Building System Informer

General rule of thumb is to run build_release.cmd after cloning the repo. You may also build the solutions directly in Visual Studio.

Errors, Problems, Gotchas

This section contains common errors, problems, and gotchas when building System Informer. If you're having trouble building then the information here is likely to resolve your problem.

LINK : fatal error C1047 (thirdparty.lib)

TL;DR - run build_thirdparty.cmd

This error occurs because thirdparty.lib was built using a different compiler than the one in the environment. We pre-build and check in the third party dependencies to minimize build times and simplify the build process. This comes with the cost that occasionally a developer may try to build with a different compiler. To resolve this in your environment run build_thirdparty.cmd. Or update the MSVC compiler in your environment. We try to keep up with building and checking in a new thirdparty.lib in a timely manner, it's possible your compiler is up to date and we haven't done the maintenance task to update thirdparty.lib.

Built plugins not loading with kernel driver enabled

It is possible to load built plugins with the driver enabled, but there is an intentional security mitigation to protect the driver from abuse. Please refer to the kernel driver readme for more information. You may also disable the advanced setting for image load denial, but access to the driver will be restricted with unsigned plugins loaded.

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