Hands-On Experiments

Even without access to the source code, much can be gleaned about Windows internals from available tools such as the kernel debugger. When a tool can be used to expose or demonstrate some aspect of Windows internal behavior, the steps for trying the tool yourself are listed in "Experiment" boxes. These appear throughout the book, and we encourage you to try these as you're reading seeing visible proof of how Windows works internally will make much more of an impression on you than just reading about it will.