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Not trying to clickbait but is this the end for kernel-level anti-cheat? (www.notebookcheck.net)

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Microsoft has officially announced its intent to move security measures out of the kernel, following the Crowdstrike disaster a few short months ago. The removal of kernel access for security solutions would likely revolutionise running Windows games on the Steam Deck and other Linux systems.

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[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 81 points 10 months ago

Could very well be possible. Apple did the same thing with macOS Catalina in 2019. Since then, there are no kernel extensions, meaning no third-party code running at kernel level. This greatly improves the security of macOS, and other desktop operating systems should do the same.

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

They have a hardcore micro kernel though, windows and Linux are a long way off from that Valhalla, gnu Mach notwithstanding.

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