An operational state of software that has the highest priority. Also called the "kernel mode," "supervisor mode" or "supervisor state," it is the state in which the operating system runs, because it ...

perfmon says that 'Kernel Current URIs Cached = 2 (average) and that 'Output Cache Current Items' = 3000-4000 (average) I think that this means that almost all of the objects are in the User Mode ...

Following the massive Windows outage in July caused by a defective CrowdStrike update, Microsoft is working on a way to allow security products to ‘run in user mode just as apps do,’ Microsoft’s David ...

Join NVIDIA's Sean Pelletier--Senior Product Manager, Game Ready Drivers--for a deep dive look at GeForce Game Ready Drivers and how they work, including a look at GeForce graphics driver featuring ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. With the threat from kernel-mode rootkits on the rise, ...

In context: Nothing can ruin a multiplayer game faster than rampant cheating, so it's no surprise that developers go to great lengths to devise ways to mitigate it. One controversial method is to ...

Kernel mode anticheat software is something of a divisive topic. Many players believe it negatively impacts their games' performance and could potentially compromise their system's security; but many ...