Until now, anyone wanting to know exactly which processes Windows loads at start-up had to use the external tool Sysmon.

Windows already includes powerful diagnostics you are overlooking ...

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Microsoft has delivered five notable Windows 11 updates in early 2026, including built-in Sysmon for system monitoring, a taskbar shortcut for internet speed tests, cross-device resume with Android ...

Performance Monitor is a Windows tool that allows users to monitor their PC and analyze the system’s performance. The tool offers real-time data for system resources like CPU usage, network usage, ...

Microsoft has released new widgets for Windows 11. They allow you to monitor your system performance without opening Task Manager or downloading third-party apps. Here is how to enable those widgets.

The big picture: Mark Russinovich developed Sysmon and other utilities in the Sysinternals suite to provide advanced monitoring and troubleshooting tools for system administrators. Russinovich now ...

In previous articles, I took a look at Zabbix, a scalable, open-source monitoring solution designed to track the performance and availability of IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, ...