The Old New Thing

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.

The program “G” is preventing you from shutting down

October 30, 2019 Oct 30, 2019 10/30/19

Raymond Chen

Minding your character set.

What’s the difference between the hotkeys F6 and Alt+F6?

October 22, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 10/22/19

Raymond Chen

Switching between things, but different things.

Why doesn’t the Programs and Features control panel show Last Used On information?

July 30, 2019 Jul 30, 2019 07/30/19

Raymond Chen

The system doesn't try to figure it out any more, because it was always a guess, and often a really bad one.

How can I log users off after a period of inactivity, rather than merely locking the workstation? Is there a “logoff” screen saver?

July 23, 2019 Jul 23, 2019 07/23/19

Raymond Chen

Putting together some building blocks.

Why does Windows list my SSD system drive as removable?

June 26, 2019 Jun 26, 2019 06/26/19

Raymond Chen

Because the driver said it was removable.

What is WofCompressedData? Does WOF mean that Windows is a dog?

June 18, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 06/18/19

Raymond Chen

It stands for Windows Overlay Filter, but that name doesn't really tell you much.

What order do the items in the “New” menu appear? It looks kind of random.

June 11, 2019 Jun 11, 2019 06/11/19

Raymond Chen

It's alphabetical order, but not in the obvious way.