I have a WinJS application (Cordova actually) that we use with Assigned Access mode on Windows 8.1 to provide kiosk functionality. I am trying to upgrade the host tablets (Surface 3) to Windows 10 but there are problems with assigned access.
I have added the windows.aboveLockScreen to the app manifest which has allowed the application to be selected for assigned access. However, whenever the kiosk user logs in, they are redirected back to the login screen.
Reading up on this issue (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt633799(v=vs.85).aspx) it seems that the application is not binding to the "above the lock screen
view even though it has that capability.
I was able to reproduce this with the HelloCordova starter by adding the extension to the windows 10 appxmanifest:
Is this a limitation of WinJS based applications? or is there a workaround to allow them to run above the lock screen?
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I need to run my windows Form Application running while window is logged off i am bound to use windows Form app so i can not use windows service for the solution.
I would like to embed a universal windows app into a classic windows application on windows 10. Is this possible?
The short answer is no. However... depending on what you're trying to do, the information below may help you.
If you just want to get the look and feel of a desktop application, you should be aware that Windows 10 apps (unlike Windows 8 apps) run in non-fullscreen mode by default, and can be resized. Desktop apps in Windows 10 have top-right icons (min/max/resize) that look similar to how UWP apps look in the title bar and top-right icons.
If you're creating a UWP app with XAML, you won't be able to embed it in a desktop application. However, if you're building a Windows 10 app using HTML5 and JavaScript, you could repackage it inside a browser control embedded in a desktop application.
If you're creating a game using a 3rd-party tool such as Unity, you can export it as a Windows desktop application just as easily as exporting to a UWP app for Windows 10. Unity can be used for non-game apps as well, so you could export it to a desktop application today, and still have the option of publish a UWP of the same game/app.
If you were thinking of accessing the full Windows SDK from you UWP app, you won't be able to do so, as you will be restricted by the UWP sandbox. But Windows 10 has made many improvements in helping you get access to many advanced features, e.g. accessing certain locations in the file system, so you may be able to get by with all that UWP has to offer.
If you want to avoid the Windows Store, you may sideload your app, as suggested by an earlier comment.
Hope that helps! :)
I wanted to access my laptop using my android mobile. I have already accessed using Team Viewer. But it require a Internet connection. I want to access my laptop on my android mobile.
Is there any way to connect.
Assuming your computer is running Windows you'll most likely want to use the built in Remote Desktop Protocol.
Microsoft has a free Andeoid app in the Google Play Store here.
Microsoft has a FAQ page for their Android app here which describes the necessary setup procedure.
If your computer is a Mac or running a Linux based OS you'll probably want to look into using VNC which is usually supported right out of the box although may require some configuration.
How do I stop scroll in background which has a overlay/pop up on it? I have disabled the scroll and its working fine on windows and android but the background scrolls in iOS.
No. There's no direct way or a Windows Store app to launch other apps. The only way is to launch files or URIs into the default handlers for those file types and protocols.
If this is a side-loaded enterprise app then it can use a brokered Windows Runtime Component to call desktop code, and that desktop code can then call desktop API to launch other apps. See Brokered Windows Runtime Components for side-loaded Windows Store apps
I´m developing a Windows 8 App, and it needs a desktop app running on background to work properly.
So i have two questions:
1.- The OS is a Windows 8.1 Industry Embedded. I need to autorun the desktop app and my Windows 8 app at startup.
Here explains how to do so with a Windows 8 App, but not with a desktop app, so i´m using this other solution to add the application to the Windows Startup folder, but i´m not sure if this is the best way.
2.- Then, when my app starts, i should check if the other app is running or not to work in one way or another. How can i check that? I´m developing with HTML and Javascript.
Thanks!
Yes that is the 'proper' solution to starting a desktop app on startup. Otherwise you can look at creating a windows service that manages the app lifecycle.
By design, winRT apps are not supposed to talk to desktop applications, but if you are sideloading the winRT app (i.e., not through the Windows Store), you could run a local server with your desktop app, and then enable local loopback with localhost in your winRT app and communicate that way.