Mark Russinovich

Aaron Margosis

For nearly two decades, IT professionals have considered the free Sysinternals tools absolutely indispensable for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and deeply understanding the Windows platform. Today, with new tools and many enhancements throughout, Sysinternals is more valuable than ever. In Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools, Second Edition, Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Windows administration expert Aaron Margosis show how to use it to maximize the reliability, efficiency, performance, and security of all your Windows systems. Russinovich and Margosis begin by introducing Sysinternals' goals and capabilities, and offering practical guidance for getting started. Next, they offer in-depth coverage of each major Sysinternals tool and category of tools: Process Explorer, Autoruns, ProcMon, ProcDump, and PsTools -- including valuable new coverage of using ProcMon and ProcDump together Additional process and diagnostic utilities Security utilities Active Directory utilities Desktop utilities File utilities Disk utilities Network and communication utilities System information utilities, and more Then, building on this comprehensive reference information, they present an expanded and updated hands-on troubleshooting section, focused on your most challenging real-world problems -- including error messages, hangs, sluggish performance, and the potential presence of malware.

Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools

Mark E. Russinovich

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. Analyze CPU spikes, memory leaks, and other system problems Get a comprehensive view of file, disk, registry, process/thread, and network activity Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with Active Directory Easily scan, disable, and remove autostart applications and components Monitor application debug output Generate trigger-based memory dumps for application troubleshooting Audit and analyze file digital signatures, permissions, and other security information Execute Sysinternals management tools on one or more remote computers Master Process Explorer, Process Monitor, and Autoruns

Aaron Margosis

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