System Informer

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Audience and license

The About page lists advanced end users and developers as the audience and identifies the license as MIT.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Debugging

It displays detailed stack traces with kernel-mode, WOW64, and .NET support.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Disk and GPU

It provides real-time disk access and usage information, plus GPU usage by process.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Distribution

Downloads are offered as a setup installer, portable binaries, Microsoft Store package, and Winget install command.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Handle search

It can find processes using a file by searching handles or DLLs; closing a handle may cause data loss or corruption.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Maker

System Informer is brought to users by Winsider Seminars & Solutions, Inc.; the About page says it was created in 2008 by Wen Jia Liu.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Network visibility

It shows programs with active network connections and provides real-time network usage information.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Permissions limit

Disk and network information from the ExtendedTools plugin is available only when System Informer runs with administrative rights.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Portability

The readme describes System Informer as small and portable, with no installation required.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Process monitoring

Graphs and statistics help track resource-heavy and runaway processes.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Purpose

System Informer monitors system resources, helps debug software, and detects malware.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Services

It can create, edit, and control services, and shows driver entries alongside user-mode services by default.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Support

The project directs users to GitHub to ask questions, report bugs, or suggest features.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

Themes

It supports light and dark themes and offers options for modern icons.system-informer.com · read 3 Oct 2026

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