Get in-depth guidance—and inside insights—for using the Windows Sysinternals tools available from Microsoft TechNet. Guided by Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Windows expert Aaron Margosis, you’ll drill into the features and functions of dozens of free file, disk, process, security, and Windows management tools. And you’ll learn how to apply the book’s best practices to help resolve your own technical issues the way the experts do. 
 Diagnose. Troubleshoot. Optimize. 
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<li>Analyze CPU spikes, memory leaks, and other system problems</li> <li>Get a comprehensive view of file, disk, registry, process/thread, and network activity</li> <li>Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with Active Directory</li> <li>Easily scan, disable, and remove autostart applications and components</li> <li>Monitor application debug output</li> <li>Generate trigger-based memory dumps for application troubleshooting</li> <li>Audit and analyze file digital signatures, permissions, and other security information</li> <li>Execute Sysinternals management tools on one or more remote computers</li> <li>Master Process Explorer, Process Monitor, and Autoruns</li> </ul>

Windows Sysinternals Administrator's Reference

Computers & Technology

Russinovich, Mark E.

Margosis, Aaron

Computer Science

Microsoft Press

Optimize Windows system reliability and performance with Sysinternals IT pros and power users consider the free Windows Sysinternals tools indispensable for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and deeply understanding the Windows platform. In this extensively updated guide, Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Windows expert Aaron Margosis help you use these powerful tools to optimize any Windows system’s reliability, efficiency, performance, and security. The authors first explain Sysinternals’ capabilities and help you get started fast. Next, they offer in-depth coverage of each major tool, from Process Explorer and Process Monitor to Sysinternals’ security and file utilities. Then, building on this knowledge, they show the tools being used to solve real-world cases involving error messages, hangs, sluggishness, malware infections, and much more. Windows Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis show you how to: <ul>
<li>Use Process Explorer to display detailed process and system information</li> <li>Use Process Monitor to capture low-level system events, and quickly filter the output to narrow down root causes</li> <li>List, categorize, and manage software that starts when you start or sign in to your computer, or when you run Microsoft Office or Internet Explorer</li> <li>Verify digital signatures of files, of running programs, and of the modules loaded in those programs</li> <li>Use Autoruns, Process Explorer, Sigcheck, and Process Monitor features that can identify and clean malware infestations</li> <li>Inspect permissions on files, keys, services, shares, and other objects</li> <li>Use Sysmon to monitor security-relevant events across your network</li> <li>Generate memory dumps when a process meets specified criteria</li> <li>Execute processes remotely, and close files that were opened remotely</li> <li>Manage Active Directory objects and trace LDAP API calls</li> <li>Capture detailed data about processors, memory, and clocks</li> <li>Troubleshoot unbootable devices, file-in-use errors, unexplained communication, and many other problems</li> <li>Understand Windows core concepts that aren’t well-documented elsewhere</li> </ul>

Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools (IT Best Practices - Microsoft Press)

Russinovich, Mark

Networking & Cloud Computing

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