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		Zr40 on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Lo... Admin privileges aren't the same thing as a kernel-mode driver. Steam does require admin to be installed, but it does not install a kernel-mode driver.

fragmede on July 19, 2024 | [–]

are you sure about that? anti cheat stuff is pretty invasive these days

giantpotato on July 19, 2024 | [–]

per microsoft admin to kernel is not a security boundary

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