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The Future of Gaming on Windows and Linux: Microsoft's Plan to Eliminate Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat

In a recent blog post about the Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft revealed its commitment to providing more security capabilities to solution providers outside of Kernel mode. This move has significant implications for the future of gaming on both Windows and Linux platforms.

The catalyst for this change was the massive outage caused by a faulty update from the security company Crowdstrike. When Crowdstrike's Falcon software, which runs in Kernel mode, shipped a problematic update, it brought the global economy to a standstill for nearly eight hours. This incident has prompted Microsoft to rethink its approach to security in the Windows ecosystem.

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