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For those of you that like to get under the hood of your Windows operating system, Microsoft's Windows Sysinternals web site may be to your liking.
 
According to Microsoft, "the Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information. Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006. Whether you're an IT Pro or a developer, you'll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications. If you have a question about a tool or how to use them, please visit the Sysinternals Forum for answers and help from other users and our moderators."

Here are examples of some of the utilities available:

Contig - Wish you could quickly defragment your frequently used files? Use Contig to optimize individual files, or to create new files that are contiguous.

Diskmon - This utility captures all hard disk activity or acts like a software disk activity light in your system tray

DiskView - Graphical disk sector utility

Du - View disk usage by directory

Filemon - This monitoring tool lets you see all file system activity in real-time.MoveFile - Schedule file rename and delete commands for the next reboot. This can be useful for cleaning stubborn or in-use malware files.

PageDefrag - Defragment your paging files and Registry hives!

PsInfo - Obtain information about a system

SDelete - Securely overwrite your sensitive files and cleanse your free space of previously deleted files using this DoD-compliant secure delete program.

There are many more system utilities on the Windows Sysinternals web site.
 
 
 
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