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Downloads of v 2023.3.30.20230331:
44,738
Last Update:
31 Mar 2023
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Mark Russinovich
- Bryce Cogswell
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Downloads:
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Downloads of v 2023.3.30.20230331:
44,738
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Mark Russinovich
- Bryce Cogswell
Sysinternals 2023.3.30.20230331
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall
To install Sysinternals, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Sysinternals, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Sysinternals, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
Deployment Method:
This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)
2. Setup Your Environment
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2. Get the package into your environment
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- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
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Download the package:
Download - Follow manual internalization instructions
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
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Run: (additional options)
choco download sysinternals --internalize --version=2023.3.30.20230331 --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/
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For package and dependencies run:
choco push --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
- Automate package internalization
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Run: (additional options)
3. Copy Your Script
choco upgrade sysinternals -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2023.3.30.20230331'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade sysinternals -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2023.3.30.20230331'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Install sysinternals
win_chocolatey:
name: sysinternals
version: '2023.3.30.20230331'
source: INTERNAL REPO URL
state: present
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'sysinternals' do
action :install
source 'INTERNAL REPO URL'
version '2023.3.30.20230331'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
cChocoPackageInstaller sysinternals
{
Name = "sysinternals"
Version = "2023.3.30.20230331"
Source = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'sysinternals':
ensure => '2023.3.30.20230331',
provider => 'chocolatey',
source => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
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This package was approved as a trusted package on 31 Mar 2023.
The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single suite of tools.
This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files.
It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault.
Package parameters
/InstallDir
- Installation directory, by default Chocolatey tools directory./InstallationPath
- the same asInstallDir
Example: choco install sysinternals --params "/InstallDir:C:\your\install\path"
Notes
- This package supports only latest version.
- This package by default installs to tools directory which will create shims for all applications. When you install to different directory, shims are not created but directory is added to the PATH.
- This package downloads the nano edition of sysinternals suite when installing it on a nano server.
- To have GUI for the tools, install nirlauncher package and use
/Sysinternals
package parameter. - If the package is out of date please check Version History for the latest submitted version. If you have a question, please ask it in Chocolatey Community Package Discussions or raise an issue on the Chocolatey Community Packages Repository if you have problems with the package. Disqus comments will generally not be responded to.
$toolsPath = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
Write-Host "Closing processes from sysinternals package installation directory"
Remove-Process -PathFilter ([regex]::escape('C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\sysinternals\tools') + ".*") | Out-Null
function Accept-Eula() {
$tools = `
"AccessChk", "Active Directory Explorer", "ADInsight", "Autologon", "AutoRuns",
"BGInfo", "CacheSet", "ClockRes", "Coreinfo", "Ctrl2cap",
"DbgView", "Desktops", "Disk2Vhd", "Diskmon", "DiskView",
"Du", "EFSDump", "FindLinks", "Handle", "Hex2Dec",
"Junction", "LdmDump", "ListDLLs", "LoadOrder", "Movefile",
"PageDefrag", "PendMove", "PipeList", "Portmon", "ProcDump",
"Process Explorer", "Process Monitor", "PsExec", "psfile", "PsGetSid",
"PsInfo", "PsKill", "PsList", "PsLoggedon", "PsLoglist",
"PsPasswd", "PsService", "PsShutdown", "PsSuspend", "RamMap",
"RegDelNull", "Regjump", "Regsize", "RootkitRevealer", "Share Enum",
"ShellRunas - Sysinternals: www.sysinternals.com",
"EulaAccepted", "SigCheck", "Streams", "Strings", "Sync",
"System Monitor", "TCPView", "VMMap", "VolumeID", "Whois",
"Winobj", "ZoomIt"
$root_path = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Sysinternals"
mkdir "$root_path" -ea 0 | Out-Null
foreach($tool in $tools) {
mkdir "$root_path\$tool" -ea 0 | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path "$root_path\$tool" -Name EulaAccepted -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
}
$vt = "$root_path\SigCheck\VirusTotal"
mkdir $vt -ea 0 | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path $vt -Name VirusTotalTermsAccepted -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
}
function Is-NanoServer() {
# This would be true for both nano servers, and IoT devices.
if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -ne 'Core') { return $false }
# 143 = Datacenter nano server
# 144 = Standard nano server
$sku = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).OperatingSystemSKU
return ($sku -eq 143) -or ($sku -eq 144);
}
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Add to Builder | Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
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Sysinternals 2024.7.23 | 227790 | Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.6.20 | 74316 | Friday, June 21, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.6.17 | 23079 | Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.5.28 | 67617 | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.2.13 | 230742 | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.2.7 | 34997 | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.2.6 | 11864 | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2024.1.9 | 83098 | Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.11.13 | 128152 | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.11.9 | 26625 | Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.10.18 | 70581 | Thursday, October 19, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.9.29 | 65207 | Friday, September 29, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.7.26 | 177769 | Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.6.27 | 212230 | Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.6.7 | 63941 | Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.5.24 | 110750 | Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.4.12 | 88494 | Thursday, April 13, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.4.11 | 14917 | Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.4.4 | 70903 | Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.3.30.20230331 | 44738 | Friday, March 31, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.3.30 | 83829 | Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.3.9 | 66381 | Friday, March 10, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2023.1.25 | 79100 | Thursday, January 26, 2023 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.11.28 | 95134 | Monday, November 28, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.11.11 | 48719 | Friday, November 11, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.11.3 | 41831 | Thursday, November 3, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.10.26 | 43585 | Thursday, October 27, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.10.14 | 47385 | Friday, October 14, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.10.12 | 263461 | Thursday, October 13, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.9.29 | 73726 | Friday, September 30, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.8.16 | 81139 | Tuesday, August 16, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.7.30 | 44359 | Saturday, July 30, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.7.29 | 14391 | Friday, July 29, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.7.19 | 35320 | Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.5.11 | 116953 | Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.2.16 | 109636 | Thursday, February 17, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2022.1.27 | 47269 | Friday, January 28, 2022 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.12.16 | 68190 | Friday, December 17, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.10.26 | 83876 | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.10.14 | 37880 | Thursday, October 14, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.10.12 | 16959 | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.9.30 | 38489 | Thursday, September 30, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.9.22 | 31896 | Thursday, September 23, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.9.1 | 49460 | Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.8.18 | 38127 | Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.7.27 | 87090 | Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.6.24 | 98867 | Thursday, June 24, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.6.23 | 14936 | Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.6.22 | 20222 | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.6.1 | 48585 | Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.5.26 | 25522 | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.5.25 | 14648 | Tuesday, May 25, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.4.23 | 92938 | Friday, April 23, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.4.21 | 22321 | Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.3.23 | 123809 | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.3.1 | 66775 | Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.2.22 | 21843 | Thursday, February 25, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.1.19 | 67395 | Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.1.15 | 22020 | Friday, January 15, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.1.12 | 16052 | Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2021.1.11 | 17207 | Monday, January 11, 2021 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.11.25 | 70061 | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.11.4 | 51337 | Thursday, November 5, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.10.15 | 50022 | Friday, October 16, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.9.18 | 91397 | Friday, September 18, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.9.17 | 9046 | Thursday, September 17, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.7.15 | 87238 | Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.6.24 | 37763 | Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2020.4.28 | 93297 | Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.12.19 | 278564 | Thursday, December 19, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.12.11 | 42284 | Thursday, December 12, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.9.23 | 466105 | Monday, September 23, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.9.16 | 21934 | Monday, September 16, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.9.5 | 38229 | Friday, September 6, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.6.29.20190904 | 13801 | Wednesday, September 4, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.6.29 | 184146 | Saturday, June 29, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.6.14 | 26401 | Friday, June 14, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.6.12 | 10268 | Thursday, June 13, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.6.11 | 10382 | Wednesday, June 12, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.6.5 | 24772 | Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.4.23 | 74689 | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.4.4 | 57091 | Thursday, April 4, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.3.26 | 28137 | Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.3.18 | 25210 | Monday, March 18, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.3.5 | 31424 | Tuesday, March 5, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2019.2.19 | 30138 | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.12.27 | 153038 | Friday, December 28, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.12.18 | 12652 | Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.12.14 | 10192 | Saturday, December 15, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.12.13 | 6649 | Friday, December 14, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.10.16 | 56321 | Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.8.8 | 58831 | Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.7.19 | 23255 | Friday, July 20, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.7.5 | 19112 | Friday, July 6, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.5.31 | 37071 | Friday, June 1, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.5.14 | 25361 | Monday, May 14, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.4.30 | 24066 | Monday, April 30, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.2.13 | 89533 | Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.2.11 | 8047 | Monday, February 12, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.1.18 | 28342 | Friday, January 19, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.1.5 | 18967 | Saturday, January 6, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2018.1.2 | 10004 | Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.12.31 | 6851 | Sunday, December 31, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.12.21 | 13864 | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.12.13 | 14566 | Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.12.12 | 398287 | Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.11.21 | 409811 | Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.9.12 | 61635 | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.9.11 | 4960 | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.6.30 | 57547 | Friday, June 30, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.6.14 | 18370 | Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.5.22.20170609 | 10545 | Friday, June 9, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.05.22 | 19102 | Monday, May 22, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.5.16.20170518 | 8510 | Thursday, May 18, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.05.16 | 8410 | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.2.17.20170317 | 44425 | Friday, March 17, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2017.02.17 | 29391 | Friday, February 17, 2017 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.11.18 | 56709 | Wednesday, November 23, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.08.29 | 62302 | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.07.29 | 25439 | Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.07.04 | 9466 | Sunday, July 17, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.04.28 | 564 | Sunday, May 8, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.02.02 | 22435 | Friday, February 5, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.01.04.20160120 | 8189 | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2016.01.04 | 4688 | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.10.26 | 16339 | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.07.20 | 20147 | Tuesday, July 21, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.05.31 | 9510 | Sunday, May 31, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.05.26 | 2031 | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.04.20 | 7775 | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.03.10 | 7378 | Friday, March 13, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.01.29 | 7296 | Friday, January 30, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2015.01.19 | 545 | Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.09.11 | 14576 | Saturday, September 13, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.08.18 | 3424 | Wednesday, August 20, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.08.05 | 2102 | Saturday, August 9, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.05.13 | 38501 | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.03.07 | 5610 | Saturday, March 8, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.02.04 | 2469 | Wednesday, February 5, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.01.29 | 1052 | Thursday, January 30, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2014.01.21 | 1117 | Wednesday, January 22, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2013.12.19.20140121 | 722 | Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2013.12.19 | 1720 | Wednesday, January 1, 2014 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2013.11.01 | 2461 | Saturday, November 2, 2013 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2013.08.01.20130912 | 1974 | Thursday, September 12, 2013 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 2013.08.01 | 745 | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.2012.05.14 | 7626 | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.2012.03.23 | 794 | Monday, April 9, 2012 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.2012.2.3 | 867 | Friday, February 3, 2012 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.2011.12.15 | 700 | Saturday, December 17, 2011 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.0.0.2 | 815 | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.0.0.1 | 657 | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Approved | |
Sysinternals 1.0 | 877 | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Approved |
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