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Troubleshooting Processes with Sysinternals Process Explorer

This course teaches you how to get the most out of the most downloaded tool from the Sysinternals toolkit - Process Explorer. This is the second course of a great learning path on PluralSight.

Beginner
1h 16m
(55)

Created by Sami Laiho

Last Updated Dec 03, 2025

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Troubleshooting Processes with Sysinternals Process Explorer

This course teaches you how to get the most out of the most downloaded tool from the Sysinternals toolkit - Process Explorer. This is the second course of a great learning path on PluralSight.

Beginner
1h 16m
(55)

Created by Sami Laiho

Last Updated Dec 03, 2025

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Task Manager is one of the most used troubleshooting tools by people, which is bad as it can technically never know what's wrong with your Computer. To become a better troubleshooter you should move from looking at processes with Task Manager to looking at threads on Process Explorer. In this course, Troubleshooting Processes with Sysinternals Process Explorer, you'll learn how to become a power user of the most downloaded tool of the Sysinternals toolkit. First, you'll explore how to find troubled processes and threads in Windows. Next, you'll discover how to find performance bottlenecks in Windows. Finally, you'll learn how to find Malware in Windows and how to get rid of them. By the end of this course, you'll know how to effectively use the most important troubleshooting tool available.

Troubleshooting Processes with Sysinternals Process Explorer
Beginner
1h 16m
(55)
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Sami Laiho is one of the world's top experts in Windows OS and Security. Sami specializes in OS internals, troubleshooting, management, and security.

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