

In late 2010, Bryce Cogswell retired from Sysinternals. Currently, the Sysinternals website is moved to the Windows Sysinternals website and is a part of Microsoft Docs. Most of the source that Sysinternals provided was also removed. However, NT Locksmith, a Windows password recovery utility, was immediately removed. Russinovich explained that Sysinternals will remain active until Microsoft agrees on a method of distributing the tools provided there. On July 18, 2006, Microsoft Corporation acquired the company and its assets. Simply enter a tool’s Sysinternals Live path into Windows Explorer or a command prompt as / or \\tools\.Winternals Software LP was founded by Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich, who sparked the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal in an October 2005 posting to the Sysinternals blog. Sysinternals Live is a service that enables you to execute Sysinternals tools directly from the Web without hunting for and manually downloading them.

When you install the apps from Microsoft store, the apps will get updated automatically. Installing the SysInternals Suite from Microsoft Store is the preferred option.


Sysinternals Suite is now available in the Microsoft Store. You can now download and install SysInternals Suite from the Microsoft Store to always stay current with the latest updates.
