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That is why I posted those programs

The Function records every key press code position into the keyflags% array as -1 or 0 if the key was released so reading certain key codes will tell if those keys were pressed, even more than one to move diagonally for instance. Codes above 127 are release codes: FUNCTION ScanKey% (scancode%) STATI...

Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser to be generally available January 15, 2020 The Release Candidate includes the new Collections feature that has been part of the preview builds of Edge, and which is designed to help users more easily amass web content and export that content into Word and Exc...

INP(&H60) can be read into an array to do multiple key operations as demonstrated in the ping pong program here: http://www.qb64.net/wiki/index-php/INP/

What happens after Windows 7's retirement? Nothing immediately. The operating system will continue to work or not, as it did or didn't, for each user the day before support retirement. That's important to remember, if only because some still don't - assuming that after midnight on Jan. 14, 2020 , t...

Uninstalling KB4515384 stopped BSOD errors! All updates after 10/10 appear to cause problems! Below is what Windows Update wants to install on 10/30/2019 https://i.postimg.cc/rs2m99np/screenshot-160.png Apparently KB4512508 installed on 10/24/2019 without a BSOD problem: https://i.postimg.cc/1ttcQy...

Laptop woke up with no IP Network, had to reboot. Still no WIFI, rebooted router Then BSOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Control Panel Installed updates do not match updates listed in Windows Update: https://i.postimg.cc/nz2wSc1D/screenshot-159.png https://i.postimg.cc/vTPFVfFk/screenshot-152.png 10/16 update ...

BSOD problem appears once or twice per day...one double and one single error message Windows Update still says that 2 uninstalled updates were still updated Windows 10 KB4520062 Update May Break Microsoft Defender ATP Microsoft says that Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) might sto...

PhotoBucket screwed us by forcing us to pay to share images online which was FREE FOR YEARS. 1) They stopped all image sharing without a payment of hundreds of dollars 2) When that did not work, they allowed images with PhotoBucket overlays 3) They blurred photos for people with over 1000 shared ima...

Laptop had first Blue Screen Of Death at noon today, did not show in program below:

2,500 More MS-DOS Games Playable at the Archive Another few thousand DOS Games are playable at the Internet Archive ! Since our initial announcement in 2015, we’ve added occasional new games here and there to the collection, but this will be our biggest update yet, ranging from tiny recent independ...

Laptop blue screen after wake up and Chrome restart. SUDDEN REBOOT THREE TIMES Windows 10 Start menu problems: We'll fix them in late October, says Microsoft Early last week, some users began reporting that the KB4524147 security update was causing printer problems , while others said they were see...

Windows 10 1703 is Now End of Service, No More Security Updates When a Windows version becomes out of service, Microsoft will no longer fix any bugs found in that version or release security updates that fix new vulnerabilities that are discovered. As of October 8th, 2019, users running consumer, e...

With Windows Virtual Desktop, the bad old days are coming back In the last few weeks, Microsoft rolled out Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) . If you have a fast internet connection to an Azure region, you can run your desktop off Azure today. Maybe you’re OK with your business running on cloud-based W...

Laptop taskbar still refuses to hide, Issue Reports close numerous times before entry... Windows 10 KB4524147 Update May Cause Boot and Printing Issues The reality is that this update is a hot mess of confusion, the description of what it fixes was worded poorly, and nobody has any idea whether thi...

Microsoft to make Windows 7 Extended Security Updates available to all business users Beginning December 1, 2019 , small-and-midsize businesses (SMBs) also will be able to purchase ESUs if they are not going to be ready to get off Windows 7 as of January 14, 2020, which is the date Microsoft will e...

The recently-released non-security software patch KB4517211 for Windows 10 1903 breaks printers, and here is what you need to do to fix it Microsoft said that it’s currently working on a fix, but if you are one of those who are facing printing issue, you can try a few things to resolve the issue. Y...

Wake up today was a 20 minute wait for anything but a black screen! Rebooting took another 20 minutes with no Restore offered by Chrome browser once again... Windows 10 users fume: Microsoft, where's our 'local account' option gone? Microsoft has annoyed some of its 900 million Windows 10 device us...

Microsoft issues emergency patch for Explorer browser Microsoft has released an emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser to fix a bug that cyber-thieves are known to be exploiting. The bug could let attackers hijack a web browser and use their access to install malware, it warned. Attacke...