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Line 2: [[Image:Kernel Layout.svg\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Kernel (operating system)\|kernel]] connects the application software to the hardware of a computer.]] '''Kernel Patch Protection''' ('''KPP'''), informally known as '''PatchGuard''', is a feature of 64-bit ([[x86-64\|x64]]) editions of [[Microsoft Windows]] that prevents patching the [[Kernel (operating system)\|kernel]]. It was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of [[~~Windows Vista\|~~Windows Vista]] and [[Windows Server 2003]] Service Pack 1.<ref name="KPP FAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/kernel/64bitpatch_FAQ.mspx \|title=Kernel Patch Protection: Frequently Asked Questions Line 348: ==External links== {{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070217053224/http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/archive/2006/08/12/PatchGuard-and-Symantecs-Complaints-About-Windows-Vista.aspx The Truth About PatchGuard: Why Symantec Keeps Complaining]}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061124094344/http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistasecurity/archive/2006/08/11/695993.aspx An Introduction to Kernel Patch Protection] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205155710/http://www.microsoft.com/security/windowsvista/allchin.mspx Microsoft executive clarifies recent market confusion about Windows Vista Security]