… Trust: We are raising the bar for trusted partners and trusted drivers, including stronger partner verification, expanded automated analysis and updated Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirements. …
… It’s a Linux kernel running as a peer inside an operating system that predates USB flash drives. Hailey noted on Mastodon that WSL9X does not require hardware virtualization, so it can run on what many would call ancient hardware. …
… For context, Microsoft introduced the identity verification process for the Windows Hardware Program as an extra layer of security against bad actors because it grants developers privileged access to sign and distribute kernel-level drivers. …
… Games with anti-cheat that require kernel access, such as Call of Duty and Valorant, do not work. …
… On Tuesday, Valorant players began to report that an update to Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat software was preventing DMA firmwares — specially made pieces of hacking hardware that connect to your PC and bypass kernel-level anti-cheat solutions — from working properly. …
… 17-23 Microsoft is about to kill my favorite Edge feature — and Copilot is to blame Xbox Game Pass wins big with 2 Game of the Year nominees at The Game Awards 2025 — and 2 of the best RPGs, too, thanks to Obsidian Xbox President Sarah Bond discusses the future — "Hardware is absolutely core to eve… …
… August 7 Bungie Is Losing Its Independence — Destiny Studio to Become More Deeply Integrated Into PlayStation Battlefield 6 Beta has now beaten Call of Duty's all-time player count on Steam, closing in on 500K UPDATE Xbox Series X Players Get 120 FPS Ninja Gaiden 4—Game Pass Delivers Again PlayStat… …
… One of Microsoft's biggest hardware partners joins its "bold strategy, Cotton" moment over upgrading to Windows 11, suggesting everyone just buys a Copilot+ PC Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI was so dramatic that it's apparently becoming a movie — Will we finally get the full story? …