Conclusion

In this chapter, we’ve examined the structure of processes and threads and jobs, seen how they are created, and looked at how Windows decides which threads should run and for how long.

In the next chapter we’ll look at a part of the system that’s received more attention in the last few years than ever before, Windows security.

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