Jul 29, 2016
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Further discussion of the synchronization barrier
It's really just a switch.
Showing results for July 2016 - The Old New Thing
Jul 28, 2016
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How can I check whether a parameter is a pointer to a stack variable?
Check it against the thread limits.
Jul 27, 2016
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Why does setting the horizontal scroll bar range for the first time also set the vertical range, and vice versa?
An attempt at delay-initialization.
Jul 26, 2016
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Why does sharing a folder in Explorer grant full permission on the share to everyone?
The ACLs will do the work.
Jul 25, 2016
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Is there a Windows API for IntelliSense?
That's not really an operating system thing.
Jul 22, 2016
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What is the significance of changing the registration for CLSIDs to point to a private copy of MSXML3?
You hijacked the CLSID, which is not going to end well.
Jul 21, 2016
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If you don’t want the changes to be permanent, the don’t pass the flag that says that you want the changes to be permanent
Stands to reason.
Jul 20, 2016
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Microspeak: Tick-tock
Who's doing what when?
Jul 19, 2016
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Having trouble with Windows Hello face recognition? Try a Jedi mind trick!
This is the user you are looking for.
Jul 18, 2016
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When I tell Windows to compress a file, the compression is far worse than I get if I ask WinZip to compress the file; why is that?
The different compressors have different goals.