About this tag
Thread management on WindowsForum.com covers a range of topics related to handling discussion threads and software threads. Forum-related discussions include issues with unsubscribing from watched threads, restoring the post reply box, and disabling unread post separators. Software thread management topics involve debugging multi-threaded applications in Visual Studio, where users seek help with breakpoints and thread identification, as well as methods to force-close all threads of a process like Firefox. Additionally, the forum has introduced AI-driven thread management features, such as automatic Q&A detection and best answer selection, to improve organization and user experience.
  1. Mike

    Adding OpenAI Integrations to the Windows Forum

    We are thrilled to announce a significant upgrade to our forum's AI capabilities, designed to enhance your experience and streamline interactions. Our AI system has undergone substantial improvements, and we're excited to share these new features with you. Key Enhancements: Intelligent Q&A...
  2. Alex Sokolek

    Multi-Threading, Visual Studio, and Breakpoints.

    This is a repost, now that ChatGPT is working again... Hi. I need some clarification and/or help with a multi-threaded application being debugged with Visual Studio. I notice that when I hit a breakpoint in a thread, it stops, and I can examine the status and values, but when I step to the...
  3. Alex Sokolek

    Multi-threading, Visual Studio, and Breakpoints

    Hi. I need some clarification and/or help with a multi-threaded application being debugged with Visual Studio. I notice that when I hit a breakpoint in a thread, it stops, and I can examine the status and values, but when I step to the next instruction, the debugger goes back to the original...
  4. E

    Windows 7 Close all threads of a process...

    Does anyone here know of a program or method by which to automatically force-close all threads of a running process when a "quit" or "close" action is utilized? Example: At various times, the Firefox process will continue to run in the background after the browser window has closed. I am...
  5. davehc

    Issues with Unsubscribing from Watched Threads: Need Help

    I see no one else posting on the subject, so it may be a problem only I have. But, for curiosity. I have a problem with stopping watching a thread. If I have previously been watching, for whatever reason - posting, observing....,I may decide to unsubscribe. problem is, if I peek in again at the...
  6. Mike

    November 2013 Website Changes and Updates

    Greetings! A new list of internal changes is now available for November 2013. Most of these changes are "under the hood" internal upgrades. PHP updated to 5.4.21 Core: Fixed bug #65322 (compile time errors won't trigger auto loading). CLI server: Fixed bug #65633 (built-in server treat some...
  7. Jimbo22

    Request to Restore Original Post Reply Box for Improved User Experience

    Since the new changes have been implemented the post reply box is now gone from the thread. So now in order to reply to a post, you click on reply which takes you to a new screen where you can reply, as if it's the advanced reply box but does not have the original post to look at. Where the...
  8. davehc

    How to Disable Unread Posts Separator in Forum "What's New" Feature?

    Sometimes, when I first come on the forums, when I select "Whats New", I find a division in the shown posts, with a separator saying "the threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts. " Is there any way, in the profile settings, that I can prevent...
  9. Jimbo22

    windows update news/update feed

    Is there a way to turn off the windows update news and the update feed thread topics. I for one don't like the fact when I open the new post thread topic and I'm inundated with all these threads. It makes me just want to turn around and leave. Which I suspect that's what happening with new...
  10. D

    Need a bit of help. Regarding this site.!!

    I know you can turn off the subscriptions to a thread. I have... See, I want to be able to subscribe to a thread on my own, not automatically that's why I cut it off. But I still get emails saying "reply from blank thread" I do not want those either. Can someone tell me how?
  11. E

    Windows Vista Vista Services USB Problem

    I created a service that transfers data to/from the USB The service runs smoothly on Win XP and if i run it as an app in Vista is works OK, but ran as a service in Vista the Reads and Writes to the USB fail with ERROR_IO_PENDING. My app seems to be frozen because the threads are waiting on the...