> the Windows OS itself, but that doesn't mean they aren't there. The OS is closed source, so it's really anyone's guess. Windows is closed source but many tho

> the Windows OS itself, but that doesn't mean they aren't there. The OS is closed source, so it's really anyone's guess. Windows is closed source but many thousands of people have actually read the code. This includes numerous governments (including the Russian government), US organizations, large companies, universities, and even amateurs (Microsoft MVPs). If you want to read it, email source@microsoft.com or see Shared Source Initiative https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/ You will need a good reason. I don't think "I want to look for backdoors" will work. They might point out that plenty of other people have already done that ;-)