▲ 322 ▼ Microsoft won't update your Windows 11 PC if it has these apps (www.xda-developers.com) submitted 2 years ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 168 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (5 children) Why? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] tal@lemmy.today 27 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I assume because said apps and drivers break if the OS is updated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's what I assumed but why would an is update break WO many things are they deprecating parts of the windows kernel? permalink fedilink source parent [+] j4k3@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] j4k3@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tal@lemmy.today 27 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I assume because said apps and drivers break if the OS is updated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's what I assumed but why would an is update break WO many things are they deprecating parts of the windows kernel? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago That's what I assumed but why would an is update break WO many things are they deprecating parts of the windows kernel? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] j4k3@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] j4k3@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] j4k3@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent