Microsoft Windows Internals, Fifth Edition 1232pages software manual

Windows Internals, Fifth Edition Get the architectural perspectives and inside details you need to understand how Windows operates
See how the core components of the Windows operating system work behind the scenes - guided by a team of internationally renowned internals experts. Fully updated for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, this classic guide delivers key architectural insights on system design, debugging, performance, and support - along with hands-on experiments to experience Windows internal behavior firsthand.
Delve inside the Windows kernel with noted internals experts Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, in collaboration with Alex Ionescu and the Microsoft Windows product development team.
This classic guide - fully updated for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, including 64-bit extensions - describes the architecture & internals of the Windows operating system. You'll find hands-on experiments you can use to experience Windows internal behavior first hand, along with advanced troubleshooting information to help you keep your systems running smoothly & efficiently. Whether you're a developer or a system administrator, you'll find critical architectural insights that you can quickly apply for better design, debugging, performance, and support.
Delve inside Windows architecture & internals:
- Understand how the core system & management mechanisms work - from the object manager to services to the registry;
- Explore internal system data structures using tools like the kernel debugger; - Grasp the scheduler's priority & CPU placements algorithms;
- Go inside the Windows security model to see how it authorizes access to data; - Understand how Windows manages physical & virtual memory;
- & more.