The Old New Thing

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.

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.