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How to build new Metro UI apps with Visual Studio?

The new Modern UI apps are pretty fascinating , aren't they? Building these apps with older versions of Visual Studio like the 2010 edition is pretty cumbersome. While the newer 2015 and 2017 editions of Visual Studio come with Expression Blend, which helps to build those. But what if you want to build them with yuor old IDE itself, in the VS 2010? Yes, you can.  You need the Bunifu Framework. It's availabel as a trial for 7 days or you can buy rhe oaid version. let me show you how it works You can download it from its official site . After installing the app, provide your email and your trial period is good to go for 7 days. Then open Visual Studio. Under toolbox add a new tab with whatever name you would like to give. Then right click on it and hit Choose items. In the dialogue box shown, choose the .dll file by clicking the Browse button, Finally click open and go further. After all the controls being added you can use them to create your Modern UI

How to enable .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 8, 8.1 or 10?

The newer versions of Microsoft Windows series come with latest .NET Framework 4 or even later. The .NET Framework 3.5(which includes the 2 and 3) is by default disabled. When you try to install some old software like SQL Server 2008 R2 a Window pops up saying you to install 3.5 version of the framework. There are several methods to do it. First three methods work with an Internet connection while the last one does it offline, First method: Using Windows Update, clicking Install this feature. Second Method: Enable it in Turn Windows features on or off. Third Method: Download the installer from the official Microsoft site, Fourth Method: Install it from Windows Installation media using Command prompt. Steps: Open cmd.exe as administrator. Type this substituting the Drive letter with yours having the installtion media. Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:F:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess Here F drive is my installation media, substitute y

How to disable in-app ads in Android at once?

Ads, ads everywhere! Both standard adverts and pop-up adverts are not only intrusive on a mobile device, but they can do serious damage to your phone bill if you're on a limited data plan. With ad blockers in browsers, the annoying advertisements have become pretty much matter of the past. Browsers of today, even mobile browsers come with built in feature to block ads. But what outside your browser? Now almost every free app on the Play Store comes with ads that just incessantly pop up ruining your smartphone's user experience. As you must be knowing, the apps make revenues by showing those ads to you and to keep themselves up. But sometimes the ad placements can be really annoying, contributing to not-so-appealing user experience. But don't think there isnt a way of disabling these in-app ads too! Yes, there's a way. Here's an app that lays a system-wide membrane of ad-free ecosystem for a happier mobile experience. Requisites : your phone must be roote

How to show a false location of where you are? (Android)

Whether you want to just show someone being in a desired location, or just try the online products or services not available for your location, these tricks will help you do this amazing practice! So starting up, you have to check the checkbox "Allow mock location" in Developer options section in Settings. If Developer options is not shown in your settings you have to enable that by going to About phone> Device information then tap on the Build number 7 times. You'll get the developer options enabled. So then you need the app called Mock Locations (Fake GPS path) installed on your device. Open that app and choose your location with that. Now, to check it it works or not, open your maps app e.g. Google Maps then tap on the my location button on lower right corner. It will take you to the exact place you had set with the Mock Locations app. You can also Check-In with your Facebook. Remember not to close that app and allow it to run in the background while you do y