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- LANMan Redirector, Remote FSDs
- LANMan Server, Remote FSDs
- laptop encryption, Encryption
- large file sizes, Per-File Cache Data Structures
- Large page bit (PTEs), Page Tables and Page Table Entries
- large pages, Large and Small Pages, Large and Small Pages, Large and Small Pages, Code Overwrite and System Code Write Protection
- large scale corruption causes, Buffer Overruns, Memory Corruption, and Special Pool
- large-address-space-aware applications, Introduction to the Memory Manager, x86 Address Space Layouts, 64-Bit Address Space Layouts
- large-IRP look-aside lists, I/O Request Packets
- last known good (LKG), The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit–Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Troubleshooting Crashes
- booting LKG configuration, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- configuration, troubleshooting with, Troubleshooting Crashes
- set, updating, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit–Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- lastknowngood element, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- latency, Servicing an Interrupt, Striped Volumes
- layered drivers, I/O System, Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers, Driver Objects and Device Objects, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, Data Redundancy and Fault Tolerance, NTFS File System Driver, NTFS File System Driver
- data redundancy, Data Redundancy and Fault Tolerance
- I/O request processing, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, I/O Requests to Layered Drivers, NTFS File System Driver, NTFS File System Driver
- I/O system, I/O System, Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers
- layered device objects, Driver Objects and Device Objects
- lazy closes, System Threads
- lazy commit algorithm, Undo Pass
- lazy evaluation algorithms, Copy-on-Write
- lazy writer, Recoverable File System Support, Fast I/O, Disabling Lazy Writing for a File, Write Throttling–Write Throttling, Write Throttling, NTFS File System Driver
- cache interaction, Recoverable File System Support
- disabling, Disabling Lazy Writing for a File
- fast I/O, Fast I/O
- flushing cache contents, NTFS File System Driver
- write throttling, Write Throttling–Write Throttling, Write Throttling
- LCNs (logical cluster numbers), Clusters, Master File Table, Master File Table, Master File Table, Resident and Nonresident Attributes, Indexing
- in runs, Master File Table
- index mapping, Indexing
- physical locations, Clusters
- VCN-to-LCN mapping, Master File Table, Master File Table, Resident and Nonresident Attributes
- LDM (Logical Disk Manager), Dynamic Disks–LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, The LDM Database, The LDM Database, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning
- LDMDump utility, The LDM Database
- leaking memory, Monitoring Pool Usage–Look-Aside Lists, Monitoring Pool Usage, Look-Aside Lists, System Page Table Entries–System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries, Commit Charge and Page File Size
- paged pool, Commit Charge and Page File Size
- pool, Monitoring Pool Usage–Look-Aside Lists, Monitoring Pool Usage, Look-Aside Lists
- system PTEs, System Page Table Entries–System Page Table Entries, System Page Table Entries
- leaks, pool, Monitoring Pool Usage–Look-Aside Lists, Monitoring Pool Usage, Look-Aside Lists
- lease keys, Locking
- leases, Locking–File System Operation, File System Operation
- least recently used (LRU), Systemwide Cache Data Structures
- VACBs, Systemwide Cache Data Structures
- legacy APIs, Heap Manager
- legacy applications, System File Corruption
- legacy BIOS interrupts, Booting from iSCSI
- legacy devices, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- legacy disk management utilities, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning
- legacy drivers, Level of Plug and Play Support, Disk Class, Port, and Miniport Drivers
- legacy file formats, CDFS
- legacy mode, Physical Address Extension (PAE)
- legacy naming conventions, Disk Device Objects
- legacy operating systems, Disk Sector Format
- legacy port drivers, Prioritization Strategies, Disk Class, Port, and Miniport Drivers
- legacy reparse points (junctions), Symbolic (Soft) Links and Junctions–Compression and Sparse Files, Compression and Sparse Files
- levels, oplocks, Locking–Locking, Locking, Locking
- LFH (Low Fragmentation Heap), Heap Manager Structure, The Low Fragmentation Heap, The Low Fragmentation Heap
- LFS (log file service), NTFS File System Driver, Log File Service, Log File Service, Log Record Types
- library calls, KMDF and, Structure and Operation of a KMDF Driver
- licensing, Physical Memory Limits, File System Filter Drivers, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems
- link tracking, Link Tracking, Link Tracking, File Records
- linked lists, Windows x64 16-TB Limitation, Page Frame Number Database, Page Frame Number Database, Page List Dynamics
- links, OLE, Link Tracking–Encryption, Link Tracking, Encryption
- list modules command option, Verbose Analysis
- list shadows command, Previous Versions and System Restore
- listing, Driver Objects and Device Objects
- device objects, Driver Objects and Device Objects
- LiveKd, Crash Dump Files, Hung or Unresponsive Systems–Hung or Unresponsive Systems, Hung or Unresponsive Systems, Hung or Unresponsive Systems
- lm command, Verbose Analysis
- load-balancing policies, Multipath I/O (MPIO) Drivers
- loaded drivers, Layered Drivers–Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers, Internal Synchronization
- memory manager and, Internal Synchronization
- viewing list, Layered Drivers–Layered Drivers, Layered Drivers
- loaded image address space, User Address Space Layout
- loader parameter blocks, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems, Initializing the Kernel and Executive Subsystems
- loading drivers, I/O System, The Plug and Play (PnP) Manager, Driver Loading, Initialization, and Installation, The Start Value, Device Enumeration, Device Enumeration, Device Enumeration, Device Stacks, Device Stack Driver Loading, Device Stack Driver Loading, Device Stack Driver Loading, Device Stack Driver Loading, Driver Installation
- loadoptions element, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- local FSDs, File System Driver Architecture–Local FSDs, Local FSDs, Local FSDs
- Local Group Policy Editor, BitLocker Management–BitLocker To Go, BitLocker To Go, BitLocker To Go
- local pool tag files, Monitoring Pool Usage
- local replacement policies, Placement Policy
- Local Security Policy MMC snap-in, Encrypting a File for the First Time
- local session manager (LSM), BIOS Preboot, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- local-to-local or -remote links, Symbolic (Soft) Links and Junctions
- locale element, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- Localtag.txt file, Monitoring Pool Usage
- Localxxx functions, Services Provided by the Memory Manager
- lock contention, The Low Fragmentation Heap
- LOCK prefix, Windows x64 16-TB Limitation
- locked bytes, Fast I/O
- locked memory page tracking, Driver Verifier
- LockFile function, Opening Devices
- locking, Opening Devices, Memory Manager Components, Internal Synchronization, Commit Limit, Heap Synchronization, Multiple Data Streams
- address space, Memory Manager Components
- byte ranges, Multiple Data Streams
- heap, Heap Synchronization
- memory, Commit Limit
- portions of files, Opening Devices
- working set locks, Internal Synchronization
- log block signature arrays, Owner Pages
- log blocks, Log Blocks
- log container files, Master File Table
- log file service (LFS), NTFS File System Driver, Log File Service, Log File Service, Log Record Types
- log files, Proactive Memory Management (Superfetch), Log Types, Log Layout, Defragmentation, Master File Table, Resource Managers, Design, Metadata Logging–Recovery, Log File Service, Log Record Types, Log Record Types, Log Record Types–Recovery, Log Record Types, Recovery, Recovery, Undo Pass, Undo Pass, Boot Logging in Safe Mode–Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
- CLFS, Log Types, Log Layout
- defragmentation and, Defragmentation
- NTFS, Master File Table
- recovery, Design, Metadata Logging–Recovery, Log File Service, Log Record Types, Log Record Types, Log Record Types, Recovery
- recovery passes, Undo Pass, Undo Pass
- safe mode, Boot Logging in Safe Mode–Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
- size, Log Record Types–Recovery, Recovery
- Superfetch service, Proactive Memory Management (Superfetch)
- TxF, Resource Managers
- log records, Marshalling, Management Policies, Log Record Types–Recovery, Log Record Types–Recovery, Log Record Types–Recovery, Log Record Types, Log Record Types, Recovery, Recovery, Recovery
- marshalling, Marshalling
- metadata logging, Log Record Types–Recovery, Recovery
- recovery mechanisms, Log Record Types–Recovery, Log Record Types, Log Record Types, Recovery
- size, Management Policies
- types, Log Record Types–Recovery, Recovery
- log start LSNs, Log Sequence Numbers
- log tails, Management Policies
- log-end LSNs, Owner Pages
- logged utility streams, File Records
- logging, Tracing and Logging, Tracing and Logging, Log Sequence Numbers, On-Disk Implementation–NTFS Recovery Support, Logging Implementation, NTFS Recovery Support, NTFS Recovery Support, Design, Design, Metadata Logging–Recovery, Log File Service, Log Record Types, Recovery
- metadata, Metadata Logging–Recovery, Log File Service, Recovery
- NTFS transaction support, On-Disk Implementation–NTFS Recovery Support, NTFS Recovery Support, NTFS Recovery Support
- overhead, Design
- proactive memory management, Tracing and Logging
- recovery, Design
- sequence numbers, Log Sequence Numbers
- Superfetch service, Tracing and Logging
- transactions, Logging Implementation
- update records, Log Record Types
- logging areas (LFS), Metadata Logging–Log File Service, Log File Service, Log File Service
- logical block numbers, Disk Sector Format
- logical block offsets, Key Features of the Cache Manager
- logical blocks, Disk Sector Format
- logical container identifiers, Log Layout
- logical descriptors (TxF), Log Record Types
- logical disk manager (LDM), Dynamic Disks–LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, The LDM Database, The LDM Database, The LDM Database, The LDM Database, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning, LDM and GPT or MBR-Style Partitioning
- logical drives, MBR-Style Partitioning
- logical ports, Layered Drivers
- logical prefetcher, NUMA, Demand Paging, Logical Prefetcher, Logical Prefetcher, Logical Prefetcher, ReadyBoot
- logical processors, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- logo animation, The BIOS Boot Sector and Bootmgr
- logoff notifications, Container Notifications
- logon manager (Winlogon.exe), Virtual Address Space Layouts, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit, ReadyBoot, Post–Splash Screen Crash or Hang, Shutdown
- long file names, File Names, File Names
- look-aside lists, KMDF Data Model, NUMA, PFN Data Structures
- kernel stack PFNs, PFN Data Structures
- KMDF objects, KMDF Data Model
- NUMA nodes, NUMA
- Low Fragmentation Heap (LFH), Heap Manager Structure, The Low Fragmentation Heap
- Low I/O priority, I/O Priorities, Prioritization Strategies
- low memory conditions, Memory Notification Events–Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events, Memory Notification Events
- low priority mapping VACBs, Systemwide Cache Data Structures
- low-priority page lists, Page List Dynamics
- LowCommitCondition event, Memory Notification Events
- lower-level filter drivers, Device Stacks, Device Stack Driver Loading
- lowercase characters, Master File Table
- LowMemoryCondition event, Memory Notification Events
- LowNonPagedPoolCondition event, Memory Notification Events
- LowPagedPoolCondition event, Memory Notification Events
- LPT1 device name, Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- LRU VACBs, Systemwide Cache Data Structures
- LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem), x86 Address Space Layouts, Encryption, Encrypting a File for the First Time
- EFS, Encryption
- encryption services, Encrypting a File for the First Time
- large address space aware, x86 Address Space Layouts
- LSM (local session manager), Smss, Csrss, and Wininit
- LSNs (logical sequence numbers), Log Layout–Log Blocks, Log Blocks, Log Blocks, Owner Pages–Translating Virtual LSNs to Physical LSNs, Translating Virtual LSNs to Physical LSNs, Management Policies, Resource Managers
- CLFS operations, Log Layout–Log Blocks, Log Blocks, Log Blocks
- resource managers and, Resource Managers
- translating virtual to physical, Owner Pages–Translating Virtual LSNs to Physical LSNs, Translating Virtual LSNs to Physical LSNs, Management Policies
- LZNT1 compression, Data Compression and Sparse Files