February 2023

Why are the Windows chassis hardware button hotkeys so strange?

February 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 02/14/23

Raymond Chen

Operating within the constraints of the system.

Adventures in application compatibility: The case of the display control panel crash on exit

February 13, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 02/13/23

Raymond Chen

When you get a 64-bit pointer, you probably should remember all 64 of the bits.

The case of the `RPC_E_DISCONNECTED` error thrown from `await_resume`

February 10, 2023 Feb 10, 2023 02/10/23

Raymond Chen

You can keep trying, but the result won't change.

A more direct and mistake-free way of creating a process in a job object

February 9, 2023 Feb 9, 2023 02/9/23

Raymond Chen

A new attribute for creating a process directly in a job object.

How can I get the original target of a shortcut without applying any 32-bit adjustments?

February 8, 2023 Feb 8, 2023 02/8/23

Raymond Chen

Disable the fancy tracking.

The frustration of finding a suitable time to hold a meeting when the participants are evenly spaced around the globe

February 7, 2023 Feb 7, 2023 02/7/23

Raymond Chen

Somebody has to suffer, but we try to make sure it's not the same person each time.

It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Reading the user’s saved passwords

February 6, 2023 Feb 6, 2023 02/6/23

Raymond Chen

Only the user can read their own saved passwords, so you must already have gained total control over the user.

Inside C++/WinRT: Coroutine completions: Cancellation propagation

February 3, 2023 Feb 3, 2023 02/3/23

Raymond Chen

Giving up.

Hyperlinking to Hutchison Whampoa Limited is still forbidden

February 2, 2023 Feb 2, 2023 02/2/23

Raymond Chen

Didn't make you look.

Inside C++/WinRT: Coroutine completions: Avoiding reentrant completion

February 2, 2023 Feb 2, 2023 02/2/23

Raymond Chen

Resuming the coroutine directly, rather than consuming yet more stack.

The Old New Thing

February 2023 - Page 2 of 3 - The Old New Thing

Why are the Windows chassis hardware button hotkeys so strange?

Adventures in application compatibility: The case of the display control panel crash on exit

The case of the `RPC_E_DISCONNECTED` error thrown from `await_resume`

A more direct and mistake-free way of creating a process in a job object

How can I get the original target of a shortcut without applying any 32-bit adjustments?

The frustration of finding a suitable time to hold a meeting when the participants are evenly spaced around the globe

It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Reading the user’s saved passwords

Inside C++/WinRT: Coroutine completions: Cancellation propagation

Hyperlinking to Hutchison Whampoa Limited is still forbidden

Inside C++/WinRT: Coroutine completions: Avoiding reentrant completion