Windows Performance and Monitoring: Performance Monitor Tutorial

Описание: Windows Performance and Monitoring: Performance Monitor is a hands-on deep dive into Windows Performance Monitor (PerfMon)—the built-in, counter-based tool for live graphs, baselines, alerts, and performance logging. This is Part 3 in my Windows performance measurement and monitoring series, focused on turning “it feels slow” into measurable proof you can capture, review, and act on.
In this walkthrough, you’ll learn how to build role-specific PerfMon views, add counters locally and against remote domain computers, create Data Collector Sets for repeatable captures, interpret results in Reports, and configure PerfMon Alerts that can log events and trigger follow-on tasks. We also cover advanced logging options like BLG/CSV/TSV, plus saving counters to an SQL database via ODBC for reporting and trending.

You’ll learn:
• PerfMon basics: charts, graph types, and properties
• Adding counters (local + remote) and building a baseline
• Data Collector Sets: System Diagnostics, System Performance, and User Defined
• Reports: viewing runs, opening data folders, and working with static log views
• Alerts: thresholds, intervals, event log actions, and task/collector triggers
• Logging formats: .blg, CSV/TSV, and SQL (ODBC)
• Remote collection to a network share and opening logs from another computer
• Safe access to C:\PerfLogs (and why you shouldn’t “fix” it by changing ACLs)


Target Audience:
• Windows system administrators
• IT professionals and engineers
• Performance troubleshooting specialists
• Hyper‑V and SQL Server administrators
• Anyone responsible for diagnosing Windows performance issues

Skill Level: Intermediate / Advanced


Applies to:
✅ Windows 10 / Windows 11
✅Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022 / 2025


Hashtags:
#PerformanceMonitor #PerfMon #WindowsPerformance #WindowsServer #Windows11 #PerformanceTroubleshooting #SysAdmin #ITPro


Commands:
Get-Acl -Path C:\PerfLogs | Format-List
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group 'Performance Log Users' -Member '[email protected]'

whoami /groups | findstr 'Performance'
Get-LocalGroupMember -Group 'Performance Log Users'

GitHub:
https://github.com/DariensTips


Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Performance Monitor
01:24 Monitoring Tools
04:43 Data Collector Sets
07:28 Reports
08:52 Alerts
11:03 SQL: Log Format and Data Source
13:30 Remote Computer Performance Counters
16:02 C:\PerfLogs (caveat)
18:03 Links & Resources
18:23 Thank you for watching
18:46 Operational Mindset


Links & Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/pre...)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/b...
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/tro...


Glossary:
PerfMon = Performance Monitor
ACL = Access Control List
BLG = Binary Log
CSV = Comma-Separated Values
DCS = Data Collector Set (suggested add)
DSN = Data Source Name
ETL = Event Trace Log
ETW = Event Tracing for Windows
MMC = Microsoft Management Console
ODBC = Open Database Connectivity
TSV = Tab-Separated Values
UNC = Universal Naming Convention


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   • Windows Performance and Monitoring: Resour...  
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Attribution:
Creme Brulee - The Soundlings (YouTube Audio Library)