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Why has the display control panel pointer truncation bug gone unfixed for long?
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This piece investigates why users often run outdated video drivers, identifying the role of computer manufacturers in certifying and maintaining driver updates. It explains that manufacturers often stop supporting specific hardware models after a few years, leaving users unable to update.
Last time, we speculated on how the buggy control panel extension truncated a value that it had right in front of it . When we sent our analysis to the vendor, they wrote back, “Can you check the driver version numbers on these crashes?”
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