# Microsoft Sysinternals

Microsoft’s SysInternals suite is a great, free addition to an IT Professionals <span class="caps">USB</span> flash drive—

- [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062)

These tools are in continued development, and include features for Windows 8. The author is fond of saying (&amp; accurately), “When in doubt, use process explorer”

More information—

- **Mark Russinovich’s blog**, [http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/](http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/)
- **Windows Sysinternals Administrator’s Reference**, [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/hh290819](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/hh290819)
- **Windows Internals**, [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963901](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963901) *.(not the same as the above, rather a great book on a different topic area)*