{"id":33550,"date":"2012-06-18T16:20:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T16:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=33550"},"modified":"2012-06-18T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T16:20:35","slug":"windows-secrets-clear-simple-view-of-windows-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/windows-secrets-clear-simple-view-of-windows-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Secrets: Clear &#038; Simple View of Windows Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/res_mon.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 7 Resource Monitor \" title=\"Windows 7 Resource Monitor \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33563\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fred Langa\/Windows Secrets Newsletter<\/p>\n<h3>Exploring Win7s\u2019 ResMon admin tool<\/h3>\n<p>This tool (built into XP, Vista, and Win7) lets you see, in real time and in collected data logs, how your PC reacts as different programs run \u2014 or fail to run!<\/p>\n<p>In Part 1 of \u201cExploring Windows\u2019 Administrative Tools\u201d (May 10 Top Story), you saw how a few easy tweaks can give you two-click access to hundreds of Windows\u2019 most powerful diagnostic, tuning, and administrative features. In this installment, we\u2019ll explore one of the most powerful of these tools \u2014 Performance Monitor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how to access the version built into your copy of Windows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an admin-level account, click Start, type perfmon in the Start Menu\u2019s search box, and press Enter. Figure 1 shows Performance Monitor\u2019s initial dialog box in Windows 7.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 424px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/windowssecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/W20120614-TS-PerfMon.jpg\" title=\"win7 resmon\" width=\"424\" height=\"502\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1. Like the proverbial iceberg&#039;s tip, Performance Monitor&#039;s initial dialog only hints at what lies beneath<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because most Windows Secrets readers are now using Windows 7, I\u2019ll focus on its Performance Monitor. But Vista\u2019s version is nearly identical and XP\u2019s is similar, though simpler. I\u2019ll also include abundant links for additional general and version-specific information at the end of this article.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowssecrets.com\/top-story\/exploring-windows-administrative-tools-part-2\/?utm_source=PCPitstop&#038;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s the rest of the story&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt appears with permission from Windows Secrets Newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/res_mon.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 7 Resource Monitor \" title=\"Windows 7 Resource Monitor \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33563\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Resource Monitor provides a clear and simple view into Win7&#8217;s operations. 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