What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous I O operations in Windows device drivers?

[ProfRon]

I remember messing with drivers last week. You know how sync I/O works? It blocks everything until the job finishes. Like waiting for paint to dry before touching the wall. No moving on till it's done. Async flips that script. You kick off the task and wander off. It pings you later when ready. Keeps things flowing without stalls. I love async for speed. You avoid those hangs that sync loves to throw. Drivers handle disks or networks this way. Pick sync if you need ironclad order. Go async when you crave zippy responses. I switched once and felt the rush. You should try tweaking yours too.

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