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Is there a code page that matches ASCII and can round trip arbitrary bytes through Unicode?

August 31, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 08/31/20

Raymond Chen

For round-tripping binary data.

How do I convert from the C++/WinRT projection type to the C++/WinRT implementation type?

August 28, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 08/28/20

Raymond Chen

You have to trust what's inside the box.

How do I convert from the C++/WinRT implementation type to the C++/WinRT projection type?

August 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 08/27/20

Raymond Chen

Fortunately, there's a conversion for that.

Why are some system functions exported as stubs instead as forwarders?

August 26, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 08/26/20

Raymond Chen

Compatibility, of course, at least for some of them.

That time Bill Gates went through a McDonalds drive-through with no cash

August 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 08/25/20

Raymond Chen

No special treatment, not even for the richest man in the world.

How can I get the number of processors in the system, when there are more than 64?

August 24, 2020 Aug 24, 2020 08/24/20

Raymond Chen

You can ask for the active processor count.

Recognizing different types of exception objects that Windows platform libraries can throw

August 21, 2020 Aug 21, 2020 08/21/20

Raymond Chen

Just a few of the more common ones.

Inside the Microsoft STL: The std::exception_ptr

August 20, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 08/20/20

Raymond Chen

Digging inside, for debugging purposes.

On using FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING for memory-mapped files

August 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 08/19/20

Raymond Chen

You're trying to control I/O you didn't issue.

What are the possible Status values for Win32_ComputerSystem?

August 18, 2020 Aug 18, 2020 08/18/20

Raymond Chen

There's really only one possible status.