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Signed kernel drivers – Unguarded gateway to Windows’ core

There are various types of kernel drivers; the first that come to mind are device drivers that provide a software interface to hardware devices like plug and play interfaces or filter drivers. These ...

Microsoft: Windows 11 Still Runs on 1990s Code

Microsoft says Win32 remains central to Windows decades later, showing how compatibility still shapes Windows 11 and ...

Windows 11 still runs on code from the 1990s, Microsoft admits

Microsoft's Win32 API dates back to Windows 95, and a senior exec says nobody expected it to still be essential in 2026.
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Microsoft says Windows 11 still relies on 1990s-era code

Microsoft has acknowledged that Windows 11 continues to run core code dating back to the 1990s, specifically the Win32 API introduced with Windows 95. Mark Russinovich, CTO of Microsoft Azure, ...