Prior to Microsoft changing things with Vista, drivers were free to rummage about and break systems. Blue screens were a common thing back then because drivers

Prior to Microsoft changing things with Vista, drivers were free to rummage about and break systems. Blue screens were a common thing back then because drivers weren't careful. It's why Vista had such a bad rap for breaking systems; It exposed the driver authors who didn't care about safety. Also, why does every kernel-safety measure have to be seen as anti-user or DRM? You're free to disable it[0] if you wish, just like Apple's SIP. It's there to keep users who don't know anything safe. Would you like it if an innocent looking piece of software was able to hide itself from the user (read: you) and the OS?[1] Preventing such attacks doesn't sound anti-user to me. [0]: https://windowsloop.com/disable-enable-device-guard-windows-10/ https://windowsloop.com/disable-enable-device-guard-windows-... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...