Windows operating system comes with both Kernel and User modes, but not everyone knows the difference between both. In fact, most users have no idea these modes exist, but yet they’ve used them before ...

Kernel Mode Linux (KML) is a technology that enables the execution of user processes in kernel mode. I described the basic concept and the implementation techniques of KML on IA-32 architecture in my ...

This post explains how to create a live kernel memory dump file using Task Manager. Microsoft has introduced a new troubleshooting feature in the Windows operating system to help administrators ...

The July tech outage that knocked out businesses worldwide renews scrutiny over why some companies have access to the very heart of a computer and, therefore, the ability to suddenly crash it. Access ...

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.

__ 1991: __Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old university student from Finland, writes a post to a user group asking for feedback on a little project he's working on. He's built a simple kernel for a ...

Windows 10 security: 'So good, it can block zero-days without being patched' Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches ...