Dec 30, 2022
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2022 year-end link clearance
Closing the book on another year.
Showing results for 2022 - The Old New Thing
Dec 30, 2022
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When I create a waitable timer with a callback, do I have to wait alertably on that specific timer before the callback will run?
Any alertable wait will do.
Dec 29, 2022
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How can I detect programmatically whether Windows is an N or KN version?
Don't check the version, just check the feature.
Dec 28, 2022
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After importing a TLB, how do I convert from one type of _com_ptr_t to another?
Digging into the source code.
Dec 27, 2022
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Why can’t I print when I boot Windows into audit mode?
It's not all there.
Dec 26, 2022
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The worst-selling Microsoft software product of all time: OS/2 for the Mach 20
Count 'em on one hand.
Dec 23, 2022
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The case of the recursively hung WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD message
Understanding why it's happening and how you can avoid it.
Dec 22, 2022
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Is there a fixed virtual address that the system promises never to use for anything, so I can use it?
Everything is up for grabs.
Dec 21, 2022
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Running some UI code on a timer at a higher priority than your usual timer messages, or without coalescing
You can build your own timer system.
Dec 20, 2022
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Why doesn’t the BitLocker wizard let me save the BitLocker key on an encrypted drive?
Don't lock your keys in the car.