What does the shield over a WiFi network mean? November 14, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 11/14/16 Raymond Chen It means that the network is not secure.
Why do my file creation, access, or modified time disappear if I set it to midnight on January 1, 1980? November 8, 2016 Nov 8, 2016 11/8/16 Raymond Chen Mind the epoch.
What are these ghost drivers named dump_diskdump.sys and other dump_*.sys that didn’t come from any file? September 13, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 09/13/16 Raymond Chen Send in the clones.
What is the NTDiskQuotaSidCache.ndx file for? August 30, 2016 Aug 30, 2016 08/30/16 Raymond Chen It's the SID cache for the disk quota control panel.
There are really only two effectively distinct settings for the UAC slider August 16, 2016 Aug 16, 2016 08/16/16 Raymond Chen Off and on.
What is a ZDP, and what’s so Z about it? August 9, 2016 Aug 9, 2016 08/9/16 Raymond Chen Zero Day Package, but not that kind of zero day.
Having trouble with Windows Hello face recognition? Try a Jedi mind trick! July 19, 2016 Jul 19, 2016 07/19/16 Raymond Chen This is the user you are looking for.
When I tell Windows to compress a file, the compression is far worse than I get if I ask WinZip to compress the file; why is that? July 18, 2016 Jul 18, 2016 07/18/16 Raymond Chen The different compressors have different goals.
How to recognize DNS zone scavenging availability timestamps from quite a long way away June 21, 2016 Jun 21, 2016 06/21/16 Raymond Chen A rather peculiar format.
I finally finished this awesome game called Photoshop, let me send you a video June 7, 2016 Jun 7, 2016 06/7/16 Raymond Chen Taking the Game DVR to the next level.