{"id":11411,"date":"2018-05-07T07:59:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T07:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11411"},"modified":"2018-05-07T08:07:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T08:07:30","slug":"6-ways-to-open-performance-monitor-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-performance-monitor-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Open Performance Monitor in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Performance Monitor is Windows&#8217; built-in utility that lets you monitor almost every aspect of performance, including CPU, memory, file system, database, and network usage. This is really useful for IT admins to troubleshoot performance issues or determine where bottlenecks might occur. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you the quickest ways to open Performance Monitor in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/performance-monitor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Performance Monitor from Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button. Scroll through the app list and find the <strong>System Administrative Tools<\/strong> section. Expand it and click <strong>Performance Monitor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/performance-monitor-in-start-menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Performance Monitor via Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>R<\/strong> keyboard shortcut to open the Run command, type <strong>perfmon<\/strong> and hit Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/run-perfmon-command.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will launch Performance Monitor utility quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Performance Monitor with Cortana Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type &#8220;<strong>performance<\/strong>&#8221; (without double quotes) inside the Cortana Search box on the taskbar, and then click the appropriate result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/search-performance-monitor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Performance Monitor from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the Control Panel in <strong>Large icons<\/strong> view, and click <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the next window, you can double-click the Performance Monitor shortcut to open it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/performance-monitor-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Open Performance Monitor from Computer Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>X<\/strong> keyboard shortcut to open the Power User menu, and select <strong>Computer Management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/computer-management.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the left pane of Computer Management, expand to <strong>Performance<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Monitoring Tools<\/strong> and you can access Performance Monitor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/monitoring-tools.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 6: Open Performance Monitor from Command Prompt or PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell, then type <strong>perfmon<\/strong> and press Enter to open Performance Monitor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/open-performance-monitor-via-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performance Monitor is Windows&#8217; built-in utility that lets you monitor almost every aspect of performance, including CPU, memory, file system, database, and network usage. 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