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 โ 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 โ along with hands-on experiments to experience Windows internal behavior firsthand. Delve inside Windows architecture and internals:
* Understand how the core system and management mechanisms work โ 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 and CPU placement algorithms
* Go inside the Windows security model to see how it authorizes access to data
* Understand how Windows manages physical and virtual memory
* Tour the Windows networking stack from top to bottom โ including APIs, protocol drivers, and network adapter drivers
* Troubleshoot file-system access problems and system boot problems
* Learn how to analyze crashes