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		ranger_danger on June 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ExectOS – brand new operating system which derives... I thought the app itself had to support losing the display and safely/sanely recovering from that?

Arainach on June 20, 2024 [–]

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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