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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Tai Hing Tse, Bellevue, WA (US);
Landy Wang, Honolulu, HI (US);
Yimin Deng, Redmond, WA (US);
Kenneth D. Johnson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yevgeniy M. Bak, Redmond, WA (US);
Chiuchin Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for memory image capture via memory write from a running system are described. In at least some embodiments, a request is received for an image of a portion of memory. Images of memory can be used for a variety of purposes, such as diagnosing and repairing error conditions for hardware and/or software, detecting unwanted and/or malicious processes (e.g., malware), general systems maintenance, and so forth. According to one or more embodiments, various techniques can be implemented to capture an image of a portion of memory. For example, an intermediate write to memory can be employed to write the image of the portion of memory to a memory buffer. Alternatively or additionally, an image of a portion of memory can be captured directly to storage.