Tip: How to shrink a volume beyond half its size using DiskPart or Disk Manager regardless of Microsoft’s NTFS restrictions and $MFTMirr

Tip: How to shrink a volume beyond half its size using DiskPart or Disk Manager regardless of Microsoft’s NTFS restrictions and $MFTMirr

Ever tried to shrink a volume? Ever wondered why you cannot shrink a volume smaller than half its size? Ever wondered what $MFTMirr is all about and what it’s doing in the middle of your drive? Or do you just want to get the biggest available free space and shrink your drive? Then this article is for you — read article

Solving error 0×80080005 of Windows Backup

Solving error 0×80080005 of Windows Backup

Have you ever received this error using Windows System Backup and Restore Center? Never managed to get rid of it or it mysteriously keeps coming back? Here’s a lightweight and easy solution — read article

What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 part 2: .NET 4.0 and CLR 4.0 improvements

What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 part 2: .NET 4.0 and CLR 4.0 improvements

The improvements that matter to you, focused on the .NET Framework in general and the CLR or CLI especially. Read about parallel computing and concurrency support that’s now available to everybody developing for .NET — read article

What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 part 1: quick overview of the key improvements

What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 part 1: quick overview of the key improvements

A quick overview of the new features of Visual Studio 2010 from the point of view of a professional programmer and to help you decide whether or not to upgrade yet — read article

Visual Studio 2010 Launch today: what’s new and really improves the developer’s experience?

Visual Studio 2010 Launch today: what’s new and really improves the developer’s experience?

Today Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2010 worldwide with several special conferences around the globe. In a series of articles I emphasize the changes and new features that you should look out for as a professional programmer or developer — read article

Tip: In ASP.NET a MasterPage is not a Page but a Control

Tip: In ASP.NET a MasterPage is not a Page but a Control

MasterPages are not Pages, but Controls. If you didn’t know so already, read on, because it’s imperative to understand this difference between master pages and normal pages. Ever wondered why certain Page events are not available in a MasterPage? Here’s why. read article

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