The Sysinternals programs are still being updated all these years later and have their own extensive documentation at Microsoft Docs as well as a useful Sysinternals Blog. Microsoft bought the company and its library of amazing Windows utilities in 2006 and made them free for download.

The creative genius behind Sysinternals is Mark Russinovich, who founded Winternals Software 25 years ago with Bryce Cogswell. This suite of Windows software comprises roughly 80 small programs, some of which are incredibly specialized and designed for people who spend their days managing PCs and probably dream in PowerShell. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form.

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