A helper template function to wait for WaitOnAddress in a loop January 18, 2018 Jan 18, 2018 01/18/18 Raymond Chen Because this is what you always have to do.
Why does HRESULT begin with H when it’s not a handle to anything? January 17, 2018 Jan 17, 2018 01/17/18 Raymond Chen Well, it used to be a handle.
As far as the French government is concerned, I am the expert on Windows XP January 16, 2018 Jan 16, 2018 01/16/18 Raymond Chen At least it's my name on the paperwork.
How do I know that Resource Monitor isnt just retaining a handle to the terminated process? January 15, 2018 Jan 15, 2018 01/15/18 Raymond Chen Let's try it again, with feeling.
Why don’t context menus respect the UI state for keyboard accelerators? January 12, 2018 Jan 12, 2018 01/12/18 Raymond Chen Well, technically, they're a separate window.
What does it mean when the documentation says that you must specify the app in the system’s metadata before you can retrieve SmbiosInformation properties? January 11, 2018 Jan 11, 2018 01/11/18 Raymond Chen It's talking to a specific "you" that's not you.
Why is there a semicircular bar at the base of the ORCA card reader? January 10, 2018 Jan 10, 2018 01/10/18 Raymond Chen Another mystery.
How do I get the computer’s serial number? Consuming Windows Runtime classes in desktop apps, part 5: PowerShell January 10, 2018 Jan 10, 2018 01/10/18 Raymond Chen Now we're cooking with power.
How do I get the computer’s serial number? Consuming Windows Runtime classes in desktop apps, part 4: C# January 9, 2018 Jan 9, 2018 01/9/18 Raymond Chen Over into managed code.
How do I get the computer’s serial number? Consuming Windows Runtime classes in desktop apps, part 3: C++/WinRT January 8, 2018 Jan 8, 2018 01/8/18 Raymond Chen Getting into the modern swing of things.