How to install and use Windows Performance Toolkit

Windows Performance Toolkit

The Windows Performance Toolkit consists of two independent tools: Windows Performance Recorder (WPR) and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA). WPA can open any event trace log (ETL) file for analysis. In addition, support is maintained for the previous command-line tool, Xperf. However, Xperfview is no longer supported. All recordings must be opened and analyzed by using WPA.WPA can open any event trace log (ETL) file for analysis.

The following are the system requirements for running Windows Performance Toolkit:

• Windows Performance Recorder (WPR): Windows 7 or later.
• Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA): Windows 7 or later with the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later.

Download the web installer of Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) and choose Windows Performance Tookit.

This is starting point on MSDN of Windows Performance Toolkit
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/commercialize/test/wpt/index

Good starter for Windows Performance Analyzer
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/commercialize/test/wpt/windows-performance-analyzer?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jeff_stokes/2012/09/17/how-to-collect-a-good-boot-trace-on-windows-7/

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jeff_stokes/2013/03/15/xperf-for-the-layman-performance-analysis-unchained-windows-assessment-toolkit-revealed/