The Old New Thing

Is it expected that custom default pinned taskbar items via LayoutModification.xml keep coming back each time the user logs on?

Raymond Chen August 17, 2021 Aug 17, 2021 08/17/21

Yes, so you need to plan accordingly.

What are these dire multithreading consequences that the GetFullPathName documentation is trying to warn me about?

Raymond Chen August 16, 2021 Aug 16, 2021 08/16/21

The current directory is volatile, so plan accordingly.

Resolving the ambiguity when your C++ class inherits from multiple base classes that have the same method

Raymond Chen August 13, 2021 Aug 13, 2021 08/13/21

Steer the compiler toward the method you want.

How can I find the heap that a memory block originally came from, so I can free it properly?

Raymond Chen August 12, 2021 Aug 12, 2021 08/12/21

You'll have to keep track of it yourself.

How can I prevent my UWP app from showing up in the Start menu?

Raymond Chen August 11, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 08/11/21

Deny its app list entry.

Why did the old RAID database use a signed 16-bit integer for its record count? Why not unsigned, or a 32-bit integer?

Raymond Chen August 10, 2021 Aug 10, 2021 08/10/21

You have to understand decisions in context, and that includes knowing the problem it was trying to solve.

Why am I getting a weird error about promise_type when I try to write a coroutine?

Raymond Chen August 9, 2021 Aug 9, 2021 08/9/21

Digging into the coroutine infrastructure for the answer.

Using Windows Runtime interop methods from C++/WinRT: Some helper functions

Raymond Chen August 6, 2021 Aug 6, 2021 08/6/21

Getting the interface, and the capturing from it.

An example of using Windows Runtime interop methods from C++/WinRT: Request­Token­For­Window­Async

Raymond Chen August 5, 2021 Aug 5, 2021 08/5/21

Understanding how the C++/WinRT interop pieces fit together.

What is a static Windows Runtime class, how should I express it, and when should I use it?

Raymond Chen August 4, 2021 Aug 4, 2021 08/4/21

The underlying question is "Can you even make one?"