Windows Internals - Part 1

Complete guidance - complete with every detail of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2! The Bible for Administrators! The book explores the key components and architecture of the Windows operating system, shows what is happening behind the scenes. The authors are internationally recognized experts. The classic manual has been updated with new features from Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The details of the collected topics now fill in two volumes. The new release, as usual, provides insider insight into critical details of how the operating system works. There is no other textbook that describes Windows in similar detail. With his exercises, the professional can gain first-hand experience of the mysteries of design, debugging, performance, and technical support. Recommended for developers and operators alike. By learning how Windows works internally, operators can understand and easily troubleshoot operating system errors, identify the root causes of problems, and fix them; and developers can write more efficient, faster code, find bugs more easily, and better understand the causes of operating anomalies when debugging. The book helps you learn and understand the details of the Windows architecture and internal operation: ♦ how the kernel and management mechanisms work - from object management through synchronization, the Wow64 subsystem, and the Hyper-V platform to the registry; ♦ structure of input and output, storage and file management subsystems; ♦ the processes that take place during system startup and shutdown, knowing which boot errors can be easily remedied; ♦ the activities of the data structures, as well as the processes, threads and work units, during the examination of which we can map the internal operation of the programs and determine the causes of program downtime and interruptions; ♦ memory management (memory areas, addressing, and page management), which enables the Reader to understand the operation of physical and virtual memory and to make the operating system more efficient and to write applications that make optimal use of memory; ♦ log and allow data access within the Windows security model; ♦ all layers of the Windows network architecture - including APIs, BranchCache, protocol drivers, and network device adapters; ♦ practical application of kernel debugging, performance monitoring, and other excellent tools, such as blue screen bug analysis.