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How do I request that my out-of-process COM server run unelevated?

Raymond ChenSeptember 5, 2018Sep 5, 201809/5/18

By default, if an elevated process creates an out-of-process COM server, that COM server also runs elevated. The Activate as Activator policy runs the COM server with the same identity as the caller. When applied to an elevated caller, it means that client gets an elevated server running with the same identity. To force the out-of-process ...

Apparently they know more information about me than me, but dare I ask?

Raymond ChenSeptember 4, 2018Sep 4, 201809/4/18

There's this software services company that retweets content from various technology sites, and they end every one with "Want to learn more? Call us at...". What, so they know more about the subject matter than the person whose content they are retweeting? Why would I call them to learn more about myself? Redacted Redacted Redacted @...

That time the Word team hired somebody who never showed up, who turned out to be an important member of the team in spite of not being on it

Raymond ChenSeptember 3, 2018Sep 3, 201809/3/18

During an exchange of stories from the earlier days of Microsoft, I learned about the time the Word team hired somebody who never showed up. It was the late 1980s or maybe early 1990s. The Winword team (as it was then known) hired a new employee, let's call him Alan Smithee. The team prepared an office for him, complete with nameplate, but ...

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September 2018 | Page 3 of 3 | The Old New Thing

How do I request that my out-of-process COM server run unelevated?

Apparently they know more information about me than me, but dare I ask?

That time the Word team hired somebody who never showed up, who turned out to be an important member of the team in spite of not being on it

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