Microsoft Libraries

Multiple-View File Explorer
Shows how to easily make a Windows file manager with multiple views by using MFC framework and IExplorerBrowser interface.
MFC Support for Direct2D – Part 1
Using the MFC D2D classes for making a simple image viewer.
MFC Support for Direct2D – Part 2
Demonstrates how to easily make a simple image viewer by enabling MFC Direct2D support.
Listing Windows Known Folders
Using IKnownFolderManager and IKnownFolder in an MFC application for listing the Windows known (special) folders.
WIC Wrapper Library – Version 1.0
A free wrapper library for WIC (Windows Imaging Component) interfaces.
WIC Wrapper Library – Version 1.1
Adds new methods and classes to WIC Wrapper Library.
Using Direct2D for Rendering WIC Bitmap Sources
WIC Wrapper Library has been improved for rendering WIC bitmap sources, by using Direct2D.
WIC File Open Dialog Using IFileOpenDialog Interface
Using IFileOpenDialog and Windows Imaging Component interfaces to create File Open Dialog that automatically filters WIC supported image files.
How to Get Visual C++ Sample Projects
Shows two ways to get Visual C++ sample code projects.
Tree-View Control – TVS_EX_RICHTOOLTIP style
About using and the effect of TVS_EX_RICHTOOLTIP tree-view control style.
How to Check the Windows Version
Shows how to programmatically check the Windows version beginning with Windows 8.1.

C++ Language

Five new algorithms to C++11 that you should know about
A look at several new algorithms in C++11 that C++ developers should know about.
Assigning algorithms in the C++ Standard Library
A short walk through the assignment algorithms in the C++ standard library.
C++11: Let’s Write a “Hello Lambda!”
A brief introduction in C++ lambda expressions.
C++ Gems: ref-qualifiers
This article explores the ref-qualifiers in C++11.
User defined literals
An overview of cooked user-defined literals in C++11 and additions to C++14.
C++ generic numeric algorithms in header <numeric>
A walk through the numeric operations available in header <numeric> in the C++ Standard Library and shows real world examples.
The standard way of converting between numbers and strings in C++11
Learn about the standard way in C++11 of converting between numbers and strings (using to_string or to_wstring) and the other way around (stoi, stol, stof, stod).

Classic Start Menu in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
A trick for quickly get a “start menu” like the classic one in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.