Windows Internals, Part 1: System architecture, processes, threads, memory management, and more, Seventh Edition

Introduction

Windows Internals, Seventh Edition is intended for advanced computer professionals (developers, security researchers, and system administrators) who want to understand how the core components of the Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 operating systems work internally. With this knowledge, developers can better comprehend the rationale behind design choices when building applications specific to the Windows platform. Such knowledge can also help developers debug complex problems. System administrators can benefit from this information as well, because understanding how the operating system works “under the hood” facilitates an understanding of the performance behavior of the system and makes troubleshooting system problems ...