Microsoft Windows: Windows Internals for IT (5th edition) Debug and Troubleshoot

Course Overview

This 3-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to debug and troubleshoot low-level Windows applications. The course provides a detailed view of the Windows operating system architecture, its key components, undocumented interfaces and core interactions through the use of debugging utilities, inspection tools and exercises.

On completion of the Microsoft training course, Microsoft users will be well equipped to use Windows

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Audience

This course is intended for escalation and support engineers with substantial experience administering and troubleshooting applications and systems on Windows.

Examinations

Related Brands

• Microsoft® >>

Related Paths

• MCTS Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist >>

Related Tracks

• Windows Server >>

Related Exams

• Exam 70-660 MCTS: Windows Internals >>

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have: Familiarity with the Windows operating system on a power-user level. Familiarity with operating systems concepts (multiprocessing, thread scheduling, virtual memory) is preferable but not a must.

Course Outline

Module 1 Concepts and tools

• Architecture
• OS versions
• Program
• Process
• Thread Objects
• Virtual memory
• Kernel mode / user mode
• Programming
• Interface
• Tools

Module 2 Architecture

• Multiprocessing
• System Core files
• System diagram
• Windows Subsystem
• The Kernel
• Device Drivers
• Major System Processes
• Service Control Manager
• Services
• Service accounts
• Trap Dispatching

Module 3 The registry and Performance

• Registry
• Investigating Processes
• Performance

Module 4 WMI

• WMI Overview
• WMI Architecture
• WMI Namespace Common Information Model
• WMI Administrative tools
• WMI CIM Studio
• WMI Security
• Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure
• .NET framework

Module 5 Storage

• Storage
• Disk Types
• File Systems

Module 6 Networking

• Networking architecture
• Networking components
• Windows Sockets
• WinSock Operation
• Remote Procedure Call
• Web Access
• APIs
• Name Resolution

Module 7 Startup

• Windows Preboot
• Windows Boot Process
• Winlogon
• Troubleshooting

Module 8 64-bit Systems

• Why Go 64-bit
• X64 Overview
• New x64 APIs
• WoW64
• WoW64 Architecture
• WoW64 Extra

 

Microsoft Windows: Windows Internals for IT (5th edition) Debug and Troubleshoot / M50155

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