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Microsoft Research Detours vs upower

A side-by-side look at Microsoft Research Detours and upower. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft Research Detours

Microsoft Research Detours

Development

Microsoft Research Detours is a software package that enables you to intercept and modify functions in Windows applications by intercepting Win32 functions. It works by allowing developers to add instrumentation code to any binary without modifying the source code.

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upower

upower

Os & Utilities

Upower is a lightweight tool for managing power devices and querying power usage on Linux systems. It collects and exposes info from various device components like batteries, AC power adapters, USB power devices, etc.

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