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Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows 7 Redux

Posted By: Charles | Oct 22nd @ 9:30 AM | 53,541 Views | 24 Comments
Windows 7 is here, available to all for purchase and ships today with new PCs! To celebrate this momentous occasion for Windows and Microsoft, Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich joins me in a discussion that extends the great conversation we had last year on Windows 7 internals. Mark digs into the insides of Windows 7, way deep down in the system (the culmative effects of which help to make Windows 7 Microsoft's most reliable, scalable and efficient general purpose operating system to date). As usual, Mark explains very complex mechanisms and concepts in a readily understandable way. This is a very conversational piece and we cover a lot of ground in a relatively short period of time. We also learn exactly why Mark is so passionate about operating systems and what the spark was that set off his passion and curiosity of how things work internally.
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Tags: Architecture, Arun Kishan, Kernel, Mark Russinovich, Memory Manager, PDC09, Windows 7
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