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Taking steps that drive resiliency and security for Windows customers

by artkulak on 9/15/24, 10:02 PM with 7 comments

• by DLA on 9/17/24, 1:35 AM

  Maybe provide a button in Windows to flip the OS … make WSL the base OS and cram Windows into a (sandboxed) subsystem; a Linux Subsystem for Windows (LSW).

  Kidding aside, robcohen makes a great point about the infinite backwards compatibility … if MSFT were to sunset more product versions more quickly it could accelerate upgrade cycles. But then again “new code considered harmful” applies.

  What could help is a much more modular OS that installs a very slim base set of functionality and lets users choose additional capabilities to install or not. This would (perhaps) cut vuln and misconfig surface area if it were implemented in a real way.

• by 486sx33 on 9/16/24, 7:34 PM

  We’re going to safely and securely suck up all your data and habits with co pilot - trust us!

• by Maven911 on 9/16/24, 2:53 PM

  what do y'all think of this given the recent activities

• by hulitu on 9/17/24, 8:15 AM

  > Taking steps that drive resiliency and security for Windows customers

  Like, cough, fixing bugs, cough. /s