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Updated ntuser documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created and added new behavior per #307 and #308#310

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Updated docs to clear document how to go about determining which ntuser.dat files should be included, and when to create a ntuser_item

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@vanderpol vanderpol added this to the 5.12.3 milestone May 8, 2026
@vanderpol vanderpol requested review from A-Biggs and solind May 8, 2026 15:55
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@vanderpol vanderpol changed the base branch from master to 5.12.3_develop May 8, 2026 18:21
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I'm not quite sure about these documentation changes. In particular, those that infer something about the existence of ntuser_objects based on state entities.

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@solind I know we had a lot of open items from your initial review, but I think that I've resolved them all now. Please let me know if I've missed anything.

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@vanderpol vanderpol changed the title Resolved #307 Resolved #308 - Updated documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created Updated ntuser documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created and created new behavior per #307 and #308 May 14, 2026
@vanderpol vanderpol changed the title Updated ntuser documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created and created new behavior per #307 and #308 Updated ntuser documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created per #307 May 14, 2026
@vanderpol vanderpol changed the title Updated ntuser documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created per #307 Updated ntuser documentation based on implementation docs and clarified when an item should be created and added new behavior per #307 and #308 May 14, 2026
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Update Windows ntuser documentation based on to ensure consistent results across OVAL interpreter implementations

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