Re:Microsoft technical breakdown of CrowdStrike incident
by hilbert42 on Sunday July 28, 2024 @11:54PM
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There are ways around this that I've discussed elsewhere so I won't repeat them here.
However, think of it this way: Windows restarts, tries to load with new patch and crashes.
Question: why can't Windows be designed so that on crash it automatically restarts and loads the previous state sans patch?
Answer: Windows could be designed that way but it would require Microsoft to do many things it doesn't want to do. Some of which would require Microsoft to go back to the beginning and reengineer quarter-century or more old code from scratch, that means redesigning API and the underlying architecture from first principles.
Why doesn't Microsoft want to do this? It's obvious so I won't bother to spell it out.
Nevertheless, when the dust fully settles and someone outlines these alternative designs in great detail then it'll be obvious to everyone what a fragile stack of cards Windows has been constructed on.
However, think of it this way: Windows restarts, tries to load with new patch and crashes.
Question: why can't Windows be designed so that on crash it automatically restarts and loads the previous state sans patch?
Answer: Windows could be designed that way but it would require Microsoft to do many things it doesn't want to do. Some of which would require Microsoft to go back to the beginning and reengineer quarter-century or more old code from scratch, that means redesigning API and the underlying architecture from first principles.
Why doesn't Microsoft want to do this? It's obvious so I won't bother to spell it out.
Nevertheless, when the dust fully settles and someone outlines these alternative designs in great detail then it'll be obvious to everyone what a fragile stack of cards Windows has been constructed on.