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Monitoring Performance Tool

Windows offers various built-in performance monitoring tools to help users manage system health and performance. Key tools include Task Manager for quick checks, Resource Monitor for detailed analysis, and Reliability Monitor for diagnosing crashes. Additional tools like Event Viewer, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and Command-Line Tools provide further insights into system performance and issues.

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Monitoring Performance Tool

Windows offers various built-in performance monitoring tools to help users manage system health and performance. Key tools include Task Manager for quick checks, Resource Monitor for detailed analysis, and Reliability Monitor for diagnosing crashes. Additional tools like Event Viewer, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and Command-Line Tools provide further insights into system performance and issues.

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Windows includes several built-in performance monitoring tools that help users and administrators

track system health, diagnose issues, and optimize performance. Here are the key embedded tools:

1. Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)

 Performance Tab: Real-time graphs for CPU, RAM, Disk, Network, and GPU usage.

 Processes Tab: Lists running apps/processes with resource consumption.

 Startup Tab: Manages programs launching at boot.

2. Resource Monitor (resmon.exe)

 Detailed real-time monitoring of:

o CPU: Per-process usage, thread activity.

o Memory: Physical & virtual memory usage.

o Disk: Active file read/write operations.

o Network: Connections, bandwidth usage by process.

3. Performance Monitor (perfmon.exe)

 Customizable counters for tracking:

o CPU, memory, disk, network, and application metrics.

 Logs data for long-term analysis.

 User-defined Data Collector Sets for automated logging.

4. Reliability Monitor (perfmon /rel)

 System stability timeline showing crashes, errors, and updates.

 Helps identify software/hardware failures.

5. Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc)

 Logs system, application, and security events.

 Useful for diagnosing errors, warnings, and critical failures.


6. Windows Memory Diagnostic (mdsched.exe)

 Checks for RAM errors by running a memory test on reboot.

7. Disk Management & Optimize Drives (dfrgui.exe)

 Defragments HDDs and optimizes SSDs for better performance.

8. Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report (powercfg /energy)

 Analyzes battery/power usage (for laptops) and suggests optimizations.

9. System Information (msinfo32.exe)

 Provides hardware/software configuration details, including drivers and running tasks.

10. Command-Line Tools

 Tasklist (tasklist): Lists all running processes.

 Taskkill (taskkill /pid <ID>): Force-stops processes.

 Netstat (netstat -ano): Shows network connections.

 Performance Counters (typeperf): Logs performance metrics via CLI.

When to Use Which Tool?

 Quick check: Task Manager (for CPU/RAM usage).

 Deep analysis: Resource Monitor or Performance Monitor.

 Crash diagnosis: Reliability Monitor or Event Viewer.

 Hardware issues: Windows Memory Diagnostic or Disk Management.

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