Mar 22, 2016
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How can I find out how much disk space the WinSxS folder is really occupying?
Untangling the links.
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Mar 15, 2016
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Why doesn’t this registry hack for disabling autorun work?
Because it never claimed to.
Feb 23, 2016
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Why does the date disappear from my taskbar, sometimes?
Because there's no room for it.
Feb 16, 2016
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If I select multiple files of different types, why does the Open verb disappear?
It won't always work.
Dec 8, 2015
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How do I register a command on the desktop background context menu? (And how do I remove one I don’t like?)
Places to go, and places to look.
Oct 30, 2015
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Why does the timestamp of a file increase by up to 2 seconds when I put it in a ZIP archive, then extract it?
The MS-DOS time format again.
Oct 14, 2015
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The MoveSecurityAttributes policy affects only how Explorer recalculates ACLs when a file is moved; everybody else is on their own
GUI policies tend not to apply to command line tools.
Oct 13, 2015
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Why do Saturation and Luminance go all the way to 240, but Hue goes only to 239? And why 239 anyway?
Mapping a floating point number to a byte.
Sep 29, 2015
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The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed, what does this mean?
The secret password every machine has.
Sep 15, 2015
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A process inherits its environment from its parent, and the consequences of this simple statement
The chain of custody.