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  1. How Windows Clipboard Design Ensures Smooth Performance with Asynchronous Operations

    In a recent discussion, Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen shed light on the intricacies of the Windows clipboard, emphasizing its design for optimal performance. Chen, known for his deep dives into Windows architecture, explained that the clipboard's asynchronous operation is a deliberate choice...
  2. Windows 11's Missing Clock Saga: How User Feedback Restored a Crucial Feature

    Three years. That’s how long the world’s most powerful software company took to fix a digital watch—something we, as a species, perfected somewhere around the time of Napoleon. Yet, in the curious odyssey of Windows 11, the story of the vanishing taskbar clock has emerged as a surprisingly...