Where's windows kernel file?

What computer file contains windows kernel?

is it seen in task manager process list?

if not, why?

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What you're looking for in modern versions of Windows is ntoskrnl.exe. I don't believe it shows up in Task Manager as a running process, though.

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The Windows Kernel is not just a single file. It's the core of the operating system, and relies on several files in order to function. It is not seen as a task in the task manager... because it is what organizes those tasks.

The kernel is the first code that is executed at the boot time .The bios or the bootloader does the task of loading the kernel files of the operating system present in the boot directory of the disk space where the Windows/Linux is present. To check where it is present in your windows system, you can go to C drive (considering it where your windows OS is present). Then double click the Windows directory in C drive. Double click the boot directory. This is where kernel code of your Windows OS present.

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It is there: EDD08927-9CC4-4E65-B970-C2560FB5C289 Filesystem Path: C:\Windows\System32 (Note that the Kernel has some DLL too. ntoskrnl.exe is the executeable file, which is the core of the core) You can find it in the taskmgmt.exe on "Details" or "Processes"- it is named as "System".

Hope, I could help.

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