Running Windows on a consumer calculator was a dream until the appearance of HP Prime G2 Graphical Calculator. This calculator has the most superior hardware specification among the market so far. This post discusses the implementation of UEFI and ACPI on this device.
Tag: Windows
Bootstrapping the blue Windows when you have random AArch64 devices in the backyard
Are you keeping up with ACPI?
Fix broken Windows Management Instrumentation
Fix WMI error “RPC: the requested object does not exist”.
Hack TwinUI to force Windows Store Apps run on low resolution screens
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 has a minimum screen resolution constraint for Windows Store Apps (aka. Metro Apps or whatever). If the screen resolution doesn’t meet requirement, user will see a prompt indicating the resolution is too low for these applications. The constraint can be mitigated with bytes of patch.
A case that Hyper-V freezes host operating system
Two days ago I set up a new virtual machine for applications that require isolated security. When I put my computer into Connected Standby mode, I noticed SoC fan didn’t stop. To verify whether it was OS inconsistency or persistent issue, I manually initiated a system restart. However, it froze at login screen then. Nothing… Continue reading A case that Hyper-V freezes host operating system
Migrate legacy UWP project system to MSBuild-based
When Microsoft decided to adopt MSBuild on .NET Core platform, project.json was not dropped immediately until first toolchain RTM arrives. Dotnet Development on Universal Windows Platform Development leverages .NET Core too, but the depreciation progress is significantly slower than other .NET Core platforms due to historical reasons. UWP uses project.json for package management and MSBuild… Continue reading Migrate legacy UWP project system to MSBuild-based
The Windows “Gatekeeper” Internals
Notes about the Windows “Gatekeeper”.