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ntoskrnl.exe
Windows NT Operating System
Kernel
, aka
kernel image
.
ntoskrnl.exe
creates the
System
and the
System Idle Process
.
ntoskrnl.exe is not linked against
ntdll.dll
, but rather against
BOOTVID.DLL
hal.dll
kdcom.dll
ntoskrnl.exe can be divided into two layers:
Windows executive (the upper layer)
kernel (the lower layer)
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