# Windows Service Internals

> Analyze Windows service DLLs, local RPC, impersonation, access tokens, and registry authorization across privilege boundaries.

- Source: https://stevenfoerster.com/tutorials/paths/windows-service-internals/

Learning Path

Analyze Windows service DLLs, follow local RPC dispatch, reason about impersonation and access tokens, and understand registry authorization across privilege boundaries.

1 available [Start the path](https://stevenfoerster.com/tutorials/anatomy-of-a-windows-service-dll-in-ghidra/)

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    ## [Anatomy of a Windows Service DLL in Ghidra](https://stevenfoerster.com/tutorials/anatomy-of-a-windows-service-dll-in-ghidra/)

    Load a Windows service DLL with matching public symbols, separate hosting from service logic, and turn decompiler output into a reliable component map.


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