Seems to be a temporary error message, I’m gonna retry tomorrow I guess.

if (Application.Current != null)
  Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Background, new ThreadStart(delegate { }));

taskkill /im notepad.exe

That’s basically it.

In order to test those drivers there is a test certificate which allows the driver developers to test their drivers.

Since I felt annoyed by this test mode watermark on my desktop I decided to get rid of it.

How to disable the test mode?

1. Enter a command prompt: cmd.exe
2. Type the following command: bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF
3. Reboot.

How to enable it again?

1. Enter a command prompt: cmd.exe
2. Type the following command: bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
3. Reboot.

How do I check if it’s enabled or not?

1. Enter a command prompt: cmd.exe
2. Type the following command: bcdedit

• Set the window property ResizeMode to CanMinimize

If you want to disable the Maximize as well as the Minimize button:

• Set the window property ResizeMode to NoResize

System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName

It’s a String and you can print it like this:

Console.WriteLine(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName);

private void CopyFolderRecursively(string sourceFolder, string destFolder)
{
    if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(destFolder))
        System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(destFolder);
    string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(sourceFolder);
    foreach (string file in files)
    {
        string name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(file);
        string dest = System.IO.Path.Combine(destFolder, name);
        System.IO.File.Copy(file, dest);
    }
    string[] folders = System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(sourceFolder);
    foreach (string folder in folders)
    {
        string name = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(folder);
        string dest = System.IO.Path.Combine(destFolder, name);
        CopyFolderRecursively(folder, dest);
    }
}

1. Power off your VM.
2. Edit the Virtual Machine’s settings
3. Remove the virtual Floppy device

This small change will allow you to install Windows 8:

<ComboBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="141,100,0,0" Name="cbx_Subsequent" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="156">
    <ComboBoxItem>Take no action</ComboBoxItem>
    <ComboBoxItem>Restart service</ComboBoxItem>
    <ComboBoxItem>Reboot computer</ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>

When executing the program the ComboBox initially doesn’t have a selection. I am therefore changing its text like this:

Changing the text to an item from my list:

this.cbx_Subsequent.Text = "Take no action";

Changing the text to something which is NOT in my list:

this.cbx_Subsequent.IsEditable = true;
this.cbx_Subsequent.Text = "Take no action";

As you can see it is necessary to set IsEditable to true if you plan to set the text to something that is not in your list. Executing this code now changes the text of the Combo Box.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Management;

class ServiceController
{
    public static string GetServiceStartMode(string serviceName)
    {
        uint success = 1;

        string filter = String.Format("SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name = '{0}'", serviceName);

        ManagementObjectSearcher query = new ManagementObjectSearcher(filter);

        // No match = failed condition
        if (query == null) return "<null>";

        try
        {
            ManagementObjectCollection services = query.Get();

            foreach (ManagementObject service in services)
            {
                return service.GetPropertyValue("StartMode").ToString() == "Auto" ? "Automatic" : "Manual";
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return "<null>";
        }

        return "<null>";
    }
}