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ZoomIt LiveZoom black screen on Windows 11

After upgrading to Windows 11 on a modern laptop (Dell XPS 7590), the LiveZoom feature does not work. When I click the shortcut for LiveZoom a black screen appears. When I click the same shortcut, the black screen disappears. Hence, the shortcut still…

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asked 2021-11-11T13:24:47.91+00:00
Esbjörn Larsen 31 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-27T05:13:18.0366667+00:00
lloyd 0 Reputation points
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Autoruns popup prompt says "autouns" instead of "Autoruns".

Hello, I downloaded autoruns.exe from https://learn.microsoft.com/it-it/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns and extracted the files. I checked the files and they were all signed by "Microsoft Corporation" so I didn't think much and I ran the…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-25T21:56:52.3633333+00:00
Lioneagle 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-26T16:43:56.44+00:00
Viorel 126.9K Reputation points
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Incorrect motherboard info

I have recently just got this pc off facebook and on speccy and cpu-z + msinfo32 it displays the wrong motherboard i have a b360 aorus gaming 3 wifi and it shows i have a b550m i have downgraded bios full disk wiped and reset pc but the issue doesnt…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-05-26T09:15:29.6+00:00
blaze pene 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-26T09:17:32.1466667+00:00
blaze pene 0 Reputation points
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ZoomIt v9.0 or v10.0 Livezoom has graphical glitches with taskbar and makes it unuseable

I downloaded the most recent version of ZoomIt a few minutes ago. I don't know if it is version 9.0 or 10.0 because on the download page it says it is 10.0 but when I open the program it says it is 9.0. I downloaded from here…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-01T22:56:35.1033333+00:00
Botaine 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-20T08:37:12.16+00:00
Botaine 5 Reputation points
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High handles

Hello, im having an issue with high handles, my current cpu thread is 3197 and handles are above 3 million and increasing. How do i reduce it. i am currentyl using an amd ryzen 5600g

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-17T05:51:31.3933333+00:00
batman 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-19T11:39:15.6233333+00:00
MotoX80 37,686 Reputation points
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How to remove "Failed to launch or locate Process Explorer" window?

Process Explorer runs from Autoruns, but I always get this window as well: How can I stop this happening? Thanks. Win11P, all current updates, autoruns and procexp in same folder.

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-05-17T18:05:34.8633333+00:00
Apesbrain 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-17T18:05:48.2266667+00:00

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Process Explorer Dark Mode Broken Since v17.07

This issue has existed for quite some time (since v17.07), where dark mode simply does not work, and the application stays in light mode instead. Is there any workaround to this other than staying on 17.06?

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-10T03:12:48.1533333+00:00
Jayden 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-10T12:36:05.2133333+00:00
Somil Jain 660 Reputation points
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ZoomIt Quick Reference

Anyone make a good 1-2 page ZoomIt quick reference? I don't use ZoomIt enough to remember all the commands. I made a quick reference for myself, but more recently wondered if someone had made a better quick reference for ZoomIt. I am not very creative so…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-05-08T13:39:48.9666667+00:00
Alan S. Jones 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-05-08T13:40:11.1433333+00:00

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DebugView 5.0 broken on Windows 1022H2

The new DebugView 5.0 version does not function properly on Windows 1022H2 (10.0.19045). Upon starting it the following is displayed - And after dismissing the dialog the toolbar is broken - At this point I decided to revert to version 4.90!

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-03-28T10:02:13.15+00:00
RLWA32 52,566 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T01:02:33.49+00:00
RLWA32 52,566 Reputation points
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Process Monitor - does it catch all file accesses?

We have sporadic issues with some customers where an application fails to copy a file as part of its normal operation. Almost always this can be simply traced to on-access antivirus scanning by using Process Monitor and filtering to the file extension in…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-07T09:22:27.4733333+00:00
Alan B 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-07T14:21:33.1266667+00:00
Viorel 126.9K Reputation points
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Disk2VHD not starting

Hello forum, I downloaded disk2vhd from the official site. When I start disk2vhd64.exe as admin, I get the dialog to allow making changes to the hard drive, but afterwards nothing happens. Starting disk2vhd.exe results in "Error…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2022-07-23T09:18:05.603+00:00
Johannes Bunte 6 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-26T22:12:18.13+00:00
Jeremy Chadwick 5 Reputation points
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newest process explorer (22 april 2026) does not work in windows 8.1

trying to execute process explorer in windows 8.1 i get two errors in event viewer and the binary does not run: Activation context generation failed for "C:\Users\compit\Downloads\SysinternalsSuite\Autoruns.exe".Error in manifest or policy file…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-04-22T08:57:16.39+00:00
Cornel Panceac 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-24T03:53:14.1+00:00
Cornel Panceac 20 Reputation points
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[Bug Report] GPU Engine checkboxes don't correspond to the graphs shown

In Process Explorer my GPU graph always shows 0% . I tracked it down to having specific engines selected, despite these engines being "busy" on the Engines screen. See: [System Information > GPU tab > Engines button] . The…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2021-04-30T07:30:37.21+00:00
LukeU 16 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-17T03:05:30.5466667+00:00
SortaCore 0 Reputation points
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Request to correct web page content - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rdcman

Hello, At https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rdcman under the "Shortcut Keys" section, there is no URL embedded in the word "here" in the following statement for Terminal Services shortcut keys. "You can…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-04-16T15:59:20+00:00
David Root 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-16T15:59:28.1333333+00:00

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Bug: Process Explorer 17 "System theme" does not use system theme

It appears that Process Explorer 17 added theme support, but when running Windows in High Contrast mode, the "Use System setting" theme doesn't actually use the system theme and instead paints part of the window (menu bar and process list…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2022-11-24T21:21:55.857+00:00
Jernej Simončič 16 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-16T05:21:03.44+00:00
MD 0 Reputation points
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Does Sysinternals Portmon really work on Win 10/11 or Server 2022 ??

Does Sysinternals Portmon really work on Win 10/11 or Server 2022 ?? -- Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5858162/process-monitor-does-not-capture-irp-mj-create-for

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-04-12T20:04:23.6366667+00:00
Boilerplate4U 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-12T21:14:27.5366667+00:00
Marcin Policht 91,150 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Process Monitor does not capture IRP_MJ_CREATE for serial port (character device) opens

Hi, I have been investigating why Process Monitor does not capture CreateFile (IRP_MJ_CREATE) calls against serial ports (character devices) and I would appreciate some clarification on the architecture. Setup: Windows Server 2022 A userspace program…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-04-12T19:53:01.3466667+00:00
Boilerplate4U 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-12T20:01:24.8966667+00:00
Boilerplate4U 0 Reputation points
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My bluetooth completely disappear form everything

It has been a really big problem for me that my bluetooth disappear from everything starting from the device manager and the bottom right corner of my laptop. I've watched a lot of tutorials from youtube on how to fix it but i can't seem to fix it yet.…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-04-07T12:48:03.8966667+00:00
Nicholas Setiadi 0 Reputation points
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How do I make Process Explorer replace Task Manager permanently?

Hello, How do I make Process Explorer replace Task Manager permanently? Every time I reboot, it resets to the default Windows 11 Task Manager, and I would like to use Process Explorer exclusively. Thank you.

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-25T14:33:25.8133333+00:00
GW VS 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-01T06:34:47.55+00:00
GW VS 20 Reputation points
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Code signing

Hello. Could you please confirm whether SmartScreen accepts both ECC and RSA signing algorithms? Is an EV certificate with ECC algorithm valid for application (.exe, .msi) signing and works with SmartScreen and SmartAppControl? Thank you.

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-31T10:32:25.6433333+00:00
Lukáš Jarolímek 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-31T10:32:39.5966667+00:00

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