Winsat.exe formal fails returning error 21 in memory assessment
Dear all, we´re running into an issue that shows up during our OS deployment sequence. Calling "Winsat.exe formal" as SYSTEM returns unspecified error 21 on only a very specific System configuration, a Dell Precision 5860 Tower Workstation with…
The maximum file size for session "PerfDiag Logger" has been reached
Hi How can i fix thix error message please : The maximum file size for session "PerfDiag Logger" has been reached. As a result, events may be lost (not logged) in the file "C:\Windows\system32\WDI\LogFiles\ShutdownPerfDiagLogger.etl".…
Windows Performance Analyzer unable to open etl files 0x80070032
... [XPerfCustomDataSource.XPerfDataProcessor]: Verbose - Enable table TraceStatsTable [b44f0dc4-f9fe-4aec-938e-7d0fd50cee92 - Trace Statistics] [XPerfCustomDataSource.XPerfDataProcessor]: Verbose - Process the trace An exception occurred while…
How to fix my DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE and WIN32K_POWER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT errors
When i use the vpn and when i leave the computer powered on stuck my computer and got blue screen it says DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE severel time i got WIN32K_POWER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT I will visit the event viwer i see the Event 17 ESIF errors and i'm…
Error 1920 service failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services
Hello Team, Hope you all doing well and good. Actually, I'm trying to install "Office InfoPath 2013" on windows 10 22H2 server machine and getting this below error. When I checked in the services > Windows font cache services. It was…
use Performance monitor to detect memory leaks
Following https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/using-performance-monitor-to-find-a-user-mode-memory-leak. I am running Performance Monitor. It says to "Right click on the Performance Monitor under Monitoring Tools…
Need a helpful tip about WPA file's data result?
Hi, can I get an estimation of this result while it was displayed in a Shutdown Trace for all drives in the device? And for all three iterations of the Reboot Cycle? The issue at question is discussed…
How to Load symbols from PDB files of a Python library in WPA?
Hi Everyone, I captured an ETL trace using WPR for a Python-based library and have the corresponding PDB files available locally. To load the symbols, I created a separate folder containing these PDB files, added its path under Trace → Configure Symbol…
How to use wpa tool of Microsoft? Why does my .pdb files just display symbol with "!?", instead of displaying function's name?
hi,I try to use wpr/wpa tools for memory info during user process, using my test application which calls VirtualAlloc. I hope that wpa can display which function name of my test application calls VirtualAlloc if I select "commit…
How is CPU % in Performance tab of Task Manager determined
I am looking to understand how is CPU% determined in Task Manager. I am observing a difference between CPU% in perfmon tool using % Processor Time counter. Please see attached snapshot. Which one is correct? What is causing the difference? Screenshot…

How to pass Fast Startup test with a .NET startup app?
Hi, Applications developed using the .Net Framework are consistently flagged as issues in the Fast Startup assessment of the Windows Assessment Toolkit. Is there a way to avoid being flagged as an issue? Thanks. Best regards, Hank
Feature request - select rectangular region of rows and columns in WPA
I can either "copy cell" or "copy selection" but what I really want to do is select a rectangular region of cells in the view and copy them (with their headers.) What I do now is copy the rows, paste to Excel, select the cells, copy…
Computer Crashes when I play video games need help fixing this issue
I've been troubleshooting this issue for the last 3 days having a really tough time figuring out a solution. When I'm playing World of Warcraft my computer will black screen and start rebooting. I've been eyeing event viewer and I get these errors. 6062…
How to prevent wpa crash with bad symbols from symbol server?
Sporadically I encounter crashes of wpa (it simply disappears from screen), and after cleaning C:\Symbols and c:\SymCache, it starts to work. I wonder what can I do to make the process more stable. Obviously some symbol files are corrupt(?), but I expect…
WPA error 0xd000003e when opening ETL trace
What does this error mean? Is there a way to avoid this problem using command line options? There must be some usable events from a 3.5MB ETL file.

WPA CLI bug when trying to use it inside the UI (further details and sample project in the description)
WPA CLI Bug To reproduce the bug just download this project, build and run it locally and watch the output. Project link: https://github.com/nader-zouaoui/WPA-CLI-bug/tree/master The project is a clean C# WPF project that has only one button when you…
WPA Symbols Options Greyedout
Hello Community Members, I have Windows 10 WPA running on Windows 10 Ent Edition. When viewing an ETL file generated on same machine, call stack does not show function name and displays *Missing ImageID *instead. Under Trace, Load Symbols is greyed out.…
Sofrendo com constantes telas azuis, após comando no Powershell
Olá, após usar um comando no Powershell meu computador vive dando várias telas azuis, já tentei de tudo para solucionar, o computador é novo, mas mesmo assim fiz várias baterias de testes como verificação das memorias, comandos como o SFC /SCANNOW, já…
Windows 10 PC Not Starting when USB Keyboard / Mouse/ pendrive Plugged
My windows 10 PC is stuck on startup LOGO when any of pendrive , Mouse or keyboard is connected. Once you remove them it starts and everything works fine once it starts booting and these peripherals are reconnected. Used a clean reinstall of Windows 10…
Startup menu pinned apps resetting on default profile when imaging.
I need some help with an issue I've encountered after installing Windows update KB5040527 (Also happens with kb5051585). Before the update, I was able to install the Windows image on various devices without problems using Microsoft's deployment and…