Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA)

Windows Performance Analyzer

Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) is a set of performance monitoring tools used to produce in-depth performance profiles of Microsoft Windows operating systems and applications.

This documentation discusses the tools in the Windows Performance Analyzer as shown in the following table.

Section	Description
Introduction: Intro to WPA	Contains an overview of WPA components, architecture, installation and a Quick Start manual.
Quick Start Guide: WPA Basics	Covers information and examples you will need to effectively use WPA.
Feature Level Documentation: WPA Features	Describes specific features including Graphs, Summary Tables, and a Command Line Reference
Performance Analysis Whitepapers	Illustrates how to use special tools and procedures to analyze specific facets of performance such as Processor Power Management.
Application Programming Interfaces	Introduces an API for programmatically capturing kernel traces.