Windows 10: How can I create a named pipe?

The server process is VapourSynth running in Python -- I'll ask the VS & Python folks how to instantiate the server side.The client process is FFmpeg. I know how to instantiate that side.Apparently, using a named pipe will improve streaming performance by about 10x.I have searched and searched and searched.How do I create a named pipe in Win10? Note that I'm a user, not a codesmith, so a tutorial about how to create a named pipe in 'C' source will mean nothing to me.Below is a list of existing named pipes. Can I use one of them?Instances : Max Instances : Pipe Name 3 : -1 : InitShutdown

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Named pipe and Symbolic link to it

That's the situation: I've a program that sends data to a text file (those are just information about lights state of an arcade machine). I need to redirect those informations to a COM port, so I've replaced the txt file with a symbolic link to a pipe. I
don't have access to the source code of this main program. The only way I've found to do that in Windows 10 is creating a symbolic link using pipes like this:

Code:

mklink SymlinkName \\.\pipe\pipename

Then I've create a program that create/reads the pipe and send it to the COM port. It works fine on Windows 10 without any kind of problem and I've worked on that OS for my development.

Today I've tried all this stuff on the arcade machine (windows 7 Ultimate based) but the Symlink doesn't work. For debug purpouse I try to send data to my COM port simpy using command line, for example

Code:

echo foo > COM1 

and this works fine (so the problem is not in the serial line), but if I try to do that throught the Symlink, it sais:

Code:

echo foo > SymlinkThe data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid.

Any suggestion?

 

Named pipe and Symbolic link to it

Hi Frederik and thank you for the reply.

The problem is that a symbolic link is the only usable type, creating a hard link fails (because pipe is not on an NTFS partition) and a directory link or a junction cannot be used for i/o.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.