Commenter Demeli asks, "Why does Winlogon take down the entire system when you attach a debugger to it? (drwtsn32 -p <pid of Winlogon>)" This question already has a mistaken in it. Running drwtsn32 on a process isn't attaching a debugger to it. …
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Why does killing Winlogon take down the entire system?
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/10/13/8969404.aspxHow do I suppress the CapsLock warning on password edit controls?
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/10/10/8969403.aspxOne of the features added to version 6 of the shell common controls is a warning balloon that appears if CapsLock is on in a password control. Let's demonstrate. Take the scratch program, add a manifest that requests version 6 of the common controls (perhaps by using a Visual C++ extension), and …
How can I increase the number of files I can open at a time?
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/10/09/8969402.aspxPeople who ask this question invariably under-specify the question. They just say, "How can I increase the number of files I can open at a time?" without saying how they're opening them. From the operating system's point of view, the number of files you can open at a time is limited only by available resources. …
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