The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jan 19, 2018
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A helper template function to wait for a Win32 condition variable in a loop
Another case of the spurious wake-up.
Jan 18, 2018
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Stuff my father-in-law says: On taking the train
A five-minute tour.
Jan 18, 2018
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A helper template function to wait for WaitOnAddress in a loop
Because this is what you always have to do.
Jan 17, 2018
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Why does HRESULT begin with H when it’s not a handle to anything?
Well, it used to be a handle.
Jan 16, 2018
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As far as the French government is concerned, I am the expert on Windows XP
At least it's my name on the paperwork.
Jan 15, 2018
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How do I know that Resource Monitor isnt just retaining a handle to the terminated process?
Let's try it again, with feeling.
Jan 12, 2018
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Why don’t context menus respect the UI state for keyboard accelerators?
Well, technically, they're a separate window.
Jan 11, 2018
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What does it mean when the documentation says that you must specify the app in the system’s metadata before you can retrieve SmbiosInformation properties?
It's talking to a specific "you" that's not you.
Jan 10, 2018
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Why is there a semicircular bar at the base of the ORCA card reader?
Another mystery.