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naib0930
on July 21, 2024
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CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Lo...
Back in 2006 the Microsoft agreed to allow kernel level access for Security companies due to an EU anti trust investigation. They were being sued by anti virus companies because they were blocking kernel access in the soon to be released Vista.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2006/10/7998/
sam_lowry_
on July 22, 2024
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Wow, that looks like a root cause
Reason077
on July 22, 2024
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Wow! First cookie pop-ups, now Blue Friday...?
syndeo
on July 22, 2024
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Sick and tired of EU meddling in tech. If third parties can muck around in the kernel, then there's nothing Microsoft can really do at that point. SMH
wooger
on July 23, 2024
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Can they simultaneously allow this, but recommend against it and deny support / sympathy if you do it to your OS?
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