The Old New Thing

What about USERSEEUSERDO and GDISEEGDIDO?

July 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 07/31/19

Raymond Chen

Funny names for funny functions.

Why doesn’t the Programs and Features control panel show Last Used On information?

July 30, 2019 Jul 30, 2019 07/30/19

Raymond Chen

The system doesn't try to figure it out any more, because it was always a guess, and often a really bad one.

Is it a good idea to let WriteProcessMemory manage the page protection for me?

July 29, 2019 Jul 29, 2019 07/29/19

Raymond Chen

It's a courtesy, not a contractual obligation.

When it absolutely, positively has to be there for the product demo overnight

July 26, 2019 Jul 26, 2019 07/26/19

Raymond Chen

We can make up the time in the air.

Why do pinned apps sometimes go to the end of the taskbar, rather than going into the “pinned apps” section of the taskbar?

July 25, 2019 Jul 25, 2019 07/25/19

Raymond Chen

That's not really a "pinned apps" section. It just looks like one.

Adventures in application compatibility: Calling an internal function

July 24, 2019 Jul 24, 2019 07/24/19

Raymond Chen

Clearly wandering into unsupported implementation details.

How can I log users off after a period of inactivity, rather than merely locking the workstation? Is there a “logoff” screen saver?

July 23, 2019 Jul 23, 2019 07/23/19

Raymond Chen

Putting together some building blocks.

What was the code name for Windows 7?

July 22, 2019 Jul 22, 2019 07/22/19

Raymond Chen

Windows 7.

Providing a small amount of additional control over what happens when an asynchronous I/O completes synchronously

July 19, 2019 Jul 19, 2019 07/19/19

Raymond Chen

An option named with kernel-colored glasses.

Brännboll: The rules for the casual viewer

July 18, 2019 Jul 18, 2019 07/18/19

Raymond Chen

The minimum you need to know.