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Windows Resource Protection
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<p>Windows Resource Protection is a feature first introduced in <a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a> and <a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2008/hrcPjTCH">Windows Server 2008</a>. It is available in all subsequent <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows operating systems</a>, and replaces <a href="/facts/Windows_File_Protection/uxQtffPh">Windows File Protection</a>. Windows Resource Protection prevents the replacement of critical system files, <a href="/facts/Windows_Registry/cH9RlHTp">registry</a> keys and folders. Protecting these resources prevents system crashes. The way it protects <a href="/facts/Resource_(Windows)/n8sNHBol">resources</a> differs entirely from the method used by Windows File Protection. </p>