PROCESS MONITOR TUTORIAL UPGRADE
It could be an indication that you need to upgrade your computer's memory. If your computer is slow and the page file counters (% Usage and % Usage Peak) are constantly high. Includes counters to monitor how page files are being utilized. If this value is less than 5% of the total RAM installed on your computer, then you may need to add more memory. If the number is continuously greater than 80%, then you don't have enough memory on your system.Īdding the Available Mbytes, you can measure the amount of physical memory, available for running processes.
You can select counters, such as % Committed Bytes in Use to monitor the total memory currently in use by your system. Includes an array of counters to monitor your PC's RAM usage. However, if you're not using your internet connection heavily, but you still see high network activity, it could be a sign of something not working correctly, or it could also be a malware hidden on your computer. If you're always downloading files or streaming high-resolution videos and bandwidth is consistently hitting 85%, you may want to consider upgrading your data speed plan. You can select counters, such as Bytes Received/sec, Bytes Sent/sec, Bytes Total/sec to see how much bandwidth is being utilized by your wireless or Ethernet adapter. Includes a number of counters to monitor the sent and received bytes for one or multiple network adapters.
PROCESS MONITOR TUTORIAL DRIVER
A high percentage of privileged time may indicate a poorly written driver or hardware malfunction. If this counter stays above 30%, it could be an indication that there is a hardware problem.Īdd the % Privileged Time counter monitors the time the processor is using to execute in Kernel (Privileged) mode. You can select counters, such as % Interrupt Time to monitor the time the CPU takes to complete hardware requests (interrupts). Includes the counters to monitor the processor activity. If this counter stays in high numbers for a long time, it could be an indication that the hard drive is ready for replacement.Īdding other counters like Disk Bytes/sec, Disk Read Bytes/sec, Disk Read/sec, Disk Write Bytes/sec, and Disk Writes/sec can help you to figure out the read and write speeds of the hard drive. You can select counters, such as % Disk Time to monitor the time a drive is taking to complete read and write requests. Includes the counters to monitor the physical performance of your computer's hard drive.
PROCESS MONITOR TUTORIAL HOW TO
Now that you have a basic understanding of what's Performance Monitor and how to set it up let's look at some common counters you can use to monitor your system.
(This option may not work for everyone.) Performance Monitor counters Then you can open Performance Monitor and click the Paste Counter List (Ctrl + V) button in the toolbar to load your saved settings. Alternatively, you can open the settings file with Notepad and copy its content.
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