Analyze WindowsPerf data with its Visual Studio extension
Introduction
Configure your development tools
Use the counting feature
Use the sampling feature
Next Steps
Analyze WindowsPerf data with its Visual Studio extension
Review frequently asked questions
These FAQs were drafted with an approved AI-assisted workflow and reviewed by Arm contributors before publication. Human technical review remains part of the process so the final page reflects engineering rigor, accuracy, and Arm editorial standards.
In Visual Studio 2022, the View menu should include Counting Settings and Sampling Explorer. If these entries are missing, check that the extension is installed and that you’re running Visual Studio 2022 on Windows on Arm.
Open View > Counting Settings to display the Counting Settings dialog. Use this dialog to review and adjust the available parameters for your run.
The extension produces a counting report you can explore in Visual Studio. You can then open the report in WPA using the WindowsPerf WPA plugin.
Open View > Sampling Explorer, then select the Configure the sampling command icon to set preferences. Start the sampling run from Sampling Explorer and review the results when it completes.
Your system doesn’t support SPE. The SPE feature is available only on hardware that supports it. If your system doesn’t support SPE, use the standard sampling feature instead.