In domain\user syntax, you can often use the period as an abbreviation for “this computer” March 5, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 03/5/24 Raymond Chen A bit of a typing saver, particularly with complex machine names.
Mitigating attacks based on knowing the length of a Windows Hello PIN February 27, 2024 Feb 27, 2024 02/27/24 Raymond Chen Balancing convenience against security, and how you can tune the knobs toward more security.
After I accidentally denied access to everyone, how do I get access back? January 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2024 01/9/24 Raymond Chen Congratulations, you locked your keys in the car.
What happens if I define one environment variable in terms of the value of another environment variable? December 12, 2023 Dec 12, 2023 12/12/23 Raymond Chen Only certain types of dependencies are supported.
“Stop sharing this folder” is not the same as “Never share this folder” November 7, 2023 Nov 7, 2023 11/7/23 Raymond Chen It stops sharing the folder, but that doesn't prevent you from starting it again.
How does Explorer calculate the “Date” of a file? September 21, 2023 Sep 21, 2023 09/21/23 Raymond Chen Mapping the generic concept to specific file types.
When documentation cautions that something may not happen, that suggests that it normally does happen September 5, 2023 Sep 5, 2023 09/5/23 Raymond Chen Reading between the lines.
SIDs are really just another a fancy way of creating unique IDs in a decentralized way June 13, 2023 Jun 13, 2023 06/13/23 Raymond Chen Keeping them from colliding with each other.
How can I make WiFi passwords per-user rather than per-system? June 6, 2023 Jun 6, 2023 06/6/23 Raymond Chen A little-known system configuration setting.
How do I change the directory Windows uses for user profiles? revisited May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 05/30/23 Raymond Chen You can still do it, but it's not really supported.