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Hotpatching on Windows

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Nov 19, 2021
Introduction A core priority of the Windows Kernel team is to keep the operating system, applications, and users secure. Like many operating systems, Windows has a large codebase, a driver ecosyste...
Updated Nov 19, 2021
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Nov 22, 2021

When the OS is finally rebooted, then the standard patch to the on-disk binary is applied, and the hotpatch is no longer used  (till then next hotpatch is needed for that binary)