Tag Archives: ETW

Xperf Basics: Recording a Trace (the easy way)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Some time ago I wrote a long and detailed post about how to record traces using xperf. The steps needed to record a trace were daunting. However more recent versions of the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT, the proper name for … Continue reading →

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WPA–Xperf Trace Analysis Reimagined

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

For many years xperfview.exe has been the main tool for analyzing xperf/ETW traces. However starting in fall 2011 the Windows Performance Toolkit started including wpa.exe as an alternative. While the early versions had some significant rough edges, the latest version … Continue reading →

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