May 23, 2025
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How can I detect if one of my helper processes is launching child processes?
You can ask a job object to keep track for you.
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May 22, 2025
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How can I create a window the size of the screen without it being treated as a fullscreen window?
You can declare that you aren't rude.
May 21, 2025
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Silly parlor tricks: Promoting a 32-bit value to a 64-bit value when you don’t care about garbage in the upper bits
Inline assembly that doesn't do anything.
May 20, 2025
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Why does Windows report my processor speed twice, with slightly different values?
One is calculated. The other is self-promotion.
May 19, 2025
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Secret passages on Microsoft main campus, episode 3
Another covered passage between buildings.
May 16, 2025
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What’s with the weird wReserved value at the start of the DECIMAL structure?
It's where the discriminant goes when the DECIMAL is put "inside" a VARIANT.
May 15, 2025
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How do I force RunOnce commands to run in a specific order?
Run them in the desired order yourself.
May 14, 2025
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If I mark my thread pool callback as long-running, does it still count toward the thread pool thread limit?
Yes, because it's still in the thread pool.
May 13, 2025
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What is the developer set-up for developing Windows for multiple processor architectures?
You usually just pick one and count on your friends for the others.
May 12, 2025
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Dubious security vulnerability: A program does not run correctly if you run it the wrong way, redux
Trying to make the system run the program automatically.