In an earlier column, I showed how to access configuration settings in your project's appsettings.json file and then make those settings available throughout your application as IOptions objects. But ...

ASP.NET Core configuration providers read configuration data from common sources such as JSON files and databases. But you can use other sources by creating custom configuration providers. We use ...

You can store encrypted values in your ASP.NET Core configuration file and seamlessly decrypt the values as you retrieve them. But there are, at least, two issues that you'll need to address. When I ...

A Desktop.ini file is a hidden Windows operating system configuration settings file located in every folder, that determines how the folder is displayed along with its other Properties – like the icon ...

Now, let us start configuring the project. First of all, we need to set up the device. For that, you can use the format – CompanyName-%Serial%. This will add the ...

Having announced it at Build, we've got our first look at the UI for the new WSL Settings app, and it'll work hand-in-hand with your existing config file. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

How to hide and secure Settings pages in Windows 11 Your email has been sent For individual users, one of the more beneficial features of Windows 11 is the ability to change and modify standard ...

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