Otter@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMicrosoft won't update your Windows 11 PC if it has these appswww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down123
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft won't update your Windows 11 PC if it has these appswww.xda-developers.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-28 months agoI assume because said apps and drivers break if the OS is updated.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoThat’s what I assumed but why would an is update break WO many things are they deprecating parts of the windows kernel?
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minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-28 months ago That kind of attack is not possible with a signed kernel module/driver. How is using a compromised userspace library not possible with a signed kernel module? That aside, if the events would unfold similarly, the software requiring to be signed would be, in fact, signed. An awfully stupid comment TBF. As if you desperately tried to defend MS. EDIT: Sorry, that was just my irritation.
Why?
I assume because said apps and drivers break if the OS is updated.
That’s what I assumed but why would an is update break WO many things are they deprecating parts of the windows kernel?
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How is using a compromised userspace library not possible with a signed kernel module?
That aside, if the events would unfold similarly, the software requiring to be signed would be, in fact, signed.
An awfully stupid comment TBF. As if you desperately tried to defend MS. EDIT: Sorry, that was just my irritation.
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