The release of Windows 7 brings with it a myriad of new features and APIs, including restart management, task dialogs, and Windows Search. Learn how to migrate your existing applications from Windows XP to Windows 7, and make your applications light up on the new platform.

This course is a deep dive into advanced debugging on Windows. Learn how to use the powerful Debugging Tools for Windows debuggers as well as the internals of key Windows components to reduce the amount of time to resolution for tough bugs.

Prepare for Exam 70-687—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Windows 8 setup and support. Designed for experienced IT Professionals ready to advance their status—Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 environment. This course will teach you how to configure SharePoint Server 2013, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your SharePoint server deployment. This is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT Professionals and will align with the first exam in the SharePoint Server 2013 IT Pro certification.

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With Windows 8, in contrast to earlier versions of Windows is the operation via touchscreen in the foreground. For this, a new interface (Windows 8 Style) was incorporated as a start screen that runs on the runtime Windows Runtime (WinRT). Gregory Biswanger gives an overview and leads beginners but also migrating from other programming languages ​​and technologies step by step to the first own application.

Personalizing your Windows 8 computer is the key to enjoying the benefits of Microsoft's new, powerful OS. In this course, taught by the enjoyable Gary Grudzinskas, you get setup fast and on the right path to getting the most out of your PC.

Ready to make money and share your great Windows 8 app ideas with the world? Not sure where to start? Start here! Over the course of 31 lessons, our friend Bob Tabor will teach you the fundamentals of Windows Store app development with HTML5, CSS3, and javascript by walking you through building the Contoso Cookbook Hands On Labs.

Ready to dive in and learn more about Windows 8 and the developer opportunity it represents? Join us for the video version of the full-day event designed to share all the knowledge you need to start building apps for the Windows 8 store. We'll begin by showing you how to use Visual Studio to code fast, fluid, immersive and beautiful Windows 8 apps in HTML5/javascript, XAML/C# and C/C++. Your existing investments in these languages carry forward, making Windows a no-compromise platform for developers. Join in the fun by watching one or all four videos.