After installing the Windows 8.1. Update on my Windows RT device, I was missing the power button on the start page (for new features in Windows 8.1. Update, see windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/whats-new). Looking around in the Web, I learned that the appearance of the power button depends on the device type and …
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BestWindows8Apps.net tested the Windows 8 twin apps Factory File Manager and Factory File Commander. The apps were rated as follows: Factory File Manager: 9/10 Factory File Commander: 8/10 I can’t tell why the two apps gained different ratings, since they offer the 100% identical features. Cheers
The Factory File Manager was updated: Ver. 1.2.1.0: AppBar Seperator Style adjusted #341: Copy path of focused item to clipboard and show the copied path in lower left corner #348: Active index immediately changed when opening active tab selection (Ctrl+Tab) #350: Close ButtonAppBar when “Same Path” was pressed #352: Changed …
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Oh, what a title for a post. The correct title is “‘A device attached to the system is not functioning. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007001F)’ Exception Occurs When Showing A TextBox and ApplicationLanguages.PrimaryLanguageOverride Is Set To An Invalid Value in Windows Store Apps on Windows 8.1“. Symptom Building the Factory Commander, …
The Factory Commander was updated: Ver. 1.1.0.6: Fixed item #324 – app crashes when clicking the rename button and then a different item while renaming an item Ver. 1.1.0.5: Fixed item #322 – app might crash when renaming / copying / moving single item on machines with US region settings; …
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The Factory Commander was updated: Ver. 1.1.0.1: Fixed item #320 – going up / down one level in one list scrolls unfocused list to top. Download the latest version from the Windows Store.
The sample apps Flat Navigation AppBar Sample, Mimic app.config Sample, and AdControl Config Sample has been tested by BestWindows8Apps.net. The testers granted the “100% Clean” award and rated the apps as follows: AdControl Config Sample: 7 / 10 Mimic app.config Sample: 9 / 10 Flat Navigation AppBar Sample: 9.5 / …
Instance Factory’s file commander for Windows 8.1, Factory Commander, is now available in the Windows Store. Factory Commander is a side by side file management app. Multiple tabs can be created to manage different file locations within the same window. Of course, copy, move, delete, permanent delete, and rename are …
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I have a Windows RT device and prefer to use it with a local system account. When upgrading the device to Windows 8.1 via the Windows Store, the system wanted me to switch to a Microsoft account. Well, I still did not want to switch. But what to do? There …
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Given you implement an app using the dark theme. This app contains some configuration values, which can be changed using a settings flyout. According to the design guidelines, the background of the settings flyout should be white. Unfortunately, the default color theme for all controls is dark. So they are …