The Old New Thing

Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.

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Apr 22, 2024
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Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 4

Raymond Chen

What if the UI thread isn't there to save you?

Apr 19, 2024
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Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 3

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Abandoning the background work if we know that it is pointless.

Apr 18, 2024
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Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 2

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First attempt to try to fix the race condition.

Apr 17, 2024
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Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 1

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Where each notification depends on some state information.

Apr 16, 2024
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In search of the Ballmer Peak, and other results from SIGBOVIK 2024

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Continuing studies in silliness.

Apr 16, 2024
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Dubious security vulnerability: Program allows its output to be exfiltrated

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Once the output is generated, the program can't control where it goes.

Apr 15, 2024
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What were the tax consequences of letting Windows 95 team members keep a piece of software as long as they tested it?

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It basically falls under the <I>de minimis</I> rule.

Apr 12, 2024
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The case of the string being copied from a mysterious pointer to invalid memory

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Using AppVerifier to deduce the heap allocation history.

Apr 11, 2024
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Why do STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ, STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE, and STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE have the same values?

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Don't they mean different things?

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