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windows-driver-docs reviews and mentions

• Computer BSODs and goes into a boot loop after re-applying thermal paste
  1 project | /r/techsupport | 7 Jan 2023

  Assuming the dump file provided is representative, have you gone through the steps in the Resolution and Remarks sections on this page? The sub error from the bugcheck is:

• Please open-source ghub so I can make a software that's actually worth a shit.
  6 projects | /r/LogitechG | 5 Nov 2022
• Changing the primary display on Windows by code is easy... right?
  2 projects | dev.to | 29 Oct 2022

  Edit: Apparently there is a new API that simplifies this process (docs)

• Using brightness keys, brightness increments are at 10. possible to change to 5?
  1 project | /r/Surface | 9 Oct 2022

  I opened on issue on https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs/issues/3289

• Why does my PC keeps restarting after I wake it up from sleep mode?
  1 project | /r/WindowsHelp | 26 Jun 2022

  This is pretty technical, but it can help point you at what's causing this issue. https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs/blob/staging/windows-driver-docs-pr/debugger/bug-check-0xa0--internal-power-error.md

• Changing the primary display using the Win32 API
  4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Jun 2022

  I thought ChangeDisplaySettingsEx and EnumDisplaySettings was superseded by SetDisplayConfig and QueryDisplayConfig, respectively? https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs/blob/st... calls ChangeDisplaySettingsEx "legacy API".

  From my experience, changing topology using SetDisplayConfig() is straightforward.

• Just saw this — OpenZFS on Windows brand new release 8 days ago. Anyone check it out yet?
  2 projects | /r/zfs | 12 Apr 2022
• Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads
  2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Aug 2021

  The biggest thing with digital signatures is that getting one trusted by Windows means entertaining a racket enabled by Microsoft.

  There are two types of code signing certificates: regular, and EV. With regular certificates, all you get is effectively a way to carry your antivirus-based reputation with you as you continue to sign new binaries with it. At first sight, Windows will still throw up smartscreen warnings about it being potentially dangerous, until it's seen the certificate enough to trust it for new binaries.

  With EV certificates, everything is smooth sailing - only if actual malware is reported does your certificate get slammed by antivirus reputation, otherwise you can sign anything and it'll instantly bypass all AV software and Windows smartscreen prompts.

  The issue with getting either of these is that absolute cheapest one you can get is $59 a year for 3 years via a reseller[0] of Sectigo certificates, and that is only for regular code signing. If you want an EV certificate, it's going to be $219 a year for 3 years at the minimum via the same reseller (do not try to go through the regular channels or you'll likely be paying 2x-3x more[1]).

  Thankfully Microsoft is aware of these concerns[2,3] and there is a potential solution coming up called Azure Code Signing[4] however no new public information has been released since that video went up.

  0: https://codesigncert.com/brand (this is just the cheapest site I've found - I am not affiliated with them beyond being a customer)

  1: https://sectigo.com/ssl-certificates-tls/code-signing

  2: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs/issues/...

  3: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs/issues/...

  4: https://youtu.be/Wi-4WdpKm5E?t=530

• WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR Help?
  1 project | /r/techsupport | 6 Jan 2021

  Okay, apparently this error is very new, here someone's asking about it. Unfortunately it doesn't give any additional information.

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