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Targeting XBox, Windows drivers in kernel mode, COM interop, structured exception handling, UWP sandboxing,
by pjmlp 5d ago
Targeting XBox, Windows drivers in kernel mode, COM interop, structured exception handling, UWP sandboxing,
- LtWorf 5d agoThanks, I wasn't aware. I'm surprised that COM is still a thing!
- pjmlp 5d agoCOM is the main delivery mechanism for Windows APIs since Windows Vista. After the Longhorn reboot all the .NET based APIs were remade in COM, while WinRT introduced in Windows 8, adds a new base interface, replaces type libraries with .NET metadata, and requires an application identity.