Certifications have done a lot, but Windows now supports things like automatically restarting the graphics driver after it crashes instead of bringing down the

Certifications have done a lot, but Windows now supports things like automatically restarting the graphics driver after it crashes instead of bringing down the system. I don't have inside information but from the outside, the HAL on Windows has evolved from freezing on a misbehaving USB device to just prompting you when you have exceeded the max number of USB devices supported. Anyone who remembers trying to dock a laptop back in the Windows 98 days remembers it being a dice roll if you would freeze the laptop or not.