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6 Ways to Run Performance Monitor in Windows 10

Isabella Shinn
Isabella Shinn

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You can use Windows Performance Monitor to examine whether your computer is healthy, how to improve the performance of your system. Here provide 6 ways to run Performance Monitor Tool on Windows 10.


Way 1: To Open Performance Monitor via Run

Press Windows logo+R keys to open the Run dialog, type perfmon.

Type perfmon into Run

Then hit Enter key to open Performance Monitor.

Open Performance Monitor via Run

Way 2: To Run Performance Monitor Tool in Search

Go to Start menu, type perform into the Search box and hit Enter key to open Performance Monitor.

search performance monitor

Way 3: To Run Performance Monitor in Command Prompt

Step 1: Press the Windows logo+X keys, then press C on the keyboard.

Open command prompt

Step 2: Then type perfmon.exe and hit Enter key.

Open Performance Monitor via Command Prompt

Way 4: To Run Performance Monitor in PowerShell

Step 1: Enter powershell in the search box, then click Windows PowerShell from the result list.

More ways to Open PowerShell, see How to Replace PowerShell with Command Prompt in Win + X Menu.

Step 2: In PowerShell Window, type perfmon.msc and hit Enter.

Open Performance Monitor via PowerShell

Way 5: To Open Performance Monitor Tool in Computer Management

Step 1: Open Computer Management.

Press Windows logo+X keys, then hit G key. Learn more the keyboard shortcuts for Win+X.

Open computer management from WinX menu

Step 2: Then click Performance in the system tools.

Open performance via Computer Managemen

Way 6: To Open Performance Monitor via Administrative Tool

Step 1: Open Control Panel, click System and Security, then click Administrative Tools link.

Open Administrative Tools

Step 2: In Administrative Tools, double-click Performance Monitor to open it.

Open Performance Monitor in Administrative Tools