Further discussion of the synchronization barrier
July 29, 2016Jul 29, 201607/29/16It’s really just a switch.
July 29, 2016Jul 29, 201607/29/16July 29, 2016Jul 29, 201607/29/16How can I check whether a parameter is a pointer to a stack variable?
July 28, 2016Jul 28, 201607/28/16Check it against the thread limits.
Why does setting the horizontal scroll bar range for the first time also set the vertical range, and vice versa?
July 27, 2016Jul 27, 201607/27/16An attempt at delay-initialization.
Why does sharing a folder in Explorer grant full permission on the share to everyone?
July 26, 2016Jul 26, 201607/26/16The ACLs will do the work.
Is there a Windows API for IntelliSense?
July 25, 2016Jul 25, 201607/25/16That’s not really an operating system thing.
What is the significance of changing the registration for CLSIDs to point to a private copy of MSXML3?
July 22, 2016Jul 22, 201607/22/16You hijacked the CLSID, which is not going to end well.
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
July 21, 2016Jul 21, 201607/21/16Stands to reason.
Microspeak: Tick-tock
July 20, 2016Jul 20, 201607/20/16Who’s doing what when?
Having trouble with Windows Hello face recognition? Try a Jedi mind trick!
July 19, 2016Jul 19, 201607/19/16This is the user you are looking for.
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?
July 18, 2016Jul 18, 201607/18/16The different compressors have different goals.