The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Feb 12, 2024
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How can I get the Windows Runtime HttpClient to display a basic authentication prompt?
You need to give it some help finding the right window.
Feb 9, 2024
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On the virtues of the trailing comma
A more uniform appearance comes with its own benefits beyond aesthetics.
Feb 8, 2024
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How do I suppress the error box that appears when a LoadLibrary fails?
They don't appear often, but they do appear occasionally.
Feb 7, 2024
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Why doesn’t my program get fancy drag/drop effects in high contrast mode with CLSID_DragDropHelper ?
You have to upgrade your manifest.
Feb 6, 2024
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On using milliseconds as a measure of network latency
There's a limit to how much technology can improve.
Feb 5, 2024
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How can I close a thread pool and cancel all work that had been queued to it?
You can put them in a group.
Feb 2, 2024
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The case of the invalid parameter error from MeasureOverride
Chasing it back to its origin.
Feb 1, 2024
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Using virtual memory placeholders to allocate contiguous address space for multiple purposes
Can you hold this for a second?
Jan 31, 2024
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How can I add an environment variable to a process launched via ShellExecuteEx or IContextMenu?
Hooking into the way the Windows shell launches processes.