Ask HN: Can anyone recommend a Windows Systems programming book?

K&R

Programming Windows and Inside Windows are the books you want.

The Fifth Edition of Petzold's book will actually take you through the Win32 API

the very latest edition of this book is a complete rewrite for WinRT and Windows 8

Programming Windows - Petzold

Charles Petzold's series is generally considered the definitive resource

Windows Internals, 7th Edition.

MSDN and that book are great

The Windows Internals series is typically the go-to for what you're looking for.

the Windows Internals series is a requirement

Windows Internals is a great book/reference for understanding how Windows work

"Windows via C/C++"

Hello, Windows via C/C++ by Jeffrey Richter is what you are looking for.

"Programming Server-Side Applications for Windows 2000" by Jeffrey Richter and Jason D. Clark

Windows Internals is a really good source for deep understanding of the OS.

anything else from Russinovich