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. SkyDrive link for examples: http://sdrv.ms/11C7S9c
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36 minutes, 39 secondsDefrag Tools: #81 - Aaron Margosis20 hours ago
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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]… -
29 minutes, 40 secondsDefrag Tools: #77 - WPT Example - CPUFeb 10, 2014 at 9:00 AM 7
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Trey Nash joins Chad Beeder to demonstrate how the Windows Performance Toolkit was used to solve a performance issue in a time sensitive application. Resources:Windows 8.1 SDK (Windows Performance Toolkit) Timeline:[00:00] - The issue...[03:18] -… -
14 minutes, 7 secondsDefrag Tools: #76 - Escalation EngineerFeb 03, 2014 at 8:13 AM 3
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Trey Nash and Jason Epperly join Chad Beeder to talk about their roles as Escalation Engineers in CSS. Resources:We are Hiring! -- Windows Escalation Engineers in Charlotte and IssaquahNT Debugging BlogAccelerated C# Timeline:[00:00] - What does an… -
11 minutes, 27 secondsDefrag Tools: #75 - Windows 8.1 - FileNotFound CrashJan 27, 2014 at 9:00 AM 3
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen walk you through a common issue in Windows Store applications that use Files. We use a Windows Store 8.1 app sample to show how missing code affects the stability of the process. Resources:Understanding and… -
16 minutes, 22 secondsDefrag Tools: #74 - Windows 8.1 - Frame.GetNavigationState CrashJan 20, 2014 at 9:00 AM 0
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder walk you through a common issue in Windows Store applications that use Frame.GetNavigationState. We use a Windows Store 8.1 app sample to show how using complex objects as a parameter in navigation can cause… -
16 minutes, 28 secondsDefrag Tools: #73 - Message Analyzer - Part 3Jan 13, 2014 at 8:43 AM 3
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Paul Long joins Chad Beeder in this 3 part series on Message Analyzer. Resources:Message Analyzer Download CenterMessage Analyzer Blog Timeline:[00:22] - Analyzing multiple types of data[00:55] - ETW Analysis[02:25] - Call Stack View[03:08]… -
11 minutes, 58 secondsDefrag Tools: #72 - Message Analyzer - Part 2Jan 06, 2014 at 9:09 AM 3
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Paul Long joins Chad Beeder in this 3 part series on Message Analyzer. Resources:Message Analyzer Download CenterMessage Analyzer Blog Timeline:[00:32] - Analyzing HTTP Traffic[01:08] - Visualization[03:36] - Viewing the Data[05:39]…
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