Windows Explorer or MS Windows, and your volume icon should be recovered.

How to restart Windows Update service

If your Windows Update Control Panel applet cannot start update process with button "Try again",
then you should press Win+X for Quick Menu and choose Command Prompt (Admin), and type:

• net stop wuauserv
• net start wuauserv

After that commands, response should be - successfully, and you can now restart Windows Update Control Panel applet with no problem.

How to setup Windows Android Intel HAXM AVD Emulator

This is how to setup Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 for Android Intel HAXM AVD Emulator.

In Administrator Command Prompt (Win+X) type:

C:\>bcdedit /copy {current} /d "No Hyper-V" 
The entry was successfully copied to {ff-23-113-824e-5c5144ea}. 

C:\>bcdedit /set {ff-23-113-824e-5c5144ea} hypervisorlaunchtype off 
The operation completed successfully.

P.S.:
In order to access the new boot menu, I select Settings (Windows Key + C) then Power, and Restart but hold down shift on the keyboard while clicking Restart with the mouse.