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Actual technical content on github, which is linked from the article, but perhaps should be the main link? https://github.com/zeffy/kb4012218-19 https://github
by mauvehaus 10y ago
Actual technical content on github, which is linked from the article, but perhaps should be the main link?
https://github.com/zeffy/kb4012218-19 https://github.com/zeffy/kb4012218-19
The article does at least do some digging vis-a-vis the history of Zeffy's work and how it came to reach the state that it's in currently, so some credit is due to computerworld.
- AlexandrB 10y agoIt'll be interesting to see what happens next and whether Microsoft will put effort into closing this loophole. If so I think it reinforces the idea that this hardware check is an attempt to force upgrades to Windows 10, not just a "we're choosing not to support this platform" decision.
- blibble 10y agothey'll probably move the logic into the kernel and use patchguard to defend it
- AlexandrB 10y agoThinking more about it - it's pretty funny that such a patch would: * do nothing on machines running < Kaby Lake * not install on machines running >= Kaby lake with no modifications * only install and function on machines running >= Kaby Lake that have been hacked by the user to download future Microsoft patches