The Old New Thing

I called AdjustTokenPrivileges, but I was still told that a necessary privilege was not held

May 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 05/31/19

Raymond Chen

Which token did you adjust?

Why does my C++/WinRT project get errors of the form “consume_Something: function that returns ‘auto’ cannot be used before it is defined”?

May 30, 2019 May 30, 2019 05/30/19

Raymond Chen

Narrowing down the source of the missing header file.

Why does my C++/WinRT project get errors of the form “unresolved external symbol … consume_Something”?

May 29, 2019 May 29, 2019 05/29/19

Raymond Chen

Declared but not defined, but what exactly wasn't defined?

In times of uncertainty, take your cue from the janitor

May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 05/28/19

Raymond Chen

He's been there before.

Why does Explorer’s New menu take so long to appear the first time I open it?

May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 05/28/19

Raymond Chen

It's trying to figure out what new things it can do.

Programming puzzle: Creating a map of command handlers given only the function pointer

May 27, 2019 May 27, 2019 05/27/19

Raymond Chen

Creating the magic decoder ring automatically.

Windows Runtime delegates and object lifetime in C++/WinRT

May 24, 2019 May 24, 2019 05/24/19

Raymond Chen

So many choices.

Windows Runtime delegates and object lifetime in C++/CX

May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019 05/23/19

Raymond Chen

You specify the lifetime rules, typically weak.

Windows Runtime delegates and object lifetime in C# and other GC languages

May 22, 2019 May 22, 2019 05/22/19

Raymond Chen

You've left the comfort of the CLR.

The secret signal that tells Windows Runtime events that the event recipient no longer exists

May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019 05/21/19

Raymond Chen

Watch out that you don't make the signal by mistake.