Defrag Tools
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Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen host this deep dive into the tools used on the tech support show Defrag. Each Defrag Tools show focuses on a specific tool, going deep in to a tool's features, explaining when and why you should use the tool, and provides experience based tips to get the most out of the tool. Send your questions to DefragTools@microsoft.com. OneDrive link for examples: http://sdrv.ms/11C7S9c
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18 minutes, 23 secondsDefrag Tools: #87 - Windows 8.1 Update3 days ago
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In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards walks you through the download of the Windows 8.1 Update SDK, the Windows 8.1 Store App Samples, the latest Sysinternals tools, and the Wintellect Package Explorer. We harvest the Debugging Tools for Windows, Windows Performance Toolkit, and… -
16 minutes, 53 secondsDefrag Tools #86 - Sigcheck (plus: the Heartbleed bug)Apr 14, 2014 at 1:03 PM 0
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen discuss two topics: The Heartbleed bug, and the Sigcheck tool from Sysinternals. Resources: The Heartbleed BugSigcheck Timeline: [00:00] The Heartbleed bug - what is it? Does it affect Microsoft servers? (Spoiler: No)[01:48] Your web… -
21 minutes, 33 secondsDefrag Tools: Live - //build/ 2014Apr 07, 2014 at 9:00 AM 0
Larry Larsen and Andrew Richards do a live version of Defrag Tools. We look at the common reasons why Windows Store applications experience crashes and hangs. We do a quick debug of a Windows Store application crash using the !pde.dse debugger extension (available on the show's OneDrive).… -
31 minutes, 17 secondsDefrag Tools: #84 - Performance Counters - Part 3Mar 31, 2014 at 9:00 AM 0
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder continue a 3-part series on how Performance Counters work and how to add them to an application. This episode focuses on turning the XML manifest in to code (with CTRPP), and using the generated code in a sample… -
24 minutes, 27 secondsDefrag Tools: #83 - Performance Counters - Part 2Mar 24, 2014 at 9:00 AM 2
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder continue a 3-part series on how Performance Counters work and how to add them to an application. This episode focuses on the XML manifest that you develop, that turns in to code when compiled with CTRPP.… -
20 minutes, 39 secondsDefrag Tools: #82 - Performance Counters - Part 1Mar 17, 2014 at 9:00 AM 0
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen begin a multi-part series on how Performance Counters work and how to add them to an application. This episode focuses on the (statistical) counter types that determine how the (raw) data is reported.… -
36 minutes, 39 secondsDefrag Tools: #81 - Aaron MargosisMar 10, 2014 at 10:29 AM 4
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder are joined by Aaron Margosis to talk about the Sysinternals book he co-authored, and demos an Application Installation Recorder that leverages Process Monitor and PowerShell. Resources:Windows Sysinternals… -
20 minutes, 8 secondsDefrag Tools: #80 - App-VMar 03, 2014 at 9:00 AM 1
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Chad Beeder is joined by Steve Thomas to talk about Application Virtualization (App-V) troubleshooting techniques. Resources:Windows Application VirtualizationSysinternals Process ExplorerSysinternals StringsSysinternals Process Monitor Timeline: [00:00] - What… -
9 minutes, 30 secondsDefrag Tools: #79 - Microsoft Consulting ServicesFeb 24, 2014 at 10:03 AM 1
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Chad Beeder is joined by Steve Thomas to talk about Steve's role as a consultant for Microsoft Consulting Services. Timeline: [00:00] - Microsoft Consulting Services - Proactive vs. Reactive[01:23] - Who are our typical MCS clients?[01:48] - Consultants deal… -
17 minutes, 18 secondsDefrag Tools: #78 - WPT Example - DiskFeb 17, 2014 at 9:00 AM 0
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Jason Epperly joins Chad Beeder to demonstrate how the Windows Performance Toolkit was used to solve a performance issue while logging in to a system. Resources:Windows 8.1 SDK (Windows Performance Toolkit) Timeline:[00:00] - The issue...[01:35]…
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