Performance Monitor

Performance Monitor provides a visual display of built-in Windows performance counters, either in real time or as a way to review historical data. You can add performance counters to Performance Monitor by dragging and dropping, or by creating custom Data Collector Sets. It features multiple graph views that enable you to visually review performance log data. You can create custom views in Performance Monitor that can be exported as Data Collector Sets for use with performance and logging features.

To open Performance Monitor, use the following steps:

  1. From the Windows Vista default Start menu, right-click Computer, and then click Manage.

  2. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

  3. In the Computer Management window, expand Reliability and Performance, expand Monitoring Tools, and then click Performance Monitor.
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