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.