Sep 29, 2017
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Why does my thread handle suddenly go bad? All I did was wait on it!
The scary world of _beginthread.
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Sep 28, 2017
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CancelIoEx can cancel synchronous I/O, which is kind of nice
Get me out of there.
Sep 27, 2017
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How to check if a pointer is in a range of memory
Thanks to the C language standard, it's trickier than it seems.
Sep 26, 2017
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Who implemented the Windows NT blue screen of death?
My colleague John Vert.
Sep 25, 2017
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What happens if I wake a condition variable when nobody is waiting for it? Is the wake saved for the next thread that waits?
It shouldn't matter.
Sep 22, 2017
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What does it mean when I get an access violation at a very low address when entering a critical section?
It probably means that you're entering a critical section that is not initialized.
Sep 21, 2017
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How accurate are the various Windows time-querying functions?
Most of them are based on the system timer, but some are better.
Sep 20, 2017
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What is the correct way of using SaveDC and RestoreDC?
Understanding the model.
Sep 19, 2017
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The NET HELPMSG command will decode Windows error codes, at least the simple ones
It's originally for decoding network error messages, but it doesn't actually care.
Sep 18, 2017
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The increasingly complex Kremlinology surrounding Windows
Wait, who's standing next to whom?