Reference MWAPI shows readers how to develop robust Windows applications using the innovative M Windowing Applications Interface (MWAPI). This book uses numerous tables, illustrations, sample programs, images and discussions to demonstrate how high quality graphical user interface applications are created using a technology that insulates the user from the intricacies and complexities of any particular Windows environment. It shows how applications created through the host-independent development environment can be ported to any Windows platform with no change in source code while maintaining the look and feel of event-processing methodology. It examines portability and compact code, some of the traits the MWAPI shares with the Java programming language.
Reference MWAPI includes valuable appendices designed for quick reference, and it is organized with the needs of a developer in mind. The material is structured to serve as a learning tool and resource for applications development. The integration of the MWAPI is divided into seven chapters that focus on particular components of the system. Exercises test the knowledge of the reader on selected highlights of each chapter.
Sample programs walk the user through "how to" demonstrations of Windows development
Presents specific instructions for characterizing objects with helpful notes
Appendices are designed for quick reference during development

The definitive practical guide to Microsoft Defender for Cloud covering new components and multi-cloud enhancements! Microsoft Defender for Cloud offers comprehensive tools for hardening resources, tracking security posture, protecting against attacks, and streamlining security management - all in one natively integrated toolset. Now, leading Microsoft security experts Yuri Diogenes and Tom Janetscheck help you apply its robust protection, detection, and response capabilities throughout your operations, protecting workloads running on all your cloud, hybrid, and on-premises platforms. This guide shows how to make the most of new components, enhancements, and deployment scenarios, as you address today's latest threat vectors. Sharing best practices, expert tips, and optimizations only available from Microsoft's Defender for Cloud team, the authors walk through improving everything from policies and governance to incident response and risk management. Whatever your role or experience, they'll help you address new security challenges far more effectively-and save hours, days, or even weeks. Two of Microsoft's leading cloud security experts show how to: Assess new threat landscapes, the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and the implications of ''assume-breach'' Explore Defender for Cloud architecture, use cases, and adoption considerations including multicloud with AWS and GCP Plan for effective governance, successful onboarding, and maximum value Fully visualize complex cloud estates and systematically reduce their attack surfaces Prioritize risks with Secure Score, and leverage at-scale tools to build secure cloud-native apps Establish consistent policy enforcement to avoid drift Use advanced analytics and machine learning to identify attacks based on signals from all cloud workloads Enhance security posture by integrating with the Microsoft Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Leverage just-in-time VM access and other enhanced security capabilities About This Book For architects, designers, implementers, SecOps professionals, developers, and security specialists working in Microsoft Azure environments For all IT professionals and decision-makers concerned with securing modern hybrid/multicloud environments, cloud-native apps, and PaaS services

Windows security concepts and technologies for IT beginners

IT security can be a complex topic, especially for those new to the field of IT. This full-color book, with a focus on the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) program, offers a clear and easy-to-understand approach to Windows security risks and attacks for newcomers to the world of IT. By paring down to just the essentials, beginners gain a solid foundation of security concepts upon which more advanced topics and technologies can be built.

This straightforward guide begins each chapter by laying out a list of topics to be discussed, followed by a concise discussion of the core networking skills you need to have to gain a strong handle on the subject matter. Chapters conclude with review questions and suggested labs so you can measure your level of understanding of the chapter's content.Serves as an ideal resource for gaining a solid understanding of fundamental security concepts and skillsOffers a straightforward and direct approach to security basics and covers anti-malware software products, firewalls, network topologies and devices, network ports, and moreReviews all the topics you need to know for taking the MTA 98-367 examProvides an overview of security components, looks at securing access with permissions, addresses audit policies and network auditing, and examines protecting clients and servers

If you're new to IT and interested in entering the IT workforce, then "Microsoft Windows Security Essentials" is essential reading.

The definitive guide to modern Windows internals: new coverage of virtualization, file systems, boot, security, and more. For advanced computing professionals, this is the definitive up-to-date guide to how Windows core components behave "under the hood." Using it, experienced developers can build more powerful and scalable software, administrators can debug complex system and performance problems, and security researchers can harden their systems. This Seventh Edition is fully updated through the May 2021 (21H1/2104) updates to Windows 10 and Windows Server (2022, 2019, and 2016). It adds extensive content on Hyper-V, plus fully rewritten chapters on the boot process, new storage technologies, and Windows system and management mechanisms. As always, it delivers unparalleled insight based on insider access to Microsoft source code, with hands-on experiments using the latest debugging tools to show you Windows' internal behaviors firsthand. With Windows 11 introducing new user interface design elements that build upon the same core technologies as Windows 10, readers will be well-prepared for this new chapter of computing. Leading Windows insiders help you: * Discover system mechanisms for serving device drivers and applications, including ALPC, Object Manager, synchronization, WNF, WoW64, and the processor execution model * Explore underlying hardware architecture, including trap processing, segmentation, and side channel vulnerabilities * Understand Windows virtualization, and how virtualization-based security (VBS) protects against OS vulnerabilities * Delve into key management and configuration mechanisms, including the Registry, Windows services, WMI, and Task Scheduling * Explore diagnostic services such as Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) and DTrace * Learn how the cache manager and file system drivers interact to provide reliable support for files, directories, and disks, including on Persistent Memory (NVDIMM) DAX devices. * Understand NTFS, ReFS, and other Windows file systems * Review Windows startup/shutdown operations, and OS components involved in boot flow * Analyze UEFI-based Secure Boot, Measured Boot, and Secure Launch About This Book * For experienced programmers, architects, software quality and performance specialists, administrators, security practitioners, and support professionals * Assumes you are a Windows power user

This book covers the most important topics in the area of pattern recognition, object recognition, computer vision, robot vision, medical computing, computational geometry, and bioinformatics systems. Students and researchers will find a comprehensive treatment of polygonal approximation and its real life applications. The book not only explains the theoretical aspects but also presents applications with detailed design parameters. The systematic development of the concept of polygonal approximation of digital curves and its scale-space analysis are useful and attractive to scholars in many fields.

If you work in an office, you probably don't lose much sleep worrying about whether your files are safe if your PC melts down. Company IT departments handle those things for business networks. But how about all those precious photos, address lists, the family genealogy, and everything else that lives on your home network? Windows Home Server can save the day if one of your personal PCs hiccups, and "Windows Home Server For Dummies" serves up all the stuff you need to know to put it to work.

Forget everything you've heard about previous versions of Windows Server; this all-new variation has been designed for people who don't wear white lab coats or pocket protectors. Woody Leonhard has tested it and it passed with flying colors. If you have a home or small business network, this book shows you how Windows Home Server helps youShare files among all the PCs in your homeAccess your files from anywhereMake regular backups automaticallyStore files securelyPlay music, TV shows, or movies on your XboxShare multimedia across your networkKeep your virus protection and system upgrades up to dateGet regular reports on the overall health of your network

"Windows Home Server For Dummies" provides sage advice on choosing a version of Windows Home Server, installing it, setting up users and passwords, using remote access, scheduling automatic scans and backups, and having fun with multimedia. Trust Woody-- you'll sleep better.

"Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator s Reference" gives you a complete overview of all the important day-to-day duties for which administrators are responsible. From a complete overview of upgrading and implementing to a detailed view of security in Windows 7, this book will keep you on track. Coverage includes: installing and deployment, managing the new Windows 7 environment, overview of the new desktop features, and technical help for troubleshooting and networking (to name a few).

Written by current systems administrators with a deep experience in Windows, security, and networked and enterprise environments, this book is like having your own on-site consultant in the trenches with you. Each chapter of "Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator s Reference" is designed to give you easy access to the answers you need most. Whether you are looking for quick troubleshooting information, a compilation of the new desktop environment, or even virtualization and mobility information, you ll find it quickly.
Covers Powershell V2, Bitlocker, and mobility issuesIncludes comprehensive details for configuration, deployment, and troubleshootingConsists of content written for system administrators by system administrators"

"Windows Vista Pocket Reference" is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility. This pocket reference offers four sections that will familiarize readers with Vista quickly: Getting Started gives a crash course in using Windows Vista, including the user interface, handling files, folders, drives and search, and working with hardware; Networking, the Internet and Wireless offers a tour of Internet Explorer 7, a wireless networking guide, and how to set up and maintain home networks; Multimedia shows how to use the Media Center, Windows Media Player, and how to handle graphics and photos, podcasts and MP3 players; and, Security, Mobility, and Troubleshooting visits the security features, shows how to tune up Vista, troubleshoot problems, and use Vista with mobile devices.

This is the story of Microsoft(R) and how it rose to become the first monopoly of the information Age. The text is assembled from Ted Lewis's columns published in "IEEE Computer" (1994-1998), "IEEE Internet Computing," and "Scientific American," "Microsoft Rising" is a tale of great, emotion, and techno-marketing hype in one of the fastest growing, mainline industries of the world. It is an eye witness account to the changing computer industry and the story of Silicon Valley and how it works, a revisionist history of computing, circa 1990-2000. "Microsoft Rising" is ultimately about Microsoft's domination of the computer industry.

This book reports the author's personal history through the early 1990's to the end of the decade. These stories often try to predict or explain the chaos of Silicon Valley. Lewis analyzes the industry and shows how high-technology industry is constantly changing in turmoil and upheaval. He also examines the art of software development and deals with innovation and the emergence of techno-society. The book does not promise any answers, but rather concludes this short journey into the recent past with a number of provoking ideas about the future of hi-tech.

Conquer today’s Windows 10–from the inside out!

Dive into Windows 10–and really put your Windows expertise to work. Focusing on Windows 10’s newest, most powerful, and most innovative features, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, up-to-date tips, and workarounds. From the new version of Microsoft Edge to key improvements in security, backup and recovery, and cloud services, you’ll discover how experts tackle today’s essential tasks. Adapt to faster change in today’s era of “Windows as a service,” as you challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

• Install, configure, and personalize the latest versions of Windows 10
• Manage Windows reliability, security, and feature updates in any environment
• Maximize your productivity with Windows 10’s growing library of built-in apps
• Pinpoint information fast with advanced Windows Search and Cortana techniques
• Discover major Microsoft Edge enhancements, from extensions to accessibility
• Use Cortana to perform tasks, set reminders, retrieve data, and get instant answers to pressing questions
• Secure devices, data, and identities, and block malware and intruders
• Safeguard your business with BYOD work accounts, Windows Hello, biometrics, and Azure AD
• Deploy, use, and manage Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps
• Store, sync, and share content with OneDrive and OneDrive for Business
• Collaborate more efficiently with the Windows 10 Mail, Calendar, and Skype apps
• Seamlessly manage both physical and virtual storage
• Optimize performance and battery life and troubleshoot crashes

Description A new generation of serverless tools, including Claudia.js, make it radically easier to set up serverless web applications so users can focus on what their app does instead of meddling with infrastructure configuration and deployment. Serverless Apps with Node and Claudia.js walks readers through building serverless apps on AWS using JavaScript. They'll learn to simplify the design and development process so they can focus on getting their application deployed as fast as possible without sacrificing quality. Key features * Create a serverless API using AWS Lambda and Claudia.js * Build a voice assistant with Amazon Alexa * Develop microservices with Node.js, AWS Lambda, S3, and more * Create a chatbot for multiple platforms Audience Written for beginner and intermediate web developers comfortable with JavaScript and Node.js. Some prior experience with AWS is required. About the technology Serverless computing services like AWS Lambda and API Gateway can be tedious to set up, aren't designed to work well with JavaScript and Node, and most of the quirks and gotchas aren't well documented. Claudia doesn't alter your project layout or abstract away the core AWS services; it just makes it easier to get started with them!

Barry Kauler explains the exacting details of Windows programming at the systems level, revealing architectural details that Microsoft has never publicly documented. Ideal for software developers who are moving applications from 3.x to Win95, the book gives how-to information and systems programming tips and tricks. The companion disk contains all example programs, source code, and utilities in the book.

This book/disk set for experienced developers offers alternatives for interfacing Windows applications to hardware. This new edition has been expanded to include Windows 95. The companion disk includes source code and tools. (Computer Books - Languages/Programming)

The ultimate study guide for Microsoft 365 Certified Associate (MCA) Modern Desktop certification--covers the new Exam MD-100 and the new Exam MD-101 in one book! Referred to as the Modern Desktop, Microsoft 365 is Microsoft's new suite of modern workplace services comprising Windows 10, Office 365, and Enterprise Mobility & Security. IT administrators tasked with deploying and implementing Modern Desktop are required to configure, secure, manage, and monitor devices and applications in enterprise environments. Success on the MCA Modern Desktop Administrator certification exam is essential for IT professionals seeking to expand their job opportunities and advance their careers. The MCA Modern Desktop Administrator Complete Study Guide is an indispensable resource for candidates preparing for certification. This guide covers 100% of all exam objectives for the new Exam MD-100: Windows 10 and the new Exam-101: Managing Modern Desktops. All aspects of both new exams are covered, including in-depth information on advanced topics and technologies. Included is access to Sybex's comprehensive online learning environment--offering an assessment test, bonus practice exams, electronic flashcards, a searchable glossary, and videos for many of the chapter exercises (ONLY available for Exam MD-100). This must-have guide enables users to: Configure devices, core services, networking, storage, users, updates, and system and data recovery Implement, install, maintain, manage, and monitor Windows 10 Plan desktop deployment and Microsoft Intune device management solutions Manage identities, applications, remote access, and data access and protection Review real-world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and challenging practice questions The MCA Modern Desktop Administrator Complete Study Guide: Exam MD-100 and Exam MD-101 is an essential tool for anyone preparing for the exams and students and IT professionals looking to learn new skills or upgrade their existing skills.

Software developer and author Karen Hazzah expands her original treatise on device drivers in the second edition of Writing Windows VxDs and Device Drivers. The book and companion disk include the author's library of wrapper functions that allow the progr

Prepare for Microsoft Exam MD-100: Windows 10-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of skills and knowledge required to deploy, configure, secure, manage, and monitor Windows devices and client applications. Designed for Windows administrators, Exam Ref MD-100: Windows 10 focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Deploy Windows Manage devices and data Configure connectivity Maintain Windows This Microsoft Exam Ref MD-100: Windows 10: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you have some experience administering Windows 10 and non-Windows devices and technologies About the Exam Exam MD-100: Windows 10 focuses on knowledge needed to deploy Windows; perform post-installation configuration; manage local users, local groups, and devices; configure data access and protection; configure devices with local policies; manage Windows security; configure networking; configure remote connectivity; configure system and data recovery; manage updates; and monitor and manage Windows. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam and Exam MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification credential, demonstrating your ability to install Windows 10 operating systems and deploy and manage modern desktops and devices in an enterprise environment. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Implement maximum control, security, and compliance processes in Azure cloud environments In Microsoft Azure Security Infrastructure, three leading experts show how to plan, deploy, and operate Microsoft Azure with outstanding levels of control, security, and compliance. You'll learn how to prepare infrastructure with Microsoft's integrated tools, prebuilt templates, and managed services-and use these to help safely build and manage any enterprise, mobile, web, or Internet of Things (IoT) system. The authors guide you through enforcing, managing, and verifying robust security at physical, network, host, application, and data layers. You'll learn best practices for security-aware deployment, operational management, threat mitigation, and continuous improvement-so you can help protect all your data, make services resilient to attack, and stay in control no matter how your cloud systems evolve. Three Microsoft Azure experts show you how to: * Understand cloud security boundaries and responsibilities * Plan for compliance, risk management, identity/access management, operational security, and endpoint and data protection * Explore Azure's defense-in-depth security architecture * Use Azure network security patterns and best practices * Help safeguard data via encryption, storage redundancy, rights management, database security, and storage security * Help protect virtual machines with Microsoft Antimalware for Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Machines * Use the Microsoft Azure Key Vault service to help secure cryptographic keys and other confidential information * Monitor and help protect Azure and on-premises resources with Azure Security Center and Operations Management Suite * Effectively model threats and plan protection for IoT systems * Use Azure security tools for operations, incident response, and forensic investigation

The first major book on MDM written by Group Policy and Enterprise Mobility MVP and renowned expert, Jeremy Moskowitz! With Windows 10, organizations can create a consistent set of configurations across the modern enterprise desktop--for PCs, tablets, and phones--through the common Mobile Device Management (MDM) layer. MDM gives organizations a way to configure settings that achieve their administrative intent without exposing every possible setting. One benefit of MDM is that it enables organizations to apply broader privacy, security, and application management settings through lighter and more efficient tools. MDM also allows organizations to target Internet-connected devices to manage policies without using Group Policy (GP) that requires on-premises domain-joined devices. This makes MDM the best choice for devices that are constantly on the go. With Microsoft making this shift to using Mobile Device Management (MDM), a cloud-based policy-management system, IT professionals need to know how to do similar tasks they do with Group Policy, but now using MDM, with its differences and pitfalls. What is MDM (and how is it different than GP) Setup Azure AD and MDM Auto-Enrollment New PC Rollouts and Remote Refreshes: Autopilot and Configuration Designer Enterprise State Roaming and OneDrive Documents Roaming Renowned expert and Microsoft Group Policy and Enterprise Mobility MVP Jeremy Moskowitz teaches you MDM fundamentals, essential troubleshooting techniques, and how to manage your enterprise desktops.

Windows Registry Forensics: Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis of the Windows Registry, Second Edition, provides the most in-depth guide to forensic investigations involving Windows Registry. This book is one-of-a-kind, giving the background of the Registry to help users develop an understanding of the structure of registry hive files, as well as information stored within keys and values that can have a significant impact on forensic investigations. Tools and techniques for post mortem analysis are discussed at length to take users beyond the current use of viewers and into real analysis of data contained in the Registry. This second edition continues a ground-up approach to understanding so that the treasure trove of the Registry can be mined on a regular and continuing basis.

This lab manual does not include a MOAC Labs Online access code. This is the companion print lab manual to the 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 textbook. The 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 textbook prepares certification students for the first of a series of three exams which validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. This Microsoft Official Academic Course is mapped to the 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 exam skills and includes the recent R2 objectives. This textbook focuses on real skills for real jobs and prepares students to prove mastery of core services such as Active Directory and networking services. In addition, this book also covers such valuable skills as: Managing Active Directory Domain Services Objects Automating Active Directory Domain Services Administration Implementing Local Storage Implementing File and Print Services Implementing Group Policy Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V The MOAC IT Professional series is the Official from Microsoft, turn-key Workforce training program that leads to professional certification and was authored for college instructors and college students. MOAC gets instructors ready to teach and students ready for work by delivering essential resources in 5 key areas: Instructor readiness, student software, student assessment, instruction resources, and learning validation. With the Microsoft Official Academic course program, you are getting instructional support from Microsoft; materials that are accurate and make course delivery easy. Request your sample materials today.

Optimize Windows system reliability and performance with Sysinternals IT pros and power users consider the free Windows Sysinternals tools indispensable for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and deeply understanding the Windows platform. In this extensively updated guide, Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Windows expert Aaron Margosis help you use these powerful tools to optimize any Windows system's reliability, efficiency, performance, and security. The authors first explain Sysinternals' capabilities and help you get started fast. Next, they offer in-depth coverage of each major tool, from Process Explorer and Process Monitor to Sysinternals' security and file utilities. Then, building on this knowledge, they show the tools being used to solve real-world cases involving error messages, hangs, sluggishness, malware infections, and much more. Windows Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis show you how to: Use Process Explorer to display detailed process and system information Use Process Monitor to capture low-level system events, and quickly filter the output to narrow down root causes List, categorize, and manage software that starts when you start or sign in to your computer, or when you run Microsoft Office or Internet Explorer Verify digital signatures of files, of running programs, and of the modules loaded in those programs Use Autoruns, Process Explorer, Sigcheck, and Process Monitor features that can identify and clean malware infestations Inspect permissions on files, keys, services, shares, and other objects Use Sysmon to monitor security-relevant events across your network Generate memory dumps when a process meets specified criteria Execute processes remotely, and close files that were opened remotely Manage Active Directory objects and trace LDAP API calls Capture detailed data about processors, memory, and clocks Troubleshoot unbootable devices, file-in-use errors, unexplained communication, and many other problems Understand Windows core concepts that aren't well-documented elsewhere

EXAM MD-100 AND MD-101 Provides 1,000 practice questions covering all exam objectives. Compliments the MCA Modern Desktop Administrator Complete Study Guide: Exam MD-100 and Exam MD-101 Quick, focused review for MD-100 and MD-101 Microsoft's new Certified Associate Modern Desktop qualification verifies your skill as an administrator of Windows 10 technologies and modern desktop management. With a focus on the intricacies of Microsoft 365, this certification is in high demand. The 2 practice exams PLUS domain-by-domain questions in this book will help you target your study and sharpen your focus 1000 questions total! So now tackle the certification exam with confidence. Expertly crafted questions cover 100% of the objectives for both the MD-100 and MD-101 exams, enabling you to be fully prepared. Coverage of 100% of all exam objectives in these practice tests means you'll be ready for: Desktop and Device Deployment Windows Management and Monitoring OS Updates and Upgrades Core Services Support Data Access and Usage Networking Security Driver and Device Installation Remote Access Configuration System Backup and Restore Interactive learning environment Take your exam prep to the next level with Sybex's superior interactive online study tools. To access our learning environment, simply visit www.wiley.com/go/sybextestprep, register to receive your unique PIN, and instantly gain one year of FREE access to the interactive test bank with two practice exams and domain-by-domain questions. 1000 questions total! Interactive test bank Use the interactive online version of the book's 2 practice exams to help you identify areas where further review is needed. Get more than 90% of the answers correct, and you're ready to take the certification exam. 100 questions total! ABOUT THE MCA PROGRAM The MCA Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification helps Modern Desktop Administrators deploy, configure, secure, manage, and monitor devices and client applications in an enterprise environment. Exam MD-100, Windows 10, measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: deploy Windows; manage devices and data; configure connectivity; and maintain Windows. Exam MD-101, Managing Modern Desktops, measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: deploy and update operating systems; manage policies and profiles; manage and protect devices; and manage apps and data. Visit www.microsoft.com/en-us/ learning/modern-desktop.aspx for more information.

Packed with a wealth of hands-on activities, NETWORKING WITH WINDOWS SERVER (R) 2016, EXAM 70-741 empowers you to successfully pass the MCSE/MCSA certification exam while also equipping you to successfully face the real challenges that you will encounter as a Microsoft (R) networking professional. This engaging, full-color presentation emphasizes the key skills necessary to manage and configure a Windows Server 2016 network. Comprehensive coverage addresses TCP/IP configuration, including IPv6, DNS configuration, DHCP implementation and management, deploying remote access, configuring distributed network file services, and high performance network solutions. In addition, hands-on labs and meaningful case projects offer extensive opportunities for you to apply what you've learned in real practice.

"Who says you can't bottle experience? Between these covers is a wealth of information: a clear, logical approach to finding and eliminating bugs. This is an absolute must-have book for anyone who develops, tests, or supports software for Microsoft Windows." "-- Bob Wilton, Escalation Engineer, Critical Problem Resolution Team, Microsoft" "An excellent reference for both intermediate and advanced debuggers: highly practical, and filled with tricks and strategies. This book stands out from all other Win32 debugging literature, thanks to its in-depth examples-including resolving intricate problems like stack and heap corruptions." "-- Kinshuman, Development Lead, Windows Core OS Division, Microsoft" The First In-Depth, Real-World, Insider's Guide to Powerful Windows Debugging For Windows developers, few tasks are more challenging than debugging--or more crucial. Reliable and realistic information about Windows debugging has always been scarce. Now, with over 15 years of experience two of Microsoft's system-level developers present a thorough and practical guide to Windows debugging ever written. Mario Hewardt and Daniel Pravat cover debugging throughout the entire application lifecycle and show how to make the most of the tools currently available--including Microsoft's powerful native debuggers and third-party solutions. To help you find real solutions "fast," this book is organized around real-world debugging scenarios. Hewardt and Pravat use detailed code examples to illuminate the complex debugging challenges professional developers actually face. From core Windows operating system concepts to security, Windows(R) Vista(TM) and 64-bit debugging, they address emerging topicshead-on-and "nothing" is ever oversimplified or glossed over! This book enables you to

• Master today's most powerful Windows debugging tools, including NTSD, CDB, WinDbg, KD, and ADPlus
• Debug code that wasn't designed or written for easy debugging
• Understand debuggers "under the hood," and manage symbols and sources efficiently
• Debug complex memory corruptions related to stacks and heaps
• Resolve complex security problems
• Debug across processes: identity tracking, RPC debugger extensions, and tracking IPCs with Ethereal
• Find and fix resource leaks, such as memory and handle leaks.
• Debug common thread synchronization problems
• Learn when and how to write custom debugger extensions
• Perform "postmortem debugging" using crash dumps and Windows Error Reporting
• Automate debugging with DebugDiag and the Analyze Debugger command