Resource Monitor, autility inWindows Vista and later, displays information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources inreal time.[1] Users can launch Resource Monitor by executingresmon.exe (perfmon.exe in Windows Vista).
The Vista and later Resource Monitor heavily leverages theEvent Tracing for Windows (ETW) facilities introduced in Windows 7;[2]the counter setup (event tracing session) used by the Resource Monitor can provide logging as well.[3]
The Resource Monitor window includes five tabs:[4]
Overview
CPU
displays column lists of Processes, Services, Associated Handles and Associated Modules; charts of CPU Usage (separate for every core)
Memory
displays overall Physical Memory consumption and separate consumption of every Process; charts of Used Physical Memory, Commit Charge and Hard Faults/sec
Disk
displays Processes with Disk Activity and Storage; charts of Disk Usage (KB/sec) and Disk Queue Length
Network
displays Processes with Network Activity, TCP Connections and Listening Ports; charts of Network Usage (separate for every adapter) and TCP Connections
^Tulloch, Mitch;Northrup, Tony; Honeycutt, Jerry; Wilson, Ed (October 7, 2009).Windows 7 Resource Kit. Pearson Education (published 2009).ISBN9780735642775. RetrievedJune 3, 2014.The Resource Overview screen of the Reliability and Performance Monitor Control Panel item in Windows Vista has become a separate tool in Windows 7 called Resource Monitor [...].
