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>Sysinternal process explorer is the ultimate taskmgr for Windows The whole Sysinternals Process Utilities[1] is a goldmine worth bookmarking for any windows p
by ChuckNorris89 5y ago
>Sysinternal process explorer is the ultimate taskmgr for Windows
The whole Sysinternals Process Utilities[1] is a goldmine worth bookmarking for any windows power user, and the quality of the tools is great.
The only thing I don't understand is why they aren't shipped by default with every windows installation. They're so useful and no bloat, it boggles my mind why they're not there by default.
[1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-utilities https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/proc...
- qsdf38100 5y agoYes, a lot of great tools, 2nd on my list is process monitor. It lets you know what sys calls were performed by any process, same as ptrace I believe. Super useful to debug a 3rd party app, for instance one that doesn't even start, looking for a file or reg key at different places, failing and exiting early. It allows one to fix it even if there are no errors or logs at all.
- schmorptron 5y agoMaybe it's something to do with not having to provide support or warranty for additional, free downloads?
- jborean93 5y ago> The only thing I don't understand is why they aren't shipped by default with every windows installation At a guess it would mean they would have to support the suite at that version for the lifespan of the OS. Having it separate allows them to update independently and not get tied down 10 years down the line with still having to support and old code base. This is one of the biggest reasons why pwsh (PowerShell 6+) still hasn't been included in box. There is no .NET version that is supported for the time that is required by Windows and thus cannot be included in box.