Performance Counter Walkthroughs

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The walkthroughs in this section introduce you to the use of the PerformanceCounter component. The walkthroughs show you how to use both system performance counters and custom performance counters.

In This Section

• Walkthrough: Retrieving Categories and Counters
  Presents step-by-step instructions on how to retrieve and work with Windows performance counter categories and counters, using the PerformanceCounter component.

• Walkthrough: Changing and Retrieving Performance Counter Values
  Presents step-by-step instructions on how to retrieve raw and calculated values from a Windows performance counter using the PerformanceCounter component.

Related Sections

• Component Programming Walkthroughs
  Lists all the walkthroughs related to component authoring and programming in Visual Basic and C#.

• System Monitoring Walkthroughs
  Lists walkthroughs you can use to learn how to work with EventLog, PerformanceCounter, and ServiceController components.

• Visual Studio Walkthroughs
  Lists all the step-by-step topics that use Visual Studio and the .NET Framework.