124 questions with Windows development | Windows Performance Toolkit tags

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Trying to convert MBR to GPT in Windows 10

I have been trying to follow the instructions for creating bootable WinPE media. I have downloaded the Assessment and Deployment Kit and Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPre) to my desktop. I have updated WinPre. I have the Windows 10 System (C:)…

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asked 2023-07-30T07:33:44.47+00:00
Jim Hopkins 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-08-04T03:22:03.19+00:00
Jim Hopkins 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

controling Wi-Fi setting and Bluetooth setting with python

I am creating a new game assistance software in python. is there any way to control wi-fi and Bluetooth and other wireless and wired connection with python. like any API released by Microsoft.

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asked 2023-05-28T14:52:24.38+00:00
Mr Avishka Induwara 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-07-22T06:28:33.3866667+00:00
Shigeru Kato 0 Reputation points
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[HoloLens 2] [WPA] Windows Performance Analyzer showing n/a stacks for memory inspection

Hi, I am trying to inspect memoty usage on my HoloLens2 by a specific app, so I chose to save the etl trace with the developer portal (Memory profile) and open it in the WPA. Problem is, every stack in my memory allocation table is n/a (except for my…

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HoloLens | Development
asked 2023-07-11T13:50:07.6733333+00:00
AmlieBORDIN-3273 5 Reputation points
answered 2023-07-19T09:53:51.1466667+00:00
AmlieBORDIN-3273 5 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how to install on the server ADK for Windows 10, version 1607? on my win server 2016

hello, how to install on the server ADK for Windows 10, version 1607? (a component I need for a backup system) The link on the site does not lead to the download file, but to the same page. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=52674 Newer versions…

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asked 2023-07-06T07:57:00.85+00:00
Magic Existence 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-07-07T04:57:37.32+00:00
Magic Existence 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Email alert for high CPU and RAM reach a threshold using performance monitor, or any other internal windows tools?

Hi, I was wondering if it's possible to use Perf Mon to alert via email if CPU or Memory has reached a pre-determined threshold? I'm not familiar with it so if it's possible I would need a step-by-step breakdown of how to do this. Thanks, Aidan

Windows development | Windows Performance Toolkit
asked 2023-06-14T08:29:16.8566667+00:00
Aidan Devlin 21 Reputation points
answered 2023-07-03T18:28:55.3266667+00:00
Scott Soosay 0 Reputation points
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XPERF Process LifeTime Graph AND Unreadable Text

Hello Community, When viewing a ETL file inside XPERF , Process Lifetime graph shows garbled text instead of actual processes name as shown in the screenshot below. I have correctly configured Symbol paths. What might be causing this text to appear? I…

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asked 2023-06-27T06:38:39.5333333+00:00
Syed, Aleem Uddin 0 Reputation points
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SMB BranchCache issues: Unable to get data cache results

Hi There, We have implemented SMB BranchCache in Hosted environment . Main office/Branch cache .Brach cache server showing when using power shell command get-bcstatus showing connected . But Cache is not effect in Branch cache nor in clients . We have…

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asked 2023-05-31T10:45:59.5033333+00:00
Naresh Malleswarapu 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-01T13:05:19.89+00:00
Naresh Malleswarapu 0 Reputation points
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SSMS 19.0.2 Active Monitor Always Pause

I think it is not related to SSMS version (I used 17.9.1, 18.0.x ~18.12.1 etc). And now I am using SSMS 19.0.2. The Active Monitor always pause after it refresh even though I resume many times. And I find out the Overview works fine if I don't expend…

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asked 2023-05-26T15:28:29.91+00:00
Xiaogang Zheng 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-29T13:27:38.28+00:00
Zheng, Xiaogang 6 Reputation points
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Can the Windows Performance Analyze retrieving symbols from an Azure artifact symbol store?

Our symbols are stored on an Azure artifacts storage and we can retrieve them successfully in a web browser using this rest API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/symbol/symsrv/get?view=azure-devops-rest-6.0 The browser…

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asked 2023-05-26T14:18:45.09+00:00
Gabriel DeBacker 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Performance Analyzer doesn't show CPU usage sampled data in my profiles

Hello! It started a few months ago, but I don't have any sampled CPU usage data when I view my ETW profiles in Windows Performance Analyzer. It looks like this: Notice that the preset is configured in a way to show the sample CPU usage (because…

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asked 2022-04-14T07:04:17.703+00:00
Tony Grey 21 Reputation points
commented 2023-04-30T18:51:41.9033333+00:00
Gary Nebbett 6,216 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Performance Recorder failed - Error code: 0x80050001 - Unsupported power transition for OnOff tracing

I have Windows 11 version 10.0.22000 Build 22000 and trying to examine the boot sequence for boot time optimization purposes using Windows Performance Recorder from Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit version 10.1.22621.1. Using the guide from…

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asked 2023-04-29T08:34:14.4666667+00:00
Burhan Habibulin 25 Reputation points
commented 2023-04-29T09:23:21.7666667+00:00
Burhan Habibulin 25 Reputation points
0 answers

Need help fixing slow boot

Hello, I'm having very slow boot time and it's time I take care of it, I have a .etl file that i can open in WPA, the problem is that it's a bit difficult for me to actually pinpoint what is causing things to be slow, could someone look at it and help…

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asked 2023-04-06T22:02:02.1+00:00
Wims 64 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-04-13T09:19:28.3833333+00:00
Gary Nebbett 6,216 Reputation points
3 answers

Find Kernel driver memory leak using Windows Performance Analyzer

Hi, my paged pool keeps getting bigger and bigger and its not a user-process causing the issue. I used poolmon.exe and figured out that the corresponsing flag is "Fstr", but I could not find out what this tag is used for: Next, I created a…

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asked 2023-04-05T15:41:34.9533333+00:00
Ma K 5 Reputation points
answered 2023-04-11T08:32:26.0766667+00:00
Gary Nebbett 6,216 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I optimize my PC for better performance on Windows 10?

I have been using Windows 10 on my PC for a while now, and I have noticed that it has become slower over time. I have tried some basic troubleshooting steps such as running a virus scan, freeing up disk space, and disabling unnecessary startup programs,…

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asked 2023-04-04T16:35:32.2166667+00:00
GM Alvi 21 Reputation points
commented 2023-04-05T16:11:32.3566667+00:00
Reza-Ameri 17,341 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Performance Monitor Memory & Network counters Missing Issue

When you create a User Defined Data Set , select System Performance from Template Data Collector Set and run it. IIn Performance > Resource Overview , it only can see the Utilization of CPU and Disk. The Network and Memory are missing. Add…

Windows development | Windows Performance Toolkit
asked 2023-02-24T05:45:29.5866667+00:00
Man SC Man 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-02-28T07:34:08.37+00:00
Man SC Man 0 Reputation points
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Trouble running Performance Monitor. 'Unable to add these counters....

I've attempted to run the Performance Monitor and I get an error message. "unable to add these counters: \Memory\available MBytes \Memory%Committed Bytes in use, \Memory\Cache Faults/sec \Memory\Cache Faults/sec \PhysicalDisk(*)%idle…

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asked 2023-02-26T19:42:47.9166667+00:00
James Ulietti 5 Reputation points
commented 2023-02-28T03:29:56.7133333+00:00
risolis 8,741 Reputation points
1 answer

how to run ProcMon on Windows Core edition (CMD or Powershell)

Hello, I'm planning to monitor a process by ProcMon, and I need the output to be on the shell not on the GUI. any clue how can I run it using a CMD or PowerShell command?

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asked 2023-02-20T14:01:02.1733333+00:00
Basel Al Sayeh - ITG 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-02-20T16:28:15.1266667+00:00
Carnegie Johnson 76 Reputation points
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How to show events messages in Windows Performance Analyzer

I am loading session with my events in WPA. But events are visible only by id. There is no name or message for them and this way it is very hard to analyze them. Events are declared like: <event value="16" symbol="spg_init"…

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asked 2022-09-14T05:19:06.293+00:00
Kaloyan Donev 1 Reputation point
answered 2022-12-31T04:09:03.427+00:00
Tristan Gibeau 76 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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Add KPI to WPA after loading etl file

Hi, I want to analyze build process of the c++ project in order to make choice which headers to precompile and use accordingly to improve build process timing and performance. When I open etl file(collected using pattern <vcperf start mysess -…

Windows development | Windows Performance Toolkit
asked 2022-12-28T17:20:02.703+00:00
Borislav Grebenar 1 Reputation point
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WPR: Circular recording with periodic exports to the trace file

Hi! I need to use the WPR running in scope of a custom troubleshooting setup and I was wondering if it is possible to dump the trace results to a file, while keeping the trace collection running? I don't want to miss important events while I'll be…

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asked 2022-12-20T21:11:52.237+00:00
Ivan Seriavin 26 Reputation points
answered 2022-12-26T14:32:31.64+00:00
Konstantin Chernyi 161 Reputation points