Sysinternals Suite Marks 30th Anniversary with Active Maintenance and Integration into PowerToys
Microsoft's Sysinternals suite, a collection of over 70 system utilities, has been around for three decades. Despite its age and Microsoft's acquisition in 2006, it remains actively maintained and updated regularly.
The suite includes tools like Process Explorer, Autoruns, and DebugView, which offer more control and information than the built-in Windows diagnostic tools.
For example, Process Explorer shows more details about running processes, including handles and DLLs, while Autoruns provides a wider scope of auto-start locations beyond what's available in the Startup apps page.
Microsoft has started integrating some Sysinternals tools into PowerToys, but there are still many others that can be used on Windows 11 without any issues.