The Old New Thing

When should I use the FIND_FIRST_EX_LARGE_FETCH flag to FindFirstFileEx?

Windows 7 introduces a new flag to the function called . The documentation says that it "uses a larger buffer for directory queries, which can increase performance of the find operation." This is classic MSDN-style normative documentation: It provides "just the facts". Far be it for MSDN to tell you how to write your application; the job...