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Installing Qt Creator 9.0.1 on Windows 10

Installing Qt Creator 9.0.1 on Windows 10 This is a quick guide on installing Qt Creator 9.0.1 on Windows 10. As of December 24, 2022, the latest available online installer is qt-unified-windows-x64-4.5.1-online.exe . Binaries can be downloaded from https://www.qt.io/download , I was using Qt for open source use. What follows are the screen captures to get working installation of Qt Creator (Qt 6.4.1). Welcome Screen Accept open source obligations Welcome to open source Qt setup Contribute to Qt development Installation Folder - Custom installation Select Components - Use default, add "MinGW 11.2.0 64-bit" License Agreement Start Menu Shortcuts Ready to Install Installing Finished Keywords: Qt Creator, CPP

Installing Qt Creator 4.11.x on Windows 10

This is a quick guide on installing Qt Creator 4.11.x on Windows 10. * Download the QT Online Installer (as of March 2020 it can be downloaded from here ). * Run qt-unified-windows-x86-3.2.2-online.exe and follow the installation wizard like below Welcome screen Create an account or login  Accept Qt Open Source obligations Setup Qt Contribute to Qt Create User Experience Development Select installation folder Select Components - Default selection Select MinGW 7.3.0 32-bit and MinGW 7.3.0 64-bit Under Developer and Designer Tools - check MinGW 7.3.0 32-bit/64-bit Accept License Agreement Start Menu Shortcuts Ready to Install Installing Qt Creating Maintenance Tool Completing the Qt Wizard Qt Creator! Keywords: Qt Creator, MinGW 7.3.x

Native boot into VHDX

Native boot into VHDX Why would you boot into VHDX instead of dual booting? Because it is easy(ier) vs adjusting partition post-Windows installation. And the partition layout may not be easy to adjust without using advanced partitioning tool. Also booting into native VHDX gives full access to the hardware without the penalty of virtualization. This allow you to run say other virtuaization on top of native boot! I prepare VHDX using Hyper-V and once it is ready to my liking I use the VHDX to boot into it. Below are the general steps: Copy a VHDX into the desired location. For example, copy C:\VMs\W21H1M2\Virtual Hard Disks\W21H1M2.vhdx to C:\VMs\NaviteBoot\NaviteBoot.vhdx Mount C:\VMs\NaviteBoot\NaviteBoot.vhdx using File Explorer Note of volume/drive letter for the mounted VHDX, e.g. V: Change directory to V:\Windows Run bcdboot V:\Windows . This should have added the VHDX into the boot options Optional, change the boot description. Get the GUID entry for the jus

Get display resolution from the command line

Get display resolution from the command line This will get both local resolution and remote desktop screen resolution using WMIC. c:\>wmic path Win32_VideoController get VideoModeDescription Sample out below when run on remote desktop session VideoModeDescription 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors 1912 x 989 x 4294967296 colors Tags: WMIC screen resolution

Windows Quick Tip: Enable/Disable Run Dialog history

Windows Quick Tip: Enable/Disable Run Dialog history Windows Run Dialog history can be disalbed for security or enabled for convenience To enable/disable, navigate to the registry key below: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Start_TrackProgs DWORD 0 = Turn off 1 = Turn on