#SYSINTERNALS PROCESS MONITOR TUTORIAL WINDOWS#

Since we’re looking at a registry value that is being changed, we’ll need to filter by “RegSetValue”, which is what Windows uses to actually set a registry key to a new setting. Now that we’ve got a ton of data in the list, it’s time to filter the list to reduce the number of rows that we’re going to have to look through. (Hint: the File menu has the option, or it’s the third icon from the left). At that point you can stop Process Monitor from continuing to capture events, so the list doesn’t get out of control. The first thing you’ll want to do whenever trying to capture a set of data is to launch Process Monitor, and then change the setting. You can follow along with this particular setting, or you can try one of the other settings on the same dialog - or anywhere else you’d like to find the hidden setting location for. So now our mission is to figure out where that setting is actually stored in the registry. Using Process Explorer to Find Registry Keys for Common SettingsĮverybody has clicked a checkbox or changed the value of a drop-down box at some point, but have you ever wondered where those values are actually stored? Many applications, and virtually everything in Windows, is stored in the Registry… somewhere.įor today’s example we’re going to use the first option on the first pane of Taskbar and Navigation Properties, which is a dialog that should exist in all versions of Windows.

#SYSINTERNALS PROCESS MONITOR TUTORIAL HOW TO#

We’ll start off with today’s lesson by looking at how to find registry keys using Windows setting dialogs and Process Monitor, and then we’ll go through an actual troubleshooting scenario that we encountered on one of our computers in the lab, and easily solved using Process Monitor. It is the only way to know what files are being written to by which process, and where things are stored in the registry, and which files are accessing them. Process Monitor is one of the most impressive tools that you can have in your toolkit, as there is almost no other way to see what an application is actually doing under the hood. Wrapping Up and Using the Tools Together.Analyzing and Managing Your Files, Folders, and Drives.Using PsTools to Control Other PCs from the Command Line.Using BgInfo to Display System Information on the Desktop.Using Autoruns to Deal with Startup Processes and Malware.

Using Process Monitor to Troubleshoot and Find Registry Hacks.Using Process Explorer to Troubleshoot and Diagnose.What Are the SysInternals Tools and How Do You Use Them?.

Sysinternals process monitor tutorial