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Re:ExectOS – brand new operating system which derives from N... by ranger_danger on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @07:28PM (#40733457)
I thought the app itself had to support losing the display and safely/sanely recovering from that?
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Re:ExectOS – brand new operating system which derives from N... by Arainach on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @11:08PM (#40734480)
No. The driver model changed in Windows Vista. After that video driver crashes can't take down your system. As of Windows 8 DWM (the compositor) is always on so everyone gets those benefits too.
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