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I found out that Windows has a monolithic kernel : Winodws 7 to feature 25 MB Kernel

As per wikipedia: A monolithic kernel is an operating system architecture where the entire operating system is working in kernel space.

So how does Windows 7 Kernel has 25 MB size and still be monolithic ?

Apoorv Jain
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  • "MinWin does not have a graphical interface and will not be productized." - It is very reduced Windows. So it kernel could be small. – Tsyvarev Jan 22 '20 at 23:21
  • So you are saying that other things are just system programs in the user space ? – Apoorv Jain Jan 25 '20 at 08:10
  • I say nothing about user space programs. 25MB - is the size of the kernel only. – Tsyvarev Jan 25 '20 at 09:13
  • It's not a monolithic kernel: "The new microkernel will be used internally for all upcoming versions of Windows". Also, the article makes a weird comparison: 4GB "core" (memory footprint) vs 25 MB "size" (of the binary). – root Jan 26 '20 at 03:26

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