Windows internals Pavel Yosifovich Alex Ionescu Mark E. Russinovich and David A. Solomon ; part 1: System architecture processes threads memory management and more Delve inside Windows architecture and internals and see how core components work behind the scenes. This classic guide has been fully updated for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 and now presents its coverage in three volumes: Book 1 User Mode; Book 2 Kernel Mode; Book 3 Device Driver Models. In Book 1 youll plumb Windows fundamentals independent of platform server desktop tablet phone Xbox. Coverage focuses on high level functional descriptions of the various Windows components and features that interact with or are manipulated by user mode programs or applications. Youll also examine management mechanisms and operating system components that are implemented in user mode such as service processes. As always you get critical insider perspectives on how Windows operates. And through hands on experiments youll experience its internal behavior firsthand knowledge you can apply to improve application design debugging system performance and support. Planned chapters: Concepts & Tools; System Architecture; Windows Application Support; Windows Store Apps; Graphics & the Desktop; Management Mechanisms; User Mode Memory Management; Security; Storage; Networking; Hyper V.