Mar 30, 2026 Post comments count4 Post likes count3 A question about the maximimum number of values in a registry key raises questions about the question Raymond Chen Why is this even a question?
Mar 26, 2026 Post comments count3 Post likes count3 Why doesn’t WM_ENTERIDLE work if the dialog box is a MessageBox? Raymond Chen Because it opted out.
Mar 25, 2026 Post comments count2 Post likes count4 How can I change a dialog box’s message loop to do a MsgWaitForMultipleObjects instead of GetMessage? Raymond Chen The dialog box lets you change how it waits.
Mar 23, 2026 Post comments count14 Post likes count4 How can I make sure the anti-malware software doesn’t terminate my custom service? Raymond Chen You'll have to ask nicely.
Mar 19, 2026 Post comments count8 Post likes count3 Windows stack limit checking retrospective: amd64, also known as x86-64 Raymond Chen Reaching the modern day.
Mar 18, 2026 Post comments count1 Post likes count1 Windows stack limit checking retrospective: Alpha AXP Raymond Chen Double the size, double the fun.
Mar 17, 2026 Post comments count2 Post likes count4 Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32 also known as i386, second try Raymond Chen Appeasing the invisible return address predictor.
Mar 16, 2026 Post comments count0 Post likes count3 Windows stack limit checking retrospective: PowerPC Raymond Chen Doing the math backwards.
Mar 13, 2026 Post comments count4 Post likes count3 Windows stack limit checking retrospective: MIPS Raymond Chen Optimizing out the unnecessary probes comes with its own complexity.
Mar 12, 2026 Post comments count9 Post likes count3 Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32, also known as i386 Raymond Chen One of the weirdest calling conventions you'll see.