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Re:Don't kill my app by g-b-r on Thursday November 23, 2023 @03:37AM (#38390717)
Windows has ALWAYS asked the user which processes to kill under memory stress, except in the most extreme of conditions (when it crashed).

Android and iPhones thought they'd look cooler if they didn't, resulting in a decade of endless frustration for many users.

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Re:Don't kill my app by kqr on Thursday November 23, 2023 @04:22AM (#38390971)
Note that I was talking about writing processes to swap, not killing them!
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Re:Don't kill my app by g-b-r on Thursday November 23, 2023 @07:54AM (#38392237)
Yes indeed, I'm pretty sure that explorer.exe can or could get swapped out. I don't think that can result in a bdod though
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