Nov 9, 2022
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Why don’t Windows functions begin with a pointless MOV EDI,EDI instruction on x86-64?
Applying the hot-patch in a different way.
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Nov 8, 2022
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Why is there a system sound called Asterisk? What sound does an Asterisk make anyway?
It's to accompany the asterisk, back when we had an asterisk.
Nov 7, 2022
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My niece is just here for the food
The important part of the trip.
Nov 7, 2022
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In the debugger, how can I get from a projected type back to the C++/WinRT implementation?
Look behind you.
Nov 4, 2022
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Why am I getting a RPC_E_WRONG_THREAD exception when I’m on the right thread?
It's the wrong thread from XAML's point of view.
Nov 3, 2022
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How does the dialog manager calculate the average width of a character?
It's a simple formula, perhaps too simple.
Nov 2, 2022
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A history of the fd_set, FD_SETSIZE, and how it relates to WinSock
The fd_set started out as just a bitmap.
Nov 1, 2022
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What is a “Select Administrator”? Is that some special elite kind of administrator?
It's two different messages that combine in an interesting way.
Oct 31, 2022
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How can I test my geolocation code on a system without a GPS?
You can use the Windows Device Portal to create a synthetic GPS.
Oct 28, 2022
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Setting properties in C++/WinRT is done by a function call, but you need to call the function the right way
The new value is the function parameter.