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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 ~~XP Professional x64 Edition~~Vista\|Windows XPVista]] 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

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