Microsoft Brings Sysinternals Autoruns to Linux and Process Explorer to macOS

Microsoft is expanding its Sysinternals collection beyond Windows, bringing Autoruns to Linux and Process Explorer to macOS. The company also announced updates for several existing diagnostic tools on both platforms.

According to the official announcement, the expansion gives Linux and Mac users access to more of Microsoft’s system monitoring and troubleshooting utilities.

Autoruns is coming to Linux

Microsoft is bringing Autoruns, one of its popular Windows troubleshooting tools, to Linux.

On Windows, Autoruns helps users identify applications and system components that launch automatically. It provides detailed information about startup programs, background services, scheduled tasks, drivers, and other startup entries.

The Linux version will bring Autoruns to another operating system, although Microsoft has not explained how its functionality will compare with the Windows version.

At the time of the announcement, the GitHub page for Autoruns on Linux was unavailable, leaving its availability and specific capabilities unclear.

Process Explorer is now available for macOS

Microsoft has also released a native version of Process Explorer for macOS, bringing its advanced process monitoring capabilities to Mac users.

The tool includes a live process tree, detailed process properties, performance graphs, and controls for managing running processes.

It also provides information about Apple Silicon performance and efficiency cores, helping users better understand how their Mac handles workloads.

Users can download Process Explorer for macOS from its GitHub repository.

Microsoft updates more Sysinternals tools

Alongside the two new releases, Microsoft announced updates for several existing Sysinternals utilities, including Sysmon, Process Monitor (Procmon), ProcDump for Linux, and ZoomIt for macOS.

These updates continue Microsoft’s efforts to make its diagnostic and system administration tools available beyond Windows.

The company is also developing other utilities, including Intelligent Terminal, which recently gained vertical tabs, AI agent management, and global search.

In other Microsoft news, Microsoft 365 is retiring its Project usage report, while Teams now allows administrators to disable profanity filtering in meeting transcripts.