Nov 1, 2022
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What is a “Select Administrator”? Is that some special elite kind of administrator?
It's two different messages that combine in an interesting way.
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Oct 18, 2022
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Why is there a passwords.txt file on my system that’s filled with somebody else’s passwords?
It's part of an open-source password strength package.
Sep 6, 2022
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Commonly-supported Windows shortcuts for pasting without formatting
Variations on a paste theme.
May 31, 2022
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The activeCodePage manifest element can be used for more than just setting UTF-8 as the active code page
AppLocale grows up.
May 24, 2022
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What is the CreateExplorerShellUnelevatedTask scheduled task?
To keep Explorer running unelevated.
May 10, 2022
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A brief summary of the various versions of the Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL)
Things come, and rarely go.
May 3, 2022
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What are these SIDs of the form S-1-15-3-xxx?
They are app capability SIDs.
May 2, 2022
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What are these SIDs of the form S-1-15-2-xxx?
They are app container SIDs.
Apr 12, 2022
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Notes on BitLocker and the TPM and the pre-boot password or PIN
How to get BitLocker and the TPM to play friendly.
Mar 22, 2022
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How do I un-ignore an Outlook email thread, and how does it work?
A peek under the covers.