The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jun 19, 2015
Why does the class name for Explorer change depending on whether you open it with /e?
Compatibility, of course.
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Jun 18, 2015
How come the technique for launching an unelevated process from an elevated process doesn’t work?
You've disabled the feature that makes unelevated processes possible.
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Jun 17, 2015
When you think you found a problem with a function, make sure you’re actually calling the function
Don't mock me.
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Jun 16, 2015
One way to make sure nobody reports problems with your Web site
I'll get right on that.
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Jun 15, 2015
How can I reposition my window so it isn’t covered by the touch keyboard?
Taking it a step further.
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Jun 12, 2015
How can I force a CreateFile call to hang, in order to test something?
Opportunistic locks again.
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Jun 11, 2015
Keep your eye on the code page: Is this string CP_ACP or UTF-8?
You don't know. Somebody has to tell you.
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Jun 10, 2015
Taking ownership of a file doesn’t give you access, yet
One more step.
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Jun 9, 2015
Bitter or acerbic? or does it make a difference?
What does that word mean?
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