Here we go again! Two weeks of pure “file systemness”. Stay tuned and don’t miss the next one.

This is really useful when you want additional memory for whatever reason during an user-mode debug session. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi…

Microsoft has opened registration for Plugfest 2025. forms.office.com/r/KNicFHrgn…

OK, this sounds really cool. Actual hardware devices can be deployed to a given guest OS in a Hyper-V partition. This would be great when debugging drivers that access physical PCIe resources from within a VM. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi…

Did you think it’d be easy?

What about creating some Windows drivers from scratch? Registration open for next class (in Portuguese). English classes soon.

I'm reviewing all the "Windows Internals" content for a new class next May 5th. I hope my medical insurance recovers any brain damage I may have. These are more than 1600 pages of pure "Windowsness". If you speak Portuguese and want to explore Windows from inside out, stay tuned.

It is possible to dynamically disable the kernel debugger from a Windows driver using this API, just in case your driver is too shy. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi…

I'm just shocked how Objective-C defines NSString object. Besides dealing with character arrays, it also have methods that deal with URLs, files and graphical contexts. This can be very comprehensive, but seems a mess for me by lacking isolation. developer.apple.com/document…

I was walking around the mall when something reminded me of my job. The bad thing about working with drivers is that most people will only notice your work when you fail.