I have recently enabled wake-on-LAN on my PC running the latest version of Windows 10. Can a script (or any other means of automation) be set up so that each time my PC wakes from LAN (and only on wake from LAN), it will automatically open a specified webpage?
I am lazy and I want to sent a wake-on-LAN from my Android smartphone while on my bed. I want my PC to then start playing a wake-up playlist on YouTube, without me pressing any more buttons.
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I have a Brother MFC-J480DW All-in-One device connected to a Windows 10 computer via USB. At a certain point in time (there was no particular change that might do this that I'm aware of) the scanner feature in the device stopped working using the specific computer it's connected to. When I try to scan by clicking on 'Scan' on the device, it's stuck on "Connecting to PC...", and if I try to scan through the ControlCenter4 program - it just won't open (simply nothing happens whether I click on its EXE or open it through Brother Utilities).
It should be noted:
The problem is just with the scanner. In the same computer I can use this device to print without a problem.
I can scan with this device on other computers (for example on another computer with Windows 10)
I'm not aware of any USB issue in this computer
I tried to reinstall the drivers, I checked and its firmware is the latest, I tried to install the ControlCenter4 Update Tool, I tried to run ControlCenter4 as admin and tried to connect the device to other USB ports on the same computer, nothing changed anything so far.
Thank you
I managed to solve this by opening ControlCenter4 when the device was not connected, set it up and then connect the device and it scans successfully.
The Windows phone emulator running Windows 10 has been working since I've installed it and last time I used the emulator was a few days ago. Now for some reason when I load my application emulator does not load the OS.
here's the steps I go throuogh to run the app :
-Run "Mobile Emulator 10.0.10586.0 720p 5 inch 1GB (which is my usual emulator to run)"
Message box saying "Configuring Windows Phone for debugging ... "
Another message box appears saying "Click "Retry" to run the emulator in elevated mode. :
You do not have permission to modify internal Hyper-V network adapter settings, which are required to run the emulator
Click retry on the message box
"Are you sure you want to run Windows Phone Packages?" Click Yes
Configuring Windows Phone for debugging box still running
Phone emulator runs but stuck on "OS is starting..."
Message box appears after leaving it running for roughly 15 mins :
"The emulator is unable to connect t the device operation system :
Couldn't set up the UDP port. Some Functionality might be disabled.
will add this to the steps"
I've followed the instructions from forums to go to Hyper-V Manager and delete the virtual switches and virtual machines - which doesn't work. And I also have Hyper-V enabled on windows features.
Any other solutions would be appreciated, Thanks in advance!
UPDATE : so I've left it running just to see if it works eventually, now another message box appears saying :
The emulator is unable to connect to the device operation system : Couldn't set up the UDP port. Some functionality might be disabled.
UPDATE : So I managed to fix it .. a little. It works for the other apps I have as well as newly created universal windows projects. But this specific app doesn't . I notice that this specific one has the "Configuring Windows Phone for debugging" message pop up whereas the other ones don't.
Why not start fresh?
New OS, new install, everything from scratch.
And don't forget to not play with UAC, OS permissions, the firewall, and do not install anything which would install virtual network adapters. Like OpenVPN, USB modems (including an iPhone), etc.
This is a solution, because your problem could be anything.
Background Info
I downloaded the Thread Pool Sample for Windows Phone 8.1 (C++) and modified it so that the periodic timer sends UDP packets to a remote IP on a regular interval.
Problem
I noticed the following:
The UDP packets are sent out regularly when the app is launched from MSVS 2013 regardless of what you do on the phone
The UDP packets stop being sent out when the app is launched from the phone's program list when the app is put in background.
Question
How do you create a periodic task on Windows Phone 8.1 which runs every 10 seconds? The periodic task must send out a UDP packet to a pre-defined IP:PORT address regardless of what the user is doing on the phone.
I had a look at this one:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh977059.aspx
but I don't see the possibility of having the timed task run every 10 seconds.
How to reproduce the problem
Link To Test Project
The test project includes instructions on how to reproduce the problem that I've described.
Unfortunately, what you're after is not possible on Windows Phone. Once the application is no longer active on the phone, it is tombstoned and no longer runs.
You can achieve something similar with Background Agents, but they are restricted in what they can do and they only run every 30 minutes.
There are other background agents that respond to different phone events, including location changes, network availability changes and geofencing triggers.
There's a slightly hacky method available to force a background tasks, and that's to impersonate an audio player task. It's not a great solution though.
I'm working on a legacy app that needs to be continued in VS 2003; I cannot effectively debug it, though, because when I try to run it, I get the following dialog:
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Deploy
Choose the device to target. If the .NET Compact Framework is not already on the selected device, it will be deployed along iwth your application.
Pocket PC 2002 Emulator
Pocket PC Device
Windows CE .NET Device
Windows CE .NET Emulator (Default)
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I am running this (VS 2003) in XP Mode (Virtual Machine) on Windows 7. I do not have a connection (from XP Mode) to the device - a Symbol/Motorola PDT 3090 - so I get, "Unable to connect" when trying to run/debug/deploy in VS 2003.
What has been the case up to now is the developer would build the binary, adding debug messages, and then copy the binary over to the device and run it. Rather than continue this method, I would prefer to be able to debug it from within VS 2003. Is there a way to do this? None of the options (Pocket PC 2002 Emulator, etc.) seem to work...the device is attached to the computer via a usb. The Emulators won't work because they don’t have the necessary hardware (barcode scanner). So I need to use one of the *Device options, but have not been able to connect the usb port to XP Mode.
Does anybody have any ideas on how to debug without the constant copying-and-replacing of binaries, and the use of "show message"?
UPDATE
Alternately, if I can't run the app from within VS 2003 / XP Mode as an emulator, it would also be fine to run it on the attached Motorola handheld, attached via usb cable from the cradle to the desktop computer; I prefer the former, for the debugging capabilities afforded, but even the latter would be better than my current predicament (copying the files to the handheld device, detaching it from the computer, attaching it to the belt printer, firing it up, testing and repeat ad nauseum ad infinitum). ASAP (within two hours), I will set a bounty on this question.
UPDATE 2
If I try to run from VS 2003 in an emulator, and select "Windows CE .NET Emulator (Default)", I get:
"Emulator for Windows CE will not run within another copy of Emulator for Windows CE.
You just had to try, didn't you?"
?!? Is it saying this because I'm in a VM (XP Mode) session?
Then I select "OK" (the only option), and get, "There were deployment errors. Continue?" That trick never works; it even causes the build to fail (a rebuild fixes that, though).
UPDATE 3
Perhaps my problem with not being able to debug by connecting to the device itself is related to this msg I saw when booting up this morning (but I don't know what to do about it, IF this is the problem - do I need to search for a new driver for the Motorola MC3100?):
Devices or applications disabled.
Virtual PC/Windows CE Emulator will cause Windows to become unstable. Windows has prevented these drivers from loading. click here for more details.
The "more details" are:
Virtual PC/Windows CE Emulator
Microsoft
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Issue Description:
A driver is installed that causes stability problems with your system. This driver will be disabled. Please contact the driver manufacturer for an update that is compatible with this version of Windows.
Contact Information:
Web Site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26320
Telephone: 1-800-936-5800
That link (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26320) ended up as: "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
UPDATE 4
There is some headway (or perhaps just false hope) on the connecting to the device front:
I have 4 USB ports on my desktop machine. I plugged the USB cable into the 3rd from the top for the first time a bit ago. It then said it was recognized, and ActiveSync was finally able to make a connection.
So I then tried deploying the app again. The fourth option (the default - C.E. Device Emulator) failed as always. So did the penultimate choice (C.E. device). The second option, though (Pocket PC device), seems to possibly be working.
However, I got a cryptic err msg that just said:
#183:
I dismissed that and since then (it's been a good ten minutes now), the bottom of the VS Output windows has been saying "Launching Application" (with a blinking cursor beneath it) and the task bar has been claiming "Deploy started..."
Whether that is really of any value, though, it doesn't appear to be, as I am just "stuck" there...
Windows CE .NET Emulator (Default)
This should be the one you want, if you are running Windows CE.
The Barcode Reader takes the code and converts it to a string for you, so your code will never need to "decode" a barcode.
So, when you are testing your software using the CE Emulator, simply select the textbox you want to read the barcode to, and type that value in using your keyboard.
In your Windows 7 host PC's task bar, right click on the XP Mode VS2003 application. In the menu that appears select "Manage USB Devices".
Select your Windows Mobile device and hit the "Attach" button. Your XP Mode PC should connect via ActiveSync. (This assumes you've installed ActiveSync on the XP Mode VM. If not, you should do that first.)
Try rebooting the virtual machine. (Not the same as closing and re opening it). If that doesn't work, try a different USB port. You may end up reinstalling XP mode.
See also: How to Access USB Devices in Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7
Case: I have got a windows 8 tablet and have an app running on it. What I was looking for is a program or a mechanism through which I can be able to monitor all the incoming and outgoing http/https connections that are made by the app which I am monitoring. I am able to do it on the android and ios tablets, but not sure how to do it on a windows 8 tablet.
Is there anything (like an app or a logging program) that I can install on the tablet to monitor connections? Thanks.
You can use Wireshark or NetMon to see the traffic on the network. Neither will run directly on Windows RT, but that's not necessary. As long as you are running on the same network with the tablet you are trying to monitor, you can capture all the traffic you want.