The Old New Thing

The activeCodePage manifest element can be used for more than just setting UTF-8 as the active code page

May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 05/31/22

Raymond Chen

AppLocale grows up.

On passing iterables of iterables in the Windows Runtime

May 30, 2022 May 30, 2022 05/30/22

Raymond Chen

Different projections help you out in different ways, some more than others.

Why do rescued stack traces often have instability at the start?

May 27, 2022 May 27, 2022 05/27/22

Raymond Chen

Trying to pick up the scent.

Rescuing a stack trace the lazy way on x86-64 (aka amd64) after the debugger gave up

May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 05/26/22

Raymond Chen

Looking for a good frame to start from.

How can I get my FileSavePicker to open in the same folder that was picked by the FileOpenPicker or FolderPicker?

May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 05/25/22

Raymond Chen

Make them all share the same settings identifier.

What is the CreateExplorerShellUnelevatedTask scheduled task?

May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 05/24/22

Raymond Chen

To keep Explorer running unelevated.

How does Windows decide whether a newly-created window should use LTR or RTL layout?

May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022 05/23/22

Raymond Chen

Gathering the algorithmic details scattered throughout the documentation into one place.

Writing a sort comparison function, part 4: descending sort

May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 05/20/22

Raymond Chen

Flipping the script.

Writing a sort comparison function, part 3: spaceships

May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 05/19/22

Raymond Chen

Sprinkling some C++20 magic.

Writing a sort comparison function, part 2: avoid unnecessary expense

May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 05/18/22

Raymond Chen

Avoid doing the work until needed.