Nov 16, 2017
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Why is there no way to add a permission to a page with VirtualProtect instead of replacing it?
Who's in charge here?
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Nov 15, 2017
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What happens if you simply return from the thread callback passed to _beginthread and _beginthreadex?
Who's got the thread handle?
Nov 14, 2017
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Microspeak: FCIB
Foreign checked-in binary, or at least that's what it means now.
Nov 13, 2017
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On memory allocations larger than 64KB on 16-bit Windows
The mysterious __AHINCR.
Nov 10, 2017
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Cancelling the INamespaceWalk::Walk operation a little faster
You can use IActionProgress
Nov 9, 2017
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How can I cancel the INamespaceWalk::Walk operation?
You can cancel it during a INamespaceWalkCB callback.
Nov 8, 2017
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How can I control which parts of the shell namespace the INamespaceWalk::Walk operation will walk into?
You can ask it to skip the folder, or you can tell it to give up entirely.
Nov 7, 2017
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Was there a problem with Windows 95-era programs relying on undocumented information disclosure stuff?
Surprisingly not.
Nov 6, 2017
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Why did Windows 95 store image list bitmaps four-across instead of as a strict vertical strip?
To make sure they all fit in a 16-bit coordinate space.
Nov 3, 2017
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Why are my notification icon customizations lost after six months of disuse?
Sorry, didn't realize you were still using it.