Index: /trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/SUPR3HardenedMain.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/SUPR3HardenedMain.cpp	(revision 52964)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/SUPR3HardenedMain.cpp	(revision 52965)
@@ -1775,9 +1775,16 @@
     /*
      * The next steps are only taken if we actually need to access the support
-     * driver.  (Already done by early VM process init.)
+     * driver.  (Already done by early process init.)
      */
     if (!(fFlags & SUPSECMAIN_FLAGS_DONT_OPEN_DEV))
     {
 #ifdef RT_OS_WINDOWS
+        /*
+         * Windows: Must have done early process init if we get here.
+         */
+        if (!g_fSupEarlyProcessInit)
+            supR3HardenedFatalMsg("SUPR3HardenedMain", kSupInitOp_Integrity, VERR_WRONG_ORDER,
+                                  "Early process init was somehow skipped.");
+
         /*
          * Windows: The second respawn.  This time we make a special arrangement