The Old New Thing

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.

My Excel spreadsheet doesn’t scroll even though I can use the arrows to move around

January 4, 2022 Jan 4, 2022 01/4/22

Raymond Chen

Freeze, and put your hands up!

You thought Windows drivers from 2006 were old, wait’ll you see the Intel drivers from 1968!

December 21, 2021 Dec 21, 2021 12/21/21

Raymond Chen

It's the same driver date hack, just even more extreme.

The happy hand: A puzzle about odd names in Azure DevOps

October 12, 2021 Oct 12, 2021 10/12/21

Raymond Chen

Who's renaming everything into something cute?

The CertUtil program will decode Windows error codes, and in a variety of formats

September 21, 2021 Sep 21, 2021 09/21/21

Raymond Chen

Even more versatile than NET HELPMSG.

What are the consequences of increasing the per-process GDI handle limit?

August 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 08/31/21

Raymond Chen

Striking a balance.

Is it expected that custom default pinned taskbar items via LayoutModification.xml keep coming back each time the user logs on?

August 17, 2021 Aug 17, 2021 08/17/21

Raymond Chen

Yes, so you need to plan accordingly.

Why does Task Manager tell me that I have a Startup program named Program?

February 23, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 02/23/21

Raymond Chen

It's a program that didn't register itself properly.