A portable way to get GC events in process and no admin privilege with 10 lines of code (and ability to dynamically enable/disable events)

I’ve been talking about doing managed heap performance analysis with ETW events for ages because ETW is just such a powerful tool. It has a well defined format so many components, from kernel modes to user mode ones, all emit ETW events which means you can have tools that just know how to parse the… Continue reading A portable way to get GC events in process and no admin privilege with 10 lines of code (and ability to dynamically enable/disable events)

April 8th : New Preview Alpha Skip Ahead 1910 Update (1910.190404-1920)

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PST today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Ring will begin receiving the latest 1910 Xbox One system update (19H1_RELEASE_XBOX_DEV_19H2HOLD_1910\18362.7033.190404-1920). This build has the same features and fixes as 1904 however we need valuable core recovery coverage and feedback as we skip ahead.   DETAILS: OS version released: 19H1_RELEASE_XBOX_DEV_19H2HOLD_1910\18362.7033.190404-1920 Available: 2:00PM PST 4/8/19 Mandatory Date/Time: 3:00 AM PST 4/9/19   Fixes:   Audio We have resolved the issue that some users were experiencing no audio with the dashboard. My Games and Apps We have resolved the issue with various titles not launching consistently…. Continue reading April 8th : New Preview Alpha Skip Ahead 1910 Update (1910.190404-1920)

Releasing the May 2019 Update to the Release Preview ring

Hello Windows Insiders, Last week, we announced how we are improving the Windows 10 update experience with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update in a blog post from Mike Fortin. As part of that blog post, Mike outlined how we plan to deploy the May 2019 Update to customers. Right now, the May 2019 Update […]

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Calling all Xbox Insiders – Squads are coming to Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone, help us test them!

Hello, Xbox Insiders! Thanks again for all your help and feedback before Crackdown 3 released. We are calling on you once more to help us test the much-requested Squads feature for Wrecking Zone! That’s right, you can now officially team up with your friends to face off against other Agents and show off your skills! This playtest will be open to all Xbox Insiders regardless of whether you participated in the previous Technical Test. Keep reading for playtest details and how to participate. There will be one playtest, on Thursday April 11th, 2019 from 11:00am – 12:30pm PST / 7:00pm… Continue reading Calling all Xbox Insiders – Squads are coming to Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone, help us test them!