Why am I getting an access violation trying to access a method on my C++/WinRT object? Raymond Chen October 30, 2020 Oct 30, 2020 10/30/20 The method vanishes.
Do any Windows Runtime projections cache nondefault Windows Runtime interfaces? Raymond Chen October 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 10/29/20 Possibly, but I know two that definitely don't.
Windows Runtime objects are represented by their default interface, so choose your default interface wisely Raymond Chen October 28, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 10/28/20 The choice is usually obvious, but on occasion, the non-obvious choice may be better.
The BurgerMaster segment may have been legendary, but some legends aren’t true Raymond Chen October 27, 2020 Oct 27, 2020 10/27/20 Just give them a call.
I told the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler not to generate AVX instructions, but it did it anyway! Raymond Chen October 26, 2020 Oct 26, 2020 10/26/20 Well, you explicitly generate them.
How can I tell whether a file is on an SSD? Raymond Chen October 23, 2020 Oct 23, 2020 10/23/20 Putting the pieces together.
Taking a shortcut: You can query properties from a volume, and it will forward to the physical drive Raymond Chen October 22, 2020 Oct 22, 2020 10/22/20 Saving a little extra trip.
How do I get from a volume to the physical disk that holds it? Raymond Chen October 21, 2020 Oct 21, 2020 10/21/20 Another step down the hierarchy.
How do I get from a file path to the volume that holds it? Raymond Chen October 20, 2020 Oct 20, 2020 10/20/20 Walking down the topology, with a little backslash weirdness thrown in.
Mount points, volumes, and physical drives, oh my! Raymond Chen October 19, 2020 Oct 19, 2020 10/19/20 Navigating the storage topology.