Question: Can X1's Windows 8 catch viruses...

[walsufnir]

Icy-Zone said:

walsufnir said:
It can catch viruses but not typical windows-viruses. But like every other OS of course it can.

Other OS are not as popular as Windows, though. Meaning that more bugs are developed for Windows OS. Is the version of Windows 8 on the X1 different from the version PCs are installed with? This seems like the only possible way the X1 can avoid getting a ton of bugs..

 

Yes, it is different. This has been discussed several times. The 360 also had a customized windows kernel and what happened? Nothing.