How to disable (selectively) V2 Performance counters?

[GrofLuigi]

Is there something like Exctrlst.exe for V2 Performance counters?

Or a command line tool to: 1. List them 2. Disable them?

GL

[GrofLuigi]

I've found something for .Net Performance Counters:

UnlodCtr.exe /m:C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelPerformanceCounters.manUnlodCtr.exe /m:C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\WorkflowServiceHostPerformanceCounters.manUnlodCtr.exe /m:C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelPerformanceCounters.manUnlodCtr.exe /m:C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\WorkflowServiceHostPerformanceCounters.man

I will try it when I make a full backup of my OS.

I need to find a way to enumerate others. I've tried searching in other .man files in %windir%, but there are too many of them. I think I can unlodctr them referenced by guids in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\_V2Providers], that's another thing to try.

In the meantime I deleted the whole key (made a backup, of course) and it seems fine so far. (Well, that escalated quickly )

The reason I want to get rid of these software performance counters (as opposed to hardware perf counters built in the CPU for example) is, well... Performance. The mere act of measuring performance uses some performance. I don't want it and I don't need it. I want to use my OS for doing something (productive or not, that's debatable), not for taking surveys.

Any other ideas are still welcome.

GL

Edited October 15, 2013 by GrofLuigi

[GrofLuigi]

Any other ideas are still welcome.

GL

No Exctrlst V2?

[jaclaz]

I need to find a way to enumerate others.

logman query providers ??

http://ss64.com/nt/logman.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788030.aspx

jaclaz