Jul 2, 2026
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The case of the thread executing from an unloaded third-party DLL
Oops, I didn't realize that I was still doing that.
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Jun 29, 2026
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The evolution of window and class extra bytes in Windows
The intended usage is encoded in the prefix.
Jun 26, 2026
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The case of the DLL that was not present in memory despite not being formally unloaded, part 2
Tying two bugs together.
Jun 25, 2026
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The case of the DLL that was not present in memory despite not being formally unloaded, part 1
Figuring out how it went missing.
Jun 24, 2026
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Cancellation of Windows Runtime activities is asynchronous
You're asking for it to cancel, but it doesn't wait for confirmation.
Jun 19, 2026
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What does it mean when the bottom bit of my HMODULE is set?
A special kind of HMODULE.
Jun 12, 2026
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How can I schedule work on a thread pool with low latency?
The thread pool is designed for throughput, not latency.
Jun 11, 2026
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Understanding the rationale behind a rule when trying to circumvent it
I mean, technically I didn't do it.
Jun 10, 2026
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What’s the opposite of ClipCursor that lets me exclude the cursor from a region?
There is no such feature, but you can just exclude it virtually.
Jun 8, 2026
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Rotation revisited: Shuffling more than three blocks, and other small notes
Generalizing the shuffle to arbitrary numbers of blocks.