Win7's hidden housekeeper: Performance Monitor

For the usual testing process, you often need to view the data in the "Performance Monitor", and now teach you to open the "Performance Monitor" method:
1, start - Run (or press Win+R to open the Run dialog)
2, type "perfmon", and then press

Run window
to enter "Performance Monitor". Figure:

Performance Monitor
Windows Performance Monitor uses performance counters, event tracking data, and configuration information that can be combined into a data collector set.
“Performance Counter” is a measure of system status or activity. They can be included in the operating system or as part of an individual application. The Windows Performance Monitor requests the current value of the performance counter at the specified interval.
 Event Tracking Data> is collected from tracking providers that are components of the operating system or individual applications for reporting actions or events. The output of multiple trace providers can be combined into one trace session.
“Configuration information” is collected from Windows registry key values. Windows Performance Monitor can log registry key values ​​as part of a log file at a specified time or interval.
Using Performance Monitor
Performance Monitor is a simple yet powerful visualization tool for viewing performance data in real time and from log files. Use it to check performance data in charts, histograms, or reports.
The membership in the local Performance Log Users group or equivalent is the minimum required to complete this process.
Steps to Launch Performance Monitor
- Click “Start”, in the "Start Search” box, type perfmon, and then press ENTER.
- In the navigation tree, expand “Monitor Tools” and click “Performance Monitor”. You can also use Performance Monitor to view real-time performance data on remote computers.
The membership or equivalent identity in the Performance Log Users group of the target computer is the minimum required to complete this procedure.
Steps to Connect to a Remote Computer Using Performance Monitor
- Start Performance Monitor.
- In the navigation tree, right-click "Reliability & Performance", and then click “Connect to another computer”.
- In the "Select Computer" dialog box, type the name of the computer you want to monitor, or click “Browse” to select the computer from the list.
- Click “OK”.
Additional Considerations
To view performance counters on remote computers, you must enable the "Performance Logs and Alerts" firewall exception on remote computers. In addition, members of the Performance Log Users group must also be members of the event log reader group on the remote computer.