Jan 31, 2017
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Why does my Surface power brick keep blinking on and off?
Power negotiations break down.
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Jan 30, 2017
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Creating an object on the other side of the airtight hatchway isn’t yet a security vulnerability
What can you do with that object?
Jan 27, 2017
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How can a COM local server keep itself alive even though there are no active clients?
CoAddRefServerProcess to the rescue.
Jan 26, 2017
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How can I control the directory from which my delay-loaded DLL is loaded?
Use the hook.
Jan 25, 2017
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Are there alternatives to _lock and _unlock in Visual Studio 2015?
This is unlikely to work.
Jan 24, 2017
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Why do my program’s notifications sometimes show a small icon, and sometimes a large icon?
And why does it sometimes show the program name?
Jan 23, 2017
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How do I prevent users from terminating a service?
Use the ACL.
Jan 20, 2017
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How important is it nowadays to ensure that all my DLLs have non-conflicting base addresses?
Not so much, since ASLR changes it anyway.
Jan 19, 2017
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A fine detail on how DLLs are relocated as the result of a base address collision, and consequences
Fixed up as necessary, but only as necessary.
Jan 18, 2017
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Does ASLR relocate all DLLs by the same offset?
No.