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- machine checks, Causes of Windows Crashes
- magneto-optical storage media, UDF
- mailslots, Typical I/O Processing
- major function codes (IRP stack locations), IRP Stack Locations
- malloc function, Heap Manager
- malware, No Execute Page Protection–Copy-on-Write, Software Data Execution Prevention, Copy-on-Write
- Manage-bde.exe, BitLocker Management
- manual crash dumps, Hung or Unresponsive Systems, Hung or Unresponsive Systems, Hardware Malfunctions
- manual I/Os, KMDF I/O Model
- manual restore points, Previous Versions and System Restore
- manually configured targets (iSCSI), iSCSI Drivers
- manually crashing systems, Hung or Unresponsive Systems
- MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH stop code, Hung or Unresponsive Systems
- mapped file functions, Services Provided by the Memory Manager, Local FSDs, Memory Manager’s Page Fault Handler
- mapped files, Fast I/O, Scatter/Gather I/O, Reserving and Committing Pages, Allocation Granularity–Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Types of Heaps, User Address Space Layout, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Section Objects, Section Objects, Modified Page Writer–Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer–Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, The Memory Manager, Cache Coherency, Cache Coherency, Read-Ahead and Write-Behind
- address space, User Address Space Layout
- cache coherency, Cache Coherency, Cache Coherency
- copy-on-write mapped memory, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit
- I/O, Fast I/O, Scatter/Gather I/O, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Section Objects
- memory manager, Allocation Granularity–Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- modified page writer, Modified Page Writer–Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer
- objects, Types of Heaps
- pages, Reserving and Committing Pages, Modified Page Writer–Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer
- read-ahead and write-behind, Read-Ahead and Write-Behind
- section objects, Section Objects
- viewing, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- virtual address space, The Memory Manager
- mapped page writer, Recoverable File System Support, Caching with the Mapping and Pinning Interfaces, Write-Back Caching and Lazy Writing
- cache operations, Caching with the Mapping and Pinning Interfaces
- recovery process, Recoverable File System Support
- write-behind operations, Write-Back Caching and Lazy Writing
- mapped pages, Address Windowing Extensions
- mapped views, Prototype PTEs, Cache Virtual Memory Management–Cache Working Set Size, Cache Working Set Size, Per-File Cache Data Structures, Transactional APIs
- cache manager, Cache Virtual Memory Management–Cache Working Set Size, Cache Working Set Size
- TxF transactions, Transactional APIs
- VACBs, Per-File Cache Data Structures
- valid and invalid pages, Prototype PTEs
- mapped writer threads, Write-Back Caching and Lazy Writing
- mapping, Previous Versions and System Restore–Conclusion, Conclusion, Memory Management
- virtual memory into physical, Memory Management
- volume shadow device objects, Previous Versions and System Restore–Conclusion, Conclusion
- mapping interface, Caching with the Mapping and Pinning Interfaces–Fast I/O, Caching with the Mapping and Pinning Interfaces, Fast I/O
- mapping methods, File System Interfaces
- MapUserPhysicalPages functions, Address Windowing Extensions
- MapViewOfFile function, Mapped File I/O and File Caching–I/O Request Packets, I/O Request Packets, Services Provided by the Memory Manager, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Cache Coherency
- cache coherency issues, Cache Coherency
- committed storage, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit
- creating virtual address space, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit
- mapped file I/O, Mapped File I/O and File Caching–I/O Request Packets, I/O Request Packets
- memory mapped file functions, Services Provided by the Memory Manager
- section views, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- MapViewOfFileEx function, Services Provided by the Memory Manager, Allocation Granularity, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- MapViewOfFileExNuma function, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- Markov chain models, Page Priority and Rebalancing
- marshalling, Marshalling
- marshalling areas, Marshalling
- mass storage devices, Types of Device Drivers, Prioritization Strategies, Bandwidth Reservation (Scheduled File I/O)
- master file table backup (, Dynamic Partitioning
- maxgroup element, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- maximum pool sizes, Pool Sizes–Pool Sizes, Pool Sizes, Pool Sizes, Pool Sizes
- maximum section size, Section Objects
- maximum utility (processors), Utility Function
- MaximumCommitCondition event, Memory Notification Events
- maxproc element, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- MBRs (master boot records), MBR-Style Partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning–LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, Mirrored Volumes, MBR Corruption
- corruption and startup issues, MBR Corruption
- LDM partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning–LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning
- multipartition volumes, Mirrored Volumes
- partitioning style, MBR-Style Partitioning
- MCA (Micro Channel Architecture), The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- MD5 hashes, Encrypting a File for the First Time
- MDLs (memory descriptor lists), IRP Buffer Management, Clustered Page Faults, Caching with the Direct Memory Access Interfaces
- media player applications, Power Availability Requests–Processor Power Management (PPM), Power Availability Requests, Power Availability Requests, Processor Power Management (PPM)
- Meminfo tool, Page Frame Number Database, Page Priority, Page Priority, Page Priority, PFN Data Structures, 32-Bit Client Effective Memory Limits
- MemLimit utility, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management
- memory, KMDF Data Model, KMDF Data Model, Processor Power Management (PPM), Solid State Disks, NAND-Type Flash Memory–File Deletion and the Trim Command, File Deletion and the Trim Command, Memory Management, Memory Manager Components, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage–Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Large and Small Pages, Monitoring Pool Usage, Look-Aside Lists, Look-Aside Lists, Driver Verifier, Page Priority, System Working Sets–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Robust Performance–Robust Performance, Robust Performance, Robust Performance, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr, Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool, Code Overwrite and System Code Write Protection
- access violations, Large and Small Pages
- core parking, Processor Power Management (PPM)
- corruption, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool
- counter objects, Examining Memory Usage, Monitoring Pool Usage
- diagnostic tools, Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
- KMDF objects, KMDF Data Model, KMDF Data Model
- look-aside lists, Look-Aside Lists, Look-Aside Lists
- low resources simulation, Driver Verifier
- NAND-type, NAND-Type Flash Memory–File Deletion and the Trim Command, File Deletion and the Trim Command
- not owned by drivers, Code Overwrite and System Code Write Protection
- notification events, Memory Notification Events–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events
- physical, maximums, Memory Management
- priority, Page Priority
- RAM vs. flash, Solid State Disks
- removing from use, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- third-party optimization software, Robust Performance–Robust Performance, Robust Performance, Robust Performance
- usage, Examining Memory Usage–Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage
- working sets, System Working Sets–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events
- zeroing, Memory Manager Components
- memory cards, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32
- memory description lists (MDLs), IRP Buffer Management, Clustered Page Faults, Clustered Page Faults, Driver Verifier, Caching with the Mapping and Pinning Interfaces
- Memory Leak Diagnoser, Process Reflection
- memory management unit (MMU), x86 Virtual Address Translation, Page Tables and Page Table Entries, Physical Address Extension (PAE)
- memory manager, Mapped File I/O and File Caching, Mapped File I/O and File Caching–I/O Request Packets, Mapped File I/O and File Caching, I/O Request Packets, I/O Priorities, Driver Verifier, Introduction to the Memory Manager, Memory Manager Components–Internal Synchronization, Memory Manager Components, Memory Manager Components, Internal Synchronization, Internal Synchronization, Internal Synchronization, Examining Memory Usage–Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Large and Small Pages–Reserving and Committing Pages, Large and Small Pages, Large and Small Pages, Reserving and Committing Pages, Commit Limit, Allocation Granularity, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files–Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, No Execute Page Protection, No Execute Page Protection, No Execute Page Protection, Software Data Execution Prevention, Copy-on-Write–Copy-on-Write, Copy-on-Write, Copy-on-Write, Heap Manager, Heap Manager, Heap Manager Structure, Heap Synchronization, The Low Fragmentation Heap, Heap Debugging Features, Pageheap, Virtual Address Space Layouts–Controlling Security Mitigations, Virtual Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 System Address Space Layout–System Page Table Entries, x86 System Address Space Layout–System Page Table Entries, x86 System Address Space Layout–System Page Table Entries, x86 Session Space, x86 Session Space, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts–64-Bit Address Space Layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts, x64 Virtual Addressing Limitations–Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, x64 Virtual Addressing Limitations, Windows x64 16-TB Limitation, Windows x64 16-TB Limitation, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, System Virtual Address Space Quotas, System Virtual Address Space Quotas–Controlling Security Mitigations, User Address Space Layout, User Address Space Layout, User Address Space Layout, Image Randomization, Image Randomization, Stack Randomization, ASLR in Kernel Address Space, ASLR in Kernel Address Space, Controlling Security Mitigations, Controlling Security Mitigations, Address Translation, Address Translation, Address Translation–Translation Look-Aside Buffer, x86 Virtual Address Translation, x86 Virtual Address Translation, Translation Look-Aside Buffer, Translation Look-Aside Buffer–Physical Address Extension (PAE), Translation Look-Aside Buffer, Physical Address Extension (PAE)–Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), IA64 Virtual Address Translation, Page Fault Handling–Commit Charge and Page File Size, Page Fault Handling–Invalid PTEs, Invalid PTEs–In-Paging I/O, Invalid PTEs, Invalid PTEs, Prototype PTEs–In-Paging I/O, Prototype PTEs, Prototype PTEs, In-Paging I/O, In-Paging I/O–Collided Page Faults, In-Paging I/O, In-Paging I/O, In-Paging I/O, Collided Page Faults, Collided Page Faults, Clustered Page Faults, Page Files–Page Files, Page Files, Page Files, Page Files, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit–Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and Page File Size–Commit Charge and Page File Size, Commit Charge and Page File Size–Commit Charge and Page File Size, Commit Charge and Page File Size, Commit Charge and Page File Size, Commit Charge and Page File Size, Stacks, Kernel Stacks, Kernel Stacks, Virtual Address Descriptors–Process VADs, Virtual Address Descriptors, Process VADs, Process VADs, NUMA, Section Objects, Section Objects, Driver Verifier–Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Page Frame Number Database–PFN Data Structures, Page Frame Number Database, Page Frame Number Database, Page Frame Number Database, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page Priority, Page Priority, Modified Page Writer–Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer–PFN Data Structures, Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, Working Sets–Memory Notification Events, Logical Prefetcher, Logical Prefetcher, Placement Policy, Placement Policy, Working Set Management–Balance Set Manager and Swapper, Working Set Management, Balance Set Manager and Swapper–System Working Sets, Balance Set Manager and Swapper, Balance Set Manager and Swapper, System Working Sets, System Working Sets–Memory Notification Events, System Working Sets, System Working Sets, Memory Notification Events–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Proactive Memory Management (Superfetch)–Unified Caching, Components, Tracing and Logging, Scenarios, Page Priority and Rebalancing, Page Priority and Rebalancing, Robust Performance, Robust Performance, ReadyBoost, ReadyDrive, Unified Caching, Unified Caching, Unified Caching, Cache Manager, Cache Physical Size, File System Driver Architecture, Memory Manager’s Modified and Mapped Page Writer, Memory Manager’s Modified and Mapped Page Writer, Cache Manager’s Read-Ahead Thread, Shutdown
- 64-bit virtual layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts–64-Bit Address Space Layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts
- address translation, Address Translation–Translation Look-Aside Buffer, x86 Virtual Address Translation, x86 Virtual Address Translation, Translation Look-Aside Buffer, Translation Look-Aside Buffer, Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), IA64 Virtual Address Translation
- allocation granularity, Allocation Granularity
- balance set manager and swapper, Balance Set Manager and Swapper–System Working Sets, System Working Sets
- cache manager, Cache Manager
- caching, Mapped File I/O and File Caching–I/O Request Packets, Mapped File I/O and File Caching, I/O Request Packets
- collided page faults, Collided Page Faults
- commit charge, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit–Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and the System Commit Limit, Commit Charge and Page File Size–Commit Charge and Page File Size, Commit Charge and Page File Size
- components, Memory Manager Components–Internal Synchronization, Memory Manager Components, Internal Synchronization
- copy-on-write, Copy-on-Write–Copy-on-Write, Copy-on-Write, Copy-on-Write
- Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier–Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier, Driver Verifier
- file system drivers, File System Driver Architecture
- heap manager, Heap Manager, Heap Manager, Heap Manager Structure, Heap Synchronization, The Low Fragmentation Heap, Heap Debugging Features, Pageheap
- I/O priorities, I/O Priorities
- in-paging I/O, In-Paging I/O–Collided Page Faults, Collided Page Faults
- internal synchronization, Internal Synchronization
- invalid PTEs, Page Fault Handling–Invalid PTEs, Invalid PTEs
- large and small pages, Large and Small Pages–Reserving and Committing Pages, Large and Small Pages, Large and Small Pages, Reserving and Committing Pages
- locking memory, Commit Limit
- logical prefetcher, Logical Prefetcher
- management, Introduction to the Memory Manager, Memory Manager Components, Working Set Management–Balance Set Manager and Swapper, Balance Set Manager and Swapper
- mapped file views, Cache Manager’s Read-Ahead Thread
- mapped files, Mapped File I/O and File Caching, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- mapped page writer, Memory Manager’s Modified and Mapped Page Writer
- modified page writer, Modified Page Writer–Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer, Memory Manager’s Modified and Mapped Page Writer
- no execute page protection, No Execute Page Protection, No Execute Page Protection, No Execute Page Protection, Software Data Execution Prevention
- notification events, Memory Notification Events–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events
- NUMA, NUMA
- PAE translation, Physical Address Extension (PAE)–Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE)
- page fault handling, Page Fault Handling–Commit Charge and Page File Size, Invalid PTEs–In-Paging I/O, Invalid PTEs, Prototype PTEs, In-Paging I/O, In-Paging I/O, In-Paging I/O, Clustered Page Faults, Page Files, Commit Charge and Page File Size
- page file size, Commit Charge and Page File Size–Commit Charge and Page File Size, Commit Charge and Page File Size
- page files, Page Files–Page Files, Page Files, Page Files
- page list dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics
- PFN database, Page Frame Number Database–PFN Data Structures, Page Frame Number Database, Page Frame Number Database, Page Frame Number Database, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page Priority, Page Priority, Modified Page Writer–PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures, PFN Data Structures
- proactive memory management (Superfetch), Proactive Memory Management (Superfetch)–Unified Caching, Components, Tracing and Logging, Scenarios, Page Priority and Rebalancing, Page Priority and Rebalancing, Robust Performance, Robust Performance, ReadyBoost, ReadyDrive, Unified Caching, Unified Caching, Unified Caching
- prototype PTEs, Prototype PTEs–In-Paging I/O, Prototype PTEs, In-Paging I/O
- section objects, Section Objects, Section Objects
- session space, x86 System Address Space Layout–System Page Table Entries, x86 System Address Space Layout–System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries
- shared memory, Shared Memory and Mapped Files–Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files, Shared Memory and Mapped Files
- shutting down, Shutdown
- stacks, Stacks, Kernel Stacks, Kernel Stacks
- standby and modified lists, Cache Physical Size
- system PTEs, System Page Table Entries
- system working sets, System Working Sets–Memory Notification Events, System Working Sets, Memory Notification Events
- systemwide resources, Internal Synchronization
- translation look-aside buffer, Translation Look-Aside Buffer–Physical Address Extension (PAE), Physical Address Extension (PAE)
- usage, Examining Memory Usage–Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage, Examining Memory Usage
- user space virtual layouts, System Virtual Address Space Quotas–Controlling Security Mitigations, User Address Space Layout, ASLR in Kernel Address Space, Controlling Security Mitigations, Address Translation
- virtual address descriptors, Virtual Address Descriptors–Process VADs, Virtual Address Descriptors, Process VADs, Process VADs
- virtual address randomization, Image Randomization, Stack Randomization
- virtual address space layouts, Virtual Address Space Layouts–Controlling Security Mitigations, Virtual Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 System Address Space Layout–System Page Table Entries, x86 Session Space, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts, x64 Virtual Addressing Limitations, Windows x64 16-TB Limitation, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, System Virtual Address Space Quotas, User Address Space Layout, User Address Space Layout, Image Randomization, ASLR in Kernel Address Space, Controlling Security Mitigations, Address Translation
- working sets, Working Sets–Memory Notification Events, Logical Prefetcher, Placement Policy, Placement Policy, Working Set Management, Balance Set Manager and Swapper, System Working Sets, Memory Notification Events
- x64 virtual limitations, x64 Virtual Addressing Limitations–Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Windows x64 16-TB Limitation, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management
- x86 virtual layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Address Space Layouts, x86 Session Space, System Page Table Entries
- memory mirroring APIs, Crash Dump Files
- Memory Test (Memtest.exe), BIOS Preboot
- memory-mapped files, Introduction to the Memory Manager, Services Provided by the Memory Manager, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Causes of Windows Crashes
- Memory.dmp file, Crash Dump Files
- MemoryErrors event, Memory Notification Events
- MEMORY_MANAGEMENT stop code, Causes of Windows Crashes
- MEM_DOS_LIM flag, Allocation Granularity
- MEM_TOP_DOWN flag, x86 Address Space Layouts
- message queues, Common Log File System
- message signaled interrupts, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- metadata, File Deletion and the Trim Command, Heap Security Features, File Systems, Log Layout, Master File Table–Master File Table, Master File Table, Master File Table, Master File Table, Metadata Logging–Recovery, Log File Service, Recovery
- CLFS logs, Log Layout
- disk availability, File Deletion and the Trim Command
- file system metadata, File Systems
- file system structure, Master File Table–Master File Table, Master File Table, Master File Table
- LFH blocks, Heap Security Features
- logging, Metadata Logging–Recovery, Log File Service, Recovery
- NTFS extensions directory, Master File Table
- metadata transaction log (, Dynamic Partitioning
- MFT records, Master File Table, Master File Table, File Record Numbers, File Records, File Records, Resident and Nonresident Attributes, Indexing
- MFTs (master file tables), Logical Prefetcher, Defragmentation, Master File Table, File Records, File Names, Resident and Nonresident Attributes–Data Compression and Sparse Files, Resident and Nonresident Attributes, Data Compression and Sparse Files, Indexing, NTFS Bad-Cluster Recovery
- contiguous disk space, Defragmentation
- directories, Resident and Nonresident Attributes
- duplicated, NTFS Bad-Cluster Recovery
- file entries, File Records
- file names, File Names
- file records, Master File Table, Indexing
- resident attributes, Resident and Nonresident Attributes–Data Compression and Sparse Files, Data Compression and Sparse Files
- traces, Logical Prefetcher
- mice, legacy, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- MiComputeNumaCosts function, NUMA
- Micro Channel Architecture (MCA), The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- Microsoft symbol server, Crash Dump Files
- Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), Driver Verifier, Driver Installation
- Microsoft, sending crash dumps to, Windows Error Reporting–Windows Error Reporting, Windows Error Reporting, Windows Error Reporting
- MiCurrentMappedPageBucket routine, Modified Page Writer
- MiDereferenceSegmentThread routine, Memory Manager Components
- MiDispatchFault routine, Explicit File I/O
- MiImageBias routine, Image Randomization
- MiImageBitmap routine, Image Randomization
- MiInitializeRelocations routine, Image Randomization
- MiInsertPage routines, Modified Page Writer, Modified Page Writer
- MiIssueHardFault routine, Write-Back Caching and Lazy Writing
- MiMappedPageListHeadEvent event, Modified Page Writer
- MiMappedPageWriter routine, Memory Manager Components
- MiMaximumWorkingSet variable, Working Set Management
- MiModifiedPageWriter routine, Memory Manager Components
- miniclass drivers, Layered Drivers
- minidumps, Crash Dump Files, Crash Dump Files
- minifilter drivers, Process Monitor
- Minimal subkey, Safe Mode, Driver Loading in Safe Mode, Driver Loading in Safe Mode
- MiniNT/WinPE registry keys, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems
- miniport drivers, Layered Drivers, Device Stacks, Disk Drivers, Disk Class, Port, and Miniport Drivers, Disk Class, Port, and Miniport Drivers, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers, Volume I/O Operations
- minor function codes (IRP stack locations), IRP Stack Locations
- MIPS support, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- MiReclaimSystemVA function, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management
- MiRescanPageFilesEvent event, Modified Page Writer
- mirrored partitions, Basic Disk Volume Manager, The LDM Database, Data Redundancy and Fault Tolerance
- mirrored volumes (RAID-1), Mirrored Volumes, Volume I/O Operations–Virtual Disk Service, Virtual Disk Service, Data Redundancy and Fault Tolerance, NTFS Bad-Cluster Recovery
- bad sector handling, NTFS Bad-Cluster Recovery
- data redundancy, Data Redundancy and Fault Tolerance
- I/O operations, Mirrored Volumes, Volume I/O Operations–Virtual Disk Service, Virtual Disk Service
- mirroring, Volume Shadow Copy Service–Conclusion, Conclusion
- Volume Shadow Copy Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service–Conclusion, Conclusion
- MiSystemPteInfo variable, System Page Table Entries–System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries
- MiSystemVaType arrays, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management
- MiSystemVaTypeCount arrays, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management
- mitigation component (FTH), Fault Tolerant Heap
- MiTrimAllSystemPagableMemory function, Driver Verifier
- MiVa regions, Dynamic System Virtual Address Space Management
- MiWriteGapCounter variable, Modified Page Writer
- MiZeroInParallel function, Memory Manager Components
- Mklink.exe utility, Previous Versions and System Restore
- MLC (multilevel cell memory), NAND-Type Flash Memory–NAND-Type Flash Memory, NAND-Type Flash Memory, NAND-Type Flash Memory
- mlink utility, Hard Links
- Mm functions, Services Provided by the Memory Manager
- MmAccessFault handler, Page Fault Handling, Write-Back Caching and Lazy Writing, Explicit File I/O
- MmAllocate functions, NUMA
- MmAvailablePages variable, Modified Page Writer, PFN Data Structures
- MmFlushAllFilesystemPages function, Modified Page Writer
- MmFlushAllPages function, Modified Page Writer
- MmFlushSection function, Cache Manager’s Lazy Writer
- MmInitializeProcessAddressSpace function, Process Reflection
- MmLock functions, Locking Memory
- MmMapIoSpace function, Large and Small Pages
- MmMapLockedPages function, Driver Verifier
- MmMappedPageWriterEvent event, Modified Page Writer
- MmMapViewInSystemCache function, Explicit File I/O
- MmMaximumNonPagedPoolInBytes variable, Pool Sizes
- MmModifiedPageWriterGate object, Modified Page Writer
- MmNumberOfPhysicalPages variable, PFN Data Structures
- MmPagedPoolWs variables, Pool Sizes, System Working Sets
- MmPagingFileHeader event, Modified Page Writer
- MmPrefetchPages function, Logical Prefetcher
- MmProbeAndLockPages function, Locking Memory, Driver Verifier
- MmProbeAndLockProcessPages function, Driver Verifier
- MmResidentAvailablePages variable, PFN Data Structures
- MmSizeOfNonPagedPoolInBytes variable, Pool Sizes
- MmSizeOfPagedPoolInBytes variable, Pool Sizes
- MmSystemCacheWs variables, System Working Sets, System Working Sets
- MmSystemDriverPage variable, System Working Sets
- MmSystemPtesWs variable, System Working Sets
- MMU (memory management unit), Page Tables and Page Table Entries, Physical Address Extension (PAE)
- MmUnlockPages function, Driver Verifier
- MmUnmapLockedPages function, Driver Verifier
- MmWorkingSetManager function, Memory Manager Components, Modified Page Writer
- MmZeroPageThread routine, Memory Manager Components
- MM_SESSION_SPACE structure, x86 Session Space
- model-specific registers (MSRs), DPC Stack
- modified lists, Memory Manager Components, Page List Dynamics–Page Priority, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page Priority, Modified Page Writer, Tracing and Logging, Cache Size, Cache Physical Size, Cache Physical Size–Cache Data Structures, Cache Physical Size, Cache Data Structures, Intelligent Read-Ahead
- cache manager write operations, Intelligent Read-Ahead
- cache physical size, Cache Physical Size–Cache Data Structures, Cache Data Structures
- mapped page writer, Memory Manager Components
- page writer, Modified Page Writer
- redistributing memory, Tracing and Logging
- system cache, Cache Size, Cache Physical Size, Cache Physical Size
- viewing page allocations, Page List Dynamics–Page Priority, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page List Dynamics, Page Priority
- Modified no-write PFN state, Page Frame Number Database
- modified page lists, Reserving and Committing Pages
- modified page writer, Modified Page Writer
- PFN database, Modified Page Writer
- modified pages, PFN Data Structures, Memory Manager’s Modified and Mapped Page Writer
- Modified PFN state, Page Frame Number Database
- modified PFN state flag, PFN Data Structures
- modified-no-write lists, Invalid PTEs, Prototype PTEs
- modified-no-write pages, PFN Data Structures
- more command, Multiple Data Streams
- motherboard devices, Device Enumeration, Hung or Unresponsive Systems
- motherboard driver, BIOS Preboot
- Mount Manager, Mount Points
- Mount Manager driver, The Mount Manager–Mount Points, The Mount Manager, Mount Points
- mount operations, Basic Disk Volume Manager
- mount points, Opening Devices, Mount Points, Mount Points, Reparse Points
- mount requests, Volume Mounting
- mounting volumes, The Volume Namespace, The Mount Manager, Volume Mounting, Volume Mounting, Volume Mounting, Virtual Hard Disk Support
- Mountvol.exe tool, Mount Points
- move APIs, Transactional APIs
- MoveFileEx API, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- moving files, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- Mpclaim.exe, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- Mpdev.sys driver, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- MPIO (Multipath I/O), Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers, Partition Manager
- Mpio.sys driver, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- MS-DOS, File Records–Resident and Nonresident Attributes, File Names, Resident and Nonresident Attributes
- file names, File Records–Resident and Nonresident Attributes, Resident and Nonresident Attributes
- generating file names, File Names
- MS-DOS applications, Allocation Granularity, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- Msconfig utility, Images That Start Automatically
- Msdsm.sys module, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- msi element, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- MsInfo32.exe utility, Layered Drivers, 32-Bit Client Effective Memory Limits
- Msiscsi.sys driver, iSCSI Drivers
- MUI files, BitLocker To Go
- multiboot systems, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32
- multifunction device container IDs, Device Stack Driver Loading–Device Stack Driver Loading, Device Stack Driver Loading, Device Stack Driver Loading
- multilevel cell memory (MLC), NAND-Type Flash Memory–NAND-Type Flash Memory, NAND-Type Flash Memory, NAND-Type Flash Memory
- multilevel VACB arrays, Per-File Cache Data Structures
- multipartition volumes, Volume Management, Volume Management, Dynamic Disks–Multipartition Volume Management, Multipartition Volume Management–RAID-5 Volumes, Multipartition Volume Management, Spanned Volumes, Spanned Volumes, Spanned Volumes, Striped Volumes, Striped Volumes, Striped Volumes, Striped Volumes–Mirrored Volumes, Striped Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, RAID-5 Volumes, RAID-5 Volumes, Volume I/O Operations
- basic disks, Volume Management
- dynamic disks, Volume Management, Dynamic Disks–Multipartition Volume Management, Multipartition Volume Management
- I/O operations, Volume I/O Operations
- management, Multipartition Volume Management–RAID-5 Volumes, Spanned Volumes, Striped Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, RAID-5 Volumes
- mirrored, Striped Volumes–Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes, Mirrored Volumes
- RAID-5, RAID-5 Volumes
- spanned, Spanned Volumes
- storage management, Spanned Volumes, Striped Volumes, Mirrored Volumes
- striped, Striped Volumes, Striped Volumes
- Multipath Bus Driver (Mpio.sys), Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- multipath I/O (MPIO) drivers, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers, Partition Manager
- multipathing solutions, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- multiple data streams, Advanced Features of NTFS–Multiple Data Streams, Multiple Data Streams, Multiple Data Streams, Multiple Data Streams
- Multiple Provider Router, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- Multiple Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Provider (MUP) driver, The Start Value
- multiplexed logs, Log Types, Translating Virtual LSNs to Physical LSNs
- multiprocessor systems, Synchronization, Internal Synchronization, Look-Aside Lists, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- driver synchronizing, Synchronization
- look-aside lists, Look-Aside Lists
- memory manager, Internal Synchronization
- numbers of CPUs, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- multithreaded applications, Heap Synchronization
- mutexes, Driver Verifier, Hung or Unresponsive Systems
- mutual exclusion (heap blocks), Heap Manager
- Myfault.sys driver, I/O Cancellation for Thread Termination, I/O Cancellation for Thread Termination, I/O Cancellation for Thread Termination, Notmyfault, Basic Crash Dump Analysis, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool