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—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—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—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—including APIs, protocol drivers, and network adapter drivers
Troubleshoot file-system access problems and system boot problems
Learn how to analyze crashes
