In the Windows performance monitor tool. What’s the difference between _Total and , when selecting instances for a counter?
In the Windows performance monitor tool. What’s the difference between _Total and , when
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In the Windows performance monitor tool. What’s the difference between _Total and , when selecting instances for a counter?
I believe the _Total counter is simply an aggregate for situations where there are multiple instances of the same counter. In certain cases, like Processor – % Process Time, it provides an average across all the instances.
Selecting the ‘All instances’ option is just a shortcut way of including all the instance counters (saving you the trouble of selecting each one individually).