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Windows is beginning to enforce quite strong kernel mode address space isolation and security. They've also started cracking down on drivers to the point of eff
by OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y ago
Windows is beginning to enforce quite strong kernel mode address space isolation and security. They've also started cracking down on drivers to the point of effectively banning all printer drivers (unless you disable a bunch of security settings with big warnings on them), instead pushing those printer companies to shift entirely to Microsoft's native IPP everywhere driver.
- metalcrow 1y agoFair, but what about software drivers? It's easy to make up some fake explanation for those to exist, since they don't need hardware backing.
- OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y agoYou may still be able to get them approved but with the new address space protections, you have to justify broad memory access to get a sign off on your driver. So you can't just say you want access to all user space memory, etc like you used to be able to.