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Building a Windows Process Inspector in Modern C++

Building a Windows Process Inspector in Modern C++

Modern Windows systems expose extensive runtime information — processes, threads, memory regions, modules, and security tokens.

We built WinProcessInspector to explore and understand these internals through a clean, layered C++ architecture.

Repository:
https://github.com/Temple-Enterprise/WinProcessInspector


Project Goal

WinProcessInspector was designed to:

  • Enumerate live processes and threads
  • Inspect virtual memory regions and protection flags
  • List loaded modules and base addresses
  • Analyze access tokens and integrity levels
  • Monitor CPU, memory, and I/O usage

The objective was not to replicate existing tools, but to build a disciplined systems-level implementation from scratch.


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