Not yet. You have to restart every time you update drivers. Maybe I'm thinking too far ahead, but I'm envisioning a computer which you don't have to turn off to swap components. Sure - you may enter some kind of standby mode, or a protected mode, but that's about it.Originally Posted by DavidM
Drivers should be able to load in and out without requiring a restart, the registry should be reloadable and more modular. There's a long way to go before we even get an upgrade friendly OS.
But things have improved - I remember having to restart the computer even just changing the odd network setting.