The Old New Thing

What are the possible Status values for Win32_ComputerSystem?

August 18, 2020 Aug 18, 2020 08/18/20

Raymond Chen

There's really only one possible status.

How can I view my devices based on how they are connected to each other?

May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

Raymond Chen

You can view by connection.

When you start getting in-page errors on your hard drive, it’s time to go shopping for a new hard drive, redux

May 12, 2020 May 12, 2020 05/12/20

Raymond Chen

The click-click-click of impending doom.

When you set Windows 10 to allow only Windows Store apps, it allows them to be installed by anyone, not just the Store app

April 28, 2020 Apr 28, 2020 04/28/20

Raymond Chen

It's about the source of the program, not the delivery mechanism.

Virtual desktops are a window management feature, not a performance feature

April 21, 2020 Apr 21, 2020 04/21/20

Raymond Chen

Everything runs the same as it did before.

If one program blocks shutdown, then all programs block shutdown

April 14, 2020 Apr 14, 2020 04/14/20

Raymond Chen

We're all in this together, as far as the Blocked Shutdown Resolver is concerned.

I set the same ACL with the GUI and with icacls, yet the results are different

November 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019 11/18/19

Raymond Chen

Sometimes your tools lie to you.

How can I copy or move a group of files into a new folder from Explorer?

November 12, 2019 Nov 12, 2019 11/12/19

Raymond Chen

Putting together things you already have.