[philistine]

Hopefully, Microsoft is going to follow in Apple's footsteps and close the access to the kernel for any and all programs. Yes, we will lose a lot, since Apple right now cannot cover all use cases of kernel access through new APIs, but we will gain so much in security and reliability.

I'm of the opinion that easy kernel access for all apps and games is ultimately not putting me in control of my computer.

[rstat1]

Access to kernel mode on Windows is already pretty restricted as it is. As far as I understand, you either have to run your whole machine in a special "Test Mode" or have a specific kind of (expensive) code signing certificate.

But beyond that, I don't see how "more restriction" == "more control for the user"

[ladyanita22]

Are you talking about driver signing?

[pjmlp]

They already kind of did, I only install PC games via the Windows store.