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Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools
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Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools

by Mark Russinovich, Aaron Margosis
October 2016
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
21h 41m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 3. Process Explorer

Processes are the heart of any Microsoft Windows system. Knowing what processes are running at any given time can help you understand how your CPU and other resources are being used, and it can assist you in diagnosing problems and identifying malware. As you’ll see, there’s a reason why Process Explorer is the most popular download from Sysinternals.

To help provide Windows users with insight into process activity on their systems, Windows has always included Task Manager, an easy-to-use application for viewing the processes (applications and services) that are running on your system. To avoid overwhelming users, Task Manager provides limited details. It allows users to see a high-level, flat list of processes, services ...

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