Part 31 · Advanced Windows Internals

Chapter 60 · Hardware Abstraction Layer

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Chapter Overview

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  • Why HAL exists (isolating kernel from hardware differences)
  • What HAL abstracts (interrupt controllers, timers, DMA, buses)
  • HAL.dll's role at boot
  • Modern HAL consolidation in recent Windows versions