| title | Start Performance Monitor (Windows) | |||
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| description | Use Performance Monitor to collect performance data counters, such as processor and memory use, and for SQL Server resources, such as locks and transactions. | |||
| author | MikeRayMSFT | |||
| ms.author | mikeray | |||
| ms.date | 12/04/2023 | |||
| ms.service | sql | |||
| ms.subservice | performance | |||
| ms.topic | how-to | |||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server] Use Performance Monitor to monitor the utilization of system resources. Collect and view real-time performance data in the form of counters. You can use counters for server resources, such as processor and memory use. You also can use them for many Microsoft [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] resources, such as locks and transactions.
On the Start menu, point to Run, type perfmon in the Run dialog box, and then select OK.