How can I identify performance cores in PowerShell and build an affinity mask?
I want to use PowerShell to assign a process to only the performance cores on a hybrid CPU. I can currently set affinity manually, for example with `$Process…
Windows API
How can I identify performance cores in PowerShell and build a processor-affinity mask?
I want to assign a process to selected performance cores on a hybrid CPU using PowerShell. I can set affinity manually—for example, cores 10 through 19 use the…
How can I build a Windows program that pastes text into the active field?
I want to create my own small utility, probably in C++ or Python, that I can launch from a macro and use to insert predefined text into whichever…
How can I build a program that pastes text into any Windows text field?
I know tools like AutoHotkey can trigger predefined text entry, but I'd like to build my own small utility, probably in C++ or Python. The idea is to…
How Does C++ Print to the Screen in Windows?
When using C++ to print text on the screen, I'm curious about what happens behind the scenes. I assume Microsoft's developers had to implement something to enable this…
When Should I Avoid Using Extra Branches in My Code?
I'm developing a small program that utilizes Windows API functions, and I want to handle any failures effectively. If a function fails, I need to log which function…