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Windows Internals, Part 1, 7th Edition

System architecture, processes, threads, memory management, and more
by Pavel Yosifovich, Alex Ionescu, Mark E. Russinovich and David A. Solomon
The cover of Windows Internals, Part 1
4.44/5 on Goodreads
ISBN 9780735684188
Published in 2017
800 pages
Microsoft Press

Description

The definitive guide–fully updated for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016

Delve inside Windows architecture and internals, and see how core components work behind the scenes. Led by a team of internals experts, this classic guide has been fully updated for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.

This book will help you:

* Understand the Window system architecture and its most important entities, such as processes and threads * Examine how processes manage resources and threads scheduled for execution inside processes * Observe how Windows manages virtual and physical memory

  • Dig into the Windows I/O system and see how device drivers work and integrate with the rest of the system * Go inside the Windows security model to see how it manages access, auditing, and authorization, and learn about the new mechanisms in Windows 10 and Server 2016