The Old New Thing

Commonly-supported Windows shortcuts for pasting without formatting

September 6, 2022 Sep 6, 2022 09/6/22

Raymond Chen

Variations on a paste theme.

What is the CreateExplorerShellUnelevatedTask scheduled task?

May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 05/24/22

Raymond Chen

To keep Explorer running unelevated.

A brief summary of the various versions of the Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL)

May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 05/10/22

Raymond Chen

Things come, and rarely go.

Notes on BitLocker and the TPM and the pre-boot password or PIN

April 12, 2022 Apr 12, 2022 04/12/22

Raymond Chen

How to get BitLocker and the TPM to play friendly.

How do I un-ignore an Outlook email thread, and how does it work?

March 22, 2022 Mar 22, 2022 03/22/22

Raymond Chen

A peek under the covers.

How does Windows decide what instructions to provide for unlocking the PC?

March 1, 2022 Mar 1, 2022 03/1/22

Raymond Chen

It sniffs around at your hardware capabilities.

I deleted a file from Explorer, but it came back when I refreshed, and I get Access Denied if I try to delete it again

January 25, 2022 Jan 25, 2022 01/25/22

Raymond Chen

The file is circling the drain, but it's not gone yet.