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> This fundamental change is one reason why Windows 11 exists. they couldn't change the thread scheduler without a new major release? pull the other one
by blibble 5y ago
> This fundamental change is one reason why Windows 11 exists.
they couldn't change the thread scheduler without a new major release?
pull the other one
- lloydatkinson 5y agoYes, its a blatant lie for sure. Just like Windows has for a long supported the existence or not of certain CPU features. It's a very obvious ploy of latching on to some new CPU feature with "perfect timing" to force people on "older" hardware to upgrade. My Skylake i7 for example is "too old" for Windows 11. It's a complete joke.
- roblabla 5y agoFun fact: Windows 10 21H1 and 11 share the exact same kernel binary (ntoskrnl.exe). Which, of course, contains the scheduler. So, yeah, that's a lie if I've ever seen one.
- 10000truths 5y agoPerhaps it's already included in both kernels, and only used based on a runtime CPUID check?
- dragontamer 5y ago> they couldn't change the thread scheduler without a new major release? I'd argue that thread schedulers are a core component of any operating system. That being said: Windows8 had support for heterogenous processors (aka: ARM's big.LITTLE), so I'm not sure if a fundamental change was really needed here. Microsoft already put a lot of hard work for those Windows8 phones (which used the same kernel as Windows8 desktop).