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The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Mar 27, 2026
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What if a dialog wants to intercept its own message loop?
You can steal them from your owner.
Mar 26, 2026
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Why doesn’t WM_ENTERIDLE work if the dialog box is a MessageBox?
Because it opted out.
Mar 25, 2026
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How can I change a dialog box’s message loop to do a MsgWaitForMultipleObjects instead of GetMessage?
The dialog box lets you change how it waits.
Mar 24, 2026
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Windows 95 defenses against installers that overwrite a file with an older version
A very primitive version of recovery.
Mar 23, 2026
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How can I make sure the anti-malware software doesn’t terminate my custom service?
You'll have to ask nicely.
Mar 20, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: arm64, also known as AArch64
Wrapping things up.
Mar 19, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: amd64, also known as x86-64
Reaching the modern day.
Mar 18, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: Alpha AXP
Double the size, double the fun.
Mar 17, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32 also known as i386, second try
Appeasing the invisible return address predictor.