The Old New Thing

In the file copy conflict dialog, what happened to the option to copy the new file with a numeric suffix?

June 4, 2019 Jun 4, 2019 06/4/19

Raymond Chen

It's still there, but you have to dig a little deeper for it.

Why does Explorer’s New menu take so long to appear the first time I open it?

May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 05/28/19

Raymond Chen

It's trying to figure out what new things it can do.

When I select multiple files in the File Open dialog, why does the last item come first?

April 9, 2019 Apr 9, 2019 04/9/19

Raymond Chen

Because it's the focus.

Asking for clear written documentation that “Require trusted path for credential entry” is no longer recommended

March 12, 2019 Mar 12, 2019 03/12/19

Raymond Chen

It was never recommended in the first place.

How to draw a nifty text box in your email message

February 26, 2019 Feb 26, 2019 02/26/19

Raymond Chen

This one weird trick.

How do I save the results of a file search in Explorer? Not the query itself, but the results

December 25, 2018 Dec 25, 2018 12/25/18

Raymond Chen

Copy them to the clipboard.

How come Explorer reports higher disk space used on my volume than my third party disk space tool?

December 18, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 12/18/18

Raymond Chen

It's probably in a place your tool can't see.

Why doesn’t my lock screen image change after I replace the image file?

December 11, 2018 Dec 11, 2018 12/11/18

Raymond Chen

It got captured when it was set.

After reporting a non-responsive program to Windows Error Reporting, why does the process spawn a suspended child process?

October 18, 2018 Oct 18, 2018 10/18/18

Raymond Chen

That's just a ghost, a shadow of the original.

Why does Windows ask me to pick a program with which to open a file, even when I already specified which program I want to use to open the file?

October 16, 2018 Oct 16, 2018 10/16/18

Raymond Chen

It's just double-checking after the situation has changed.