Windows Internals Book

Windows Internals 7th edition (Part 1) covers the architecture and core internals of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. This book helps you:

• Understand the Windows system architecture and its general components
• Explore internal data structures using tools like the kernel debugger
• Understand how Windows uses processes for management and isolation
• Understand and view thread scheduling and how CPU resources are managed
• Dig into the Windows security model including recent advances in security mitigations
• Understand how Windows manages virtual and physical memory
• Understand how the I/O system manages physical devices and device drivers

The 7th edition was written by Pavel Yosifovich, Alex Ionescu, Mark Russinovich and David Solomon. New material has been added since the 6th edition (which covered Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2). Since the 7th edition’s part 2 is not yet available, the Windows Internals 6th edition (written by Mark Russinovich, David Solomon and Alex Ionescu) is an invaluable resource on missing topics from the first part of the 7th edition. These include system mechanisms, management mechanisms, networking, file systems, cache management and troubleshooting system crashes.

Table of contents of the 7th edition, part 1:

• Chapter 1: Concepts and Tools
• Chapter 2: System Architecture
• Chapter 3: Processes and Jobs
• Chapter 4: Threads
• Chapter 5: Memory Management
• Chapter 6: I/O System
• Chapter 7: Security

The book is available for purchase on the Microsoft Press site (7th edition Part 1; 6th Edition Part 1; 6th Edition Part 2).

History of the Book

This is the seventh edition of a book that was originally called Inside Windows NT (Microsoft Press, 1992), written by Helen Custer (prior to the initial release of Microsoft Windows NT 3.1). Inside Windows NT was the first book ever published about Windows NT and provided key insights into the architecture and design of the system. Inside Windows NT, Second Edition (Microsoft Press, 1998) was written by David Solomon. It updated the original book to cover Windows NT 4.0 and had a greatly increased level of technical depth. Inside Windows 2000, Third Edition (Microsoft Press, 2000) was authored by David Solomon and Mark Russinovich. It added many new topics, such as startup and shutdown, service internals, registry internals, file-system drivers, and networking. It also covered kernel changes in Windows 2000, such as the Windows Driver Model (WDM), Plug and Play, power management, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), encryption, the job object, and Terminal Services. Windows Internals, Fourth Edition was the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 update and added more content focused on helping IT professionals make use of their knowledge of Windows internals, such as using key tools from Windows Sysinternals and analyzing crash dumps.

Windows Internals, Fifth Edition was the update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It saw Mark Russinovich move on to a full-time job at Microsoft (where he is now the Azure CTO) and the addition of a new co-author, Alex Ionescu. New content included the image loader, user-mode debugging facility, Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), and Hyper-V. The next release, Windows Internals, Sixth Edition, was fully updated to address the many kernel changes in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, with many new hands-on experiments to reflect changes in the tools as well.

Seventh Edition Changes

Since this series’ last update, Windows has gone through several releases, coming up to Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Windows 10 itself, being the current going-forward name for Windows, has had several releases since its initial Release-to-Manufacturing, or RTM, each labeled with a 4-digit version number indicating year and month of release, such as Windows 10, version 1703 that was completed in March 2017. The above implies that Windows has gone through at least 6 versions since Windows 7. Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft began a process of OS convergence, which is beneficial from a development perspective as well as for the Windows engineering team itself. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 had converged kernels, with modern app convergence arriving in Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. The convergence story was complete with Windows 10, which runs on desktops/laptops, servers, XBOX One, phones (Windows Mobile 10), HoloLens, and various Internet of Things (IoT) devices. With this grand unification completed, the time was right for a new edition of the series, which could now finally catch up with almost half a decade of changes, in what will now be a more stabilized kernel architecture going forward. As such, this latest book covers aspects of Windows from Windows 8 to Windows 10, version 1703. Additionally, this edition welcomes Pavel Yosifovich as its new co-author.

Windows Internals. Второй том в продаже!

Рады сообщить, что в нашем издательстве вышла вторая часть 6-го издания легендарной книги Windows Internals посвященной внутреннему устройству и алгоритмам работы основных компонентов операционной системы Microsoft Windows. Напомним, что впервые Windows Internals была разбита авторами на два тома. Первый том выходил в прошлом году, мы писали о нем здесь.

Шестое издание книги Windows Internals охватывает внутреннее ядро компонентов Windows 7 и Windows Server 2008 R2.
Эта книга поможет вам:

• Понять, как работает ядро системы и механизмы управления начиная от диспетчера объектов до реестра.
• Узнать больше о системе внутренней структуры данных, используя такие инструменты, как отладчик ядра.
• Изучить изнутри модель безопасности Windows, чтобы увидеть, как она разрешает доступ к данным.
• Понять, как происходит управление физической и виртуальной памятью в Windows.
• Изучить сетевой стек Windows начиная с верхов до самых низов, включая API протоколов драйверов и драйверов сетевых адаптеров.
• Понять проблемы доступа к файловой системе и проблемы при загрузке системы.
• Узнать, как анализировать сбои.

Первая часть книги начинается с двух глав, в которых вводятся ключевые концепции, рассказывается об используемых в книге инструментах, описываются общая архитектура и компоненты системы. Следующие две главы посвящены основополагающим системным механизмам и механизмам управления. Завершается первая часть рассмотрением трех ключевых компонентов операционной системы: во-первых, это процессы, программные потоки и задания, во-вторых, безопасность, и в-третьих, работа в сети.

Остальные ключевые подсистемы, к которым относятся механизмы ввода-вывода, долговременного хранения и управления памятью, а также диспетчер кэша и файловые системы, рассматриваются во второй части. Завершает вторую часть описание процессов запуска и остановки операционной системы, а также средств анализа аварийного дампа.

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Windows Internals, Part 2, 7th Edition

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• Published 7/28/2021
• 7th Edition

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Drill down into Windows architecture and internals, discover how core Windows components work behind the scenes, and master information you can continually apply to improve architecture, development, system administration, and support.
Led by four renowned Windows internals experts, this classic guide is now fully updated for Windows 10. As always, it combines unparalleled insider perspectives on how Windows behaves “under the hood” with hands-on experiments that let you experience these hidden behaviors firsthand.
Part 2 examines these and other key Windows components and capabilities:

• Startup and shutdown
• The Windows Registry
• Windows management mechanisms
• WMI
• System mechanisms
• ALPC
• ETW
• Cache Manager
• Windows file systems
• The hypervisor and virtualization
• UWP Activation

Revised throughout, this edition also contains three entirely new chapters:

• Virtualization technologies
• Management diagnostics and tracing
• Caching and file system support

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Windows Phone Internals

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About Windows Phone Internals

Windows Phone Internals 2.8 is a boot unlocker for Lumia phones. After unlocking the bootloader, you can enable Root Access on the phone or create and flash Custom ROM’s. I created a short introduction video to show the features of the tool. This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system/platform without restrictions. Windows Phone Internals is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.

Is Windows Phone Internals safe to download?

We tested the file WPinternals_2.8.zip with 26 antivirus programs and it turned out 100% clean. It’s good practice to test any downloads from the Internet with trustworthy antivirus software.

Does Windows Phone Internals work on my version of Windows?

Older versions of Windows often have trouble running modern software and thus Windows Phone Internals may run into errors if you’re running something like Windows XP. Conversely, much older software that hasn’t been updated in years may run into errors while running on newer operating systems like Windows 10. You can always try running older programs in compatibility mode.

Officially supported operating systems include Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

What versions of Windows Phone Internals are available?

The current version of Windows Phone Internals is 2.8 and is the latest version since we last checked. This is the full offline installer setup file for PC. This site has hosted other versions of it in the past such as 2.7, 2.6, 2.5, 2.4 and 2.3. At the moment, only the latest version is available.

Windows Internals, Part 1: System architecture, processes, threads, memory management, and more, 7th Edition

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• Published 5/5/2017
• 7th Edition

• 800 pages

• Book 978-0-7356-8418-8
• eBook 978-0-13-398648-8

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.

Whether you are a developer or an IT professional, you’ll get critical, insider perspectives on how Windows operates. And through hands-on experiments, you’ll experience its internal behavior firsthand–knowledge you can apply to improve application design, debugging, system performance, and support.

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

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Concepts and tools
• Chapter 2: System architecture
• Chapter 3: Processes and jobs
• Chapter 4: Threads
• Chapter 5: Memory management
• Chapter 6: I/O system
• Chapter 7: Security

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• Delve inside Windows architecture and internals
• See how core components work behind the scenes
• Experience internal behavior firsthand

Errata

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