What is “Kernel Mode Hardware Enforced Stack Protection” in Windows 11? – Knowligent
What is “Kernel Mode Hardware Enforced Stack Protection” in Windows 11?

What is “Kernel Mode Hardware Enforced Stack Protection” in Windows 11?

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Fixed Windows Security Kernel Mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is disabled | Cannot enable it

Viruses have become more sophisticated, and so have the security features designed to combat them. Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is another advanced defense present in Windows 11.

The name may be a mouthful, but it accurately describes the function of the security feature in technical terms. But what does that mean in plain English? Is it even necessary? Let’s find out.

Before you can understand what hardware-enforced stack protection does, you have to understand what stack buffer overflow attacks are, because that's what it's trying to protect against. And before you can understand that, you have to have some idea of what the Stack even means.