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Windows x86-64 System Call Table (XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10/11 and Server)

j00ru.vexillium.org

2025-12-292025-06-18 by librarian

NtAcceptConnectPort NtAccessCheck NtAccessCheckAndAuditAlarm NtAccessCheckByType NtAccessCheckByTypeAndAuditAlarm NtAccessCheckByTypeResultList NtAccessCheckByTypeResultListAndAuditAlarm NtAccessCheckByTypeResultListAndAuditAlarmByHandle NtAcquireCMFViewOwnership NtAcquireCrossVmMutant NtAcquireProcessActivityReference NtAddAtom NtAddAtomEx NtAddBootEntry NtAddDriverEntry NtAdjustGroupsToken NtAdjustPrivilegesToken NtAdjustTokenClaimsAndDeviceGroups NtAlertMultipleThreadByThreadId NtAlertResumeThread NtAlertThread NtAlertThreadByThreadId NtAlertThreadByThreadIdEx NtAllocateLocallyUniqueId NtAllocateReserveObject NtAllocateUserPhysicalPages NtAllocateUserPhysicalPagesEx NtAllocateUuids NtAllocateVirtualMemory NtAllocateVirtualMemoryEx NtAlpcAcceptConnectPort NtAlpcCancelMessage NtAlpcConnectPort NtAlpcConnectPortEx NtAlpcCreatePort NtAlpcCreatePortSection NtAlpcCreateResourceReserve NtAlpcCreateSectionView NtAlpcCreateSecurityContext NtAlpcDeletePortSection … Read more

Windows 10 EOL

solhsa.com

2025-12-292025-06-17 by librarian

So Microsoft decided to produce tons of e-waste for no obvious reason. There’s a lot of capable hardware out there, and it would be of software company’s interest to support as much hardware as possible. Instead, they made some arbitrary … Read more

Windows 10 spies on your use of System Settings (2021)

michaelhorowitz.com

2025-12-292025-06-07 by librarian

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October 23, 2021 I am a big fan of Nir Sofer. He creates great utilities for Windows and his software is both free and portable. Recently, he released a new DNS logging program DNSLookupView. He already had a DNS logging … Read more

KDE for Windows 10 Exiles – Upgrade your software, not your computer

kde.org

2025-12-292025-06-03 by librarian

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What you can do Upgrade the smart way! Keep the machine you’ve got and switch to Linux and Plasma. Linux can give new life to your laptop. Combined with KDE’s Plasma desktop, you get all the advantages of the safety, … Read more

The Windows Registry Adventure #7: Attack surface analysis

googleprojectzero.blogspot.com

2025-12-292025-05-25 by librarian

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Posted by Mateusz Jurczyk, Google Project Zero In the first three blog posts of this series, I sought to outline what the Windows Registry actually is, its role, history, and where to find further information about it. In the subsequent three … Read more

Why did Windows 7 log on slower for months if you had a solid color background?

devblogs.microsoft.com

2025-12-292025-04-28 by librarian

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Personally, I use a solid color background. It was the default in Windows 95,¹ and I’ve stuck with that bluish-green background color ever since. It’s sort of like my comfort food. Imagine my surprise when someone pointed me to a … Read more

Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account

theverge.com

2025-12-292025-03-28 by librarian

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Microsoft insists you connect to the internet when installing Windows 11. Microsoft insists you connect to the internet when installing Windows 11. Umar Shakir is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via … Read more

Windows Is Free for Business (2008)

davegutteridge.com

2025-12-292025-03-03 by librarian

Business gets all of the benefit and none of the risk from pirated software Suppose you were hanging out at the Pentagon, having a coffee at the Ground Zero Cafe, talking with some five star general, and you casually ask … Read more

Windows NT for GameCube/Wii

github.com

2025-12-292025-03-01 by librarian

The following systems are supported: Nintendo GameCube Nintendo Wii Wii Mini requires SD card hardmod (for now) Nintendo Wii U (vWii only for now) The following systems are theoretically supported, although not tested due to the rarity of such hardware: … Read more

Windows 11 – There’s still nothing worth my time

dedoimedo.com

2025-12-292025-02-04 by librarian

Windows 11 – There’s still nothing worth my time Updated: January 15, 2025 Dedoimedo here, reporting for my periodic dose of masochism. Every few months, I power on my test laptop, which has Windows 11 installed on it (in a … Read more