When trying to add a printer to your Windows computer, you may encounter an error that says Windows can’t install the kernel-mode print driver. This just means that ...

I think I recall seeing somewhere that file and print sharing in NT is handled in kernel mode, not user. If not, thanks and you can probably stop reading here. <P>If yes (and I'm assuming yes since ...

Following the massive Windows outage in July caused by a defective CrowdStrike update, Microsoft is working on a way to allow security products to ‘run in user mode just as apps do,’ Microsoft’s David ...

The latest Steam update finally offers CPU temperature tracking, but it requires Windows kernel access. Find out if it's safe.

Crates, cargo-wdk, and kernel hooks show progress, but hurdles remain Developers keen to write Windows drivers in Rust now have improved tools and samples, but progress is slow and obstacles to ...

Microsoft is looking to create a new platform inside the Windows OS that is tailored for antivirus monitoring. This platform would prevent security products from accessing the kernel, as Microsoft ...

Windows 11, the most-used consumer desktop operating system in the world, undoubtedly has its problems. Yet, despite those problems, it's the most refined version of the company's operating system, ...

The CrowdStrike incident that affected more than 8.5 million Windows PCs worldwide and forced users to face the “Blue Screen of Death,” made Microsoft sit down and revisit the resilience of its ...

In particular, memory areas used as input and/or output are isolated from the rest of the kernel and surrounded by guard pages. Without arch hooks, this common base provides weak isolation. On ...

In 2022, EA announced it is working on an in-house-developed anti-cheat system to implement on its published titles. Only the FIFA (or now EA Sports FC) franchise had been using EA AntiCheat until now ...