Recording On/Off Transitions

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1

Windows® Performance Recorder (WPR) includes built-in profiles for on/off transitions. You can record the following types of boot transition:

On/Off - Boot: Records performance while booting the computer.
On/Off - FastStartup: Records performance during a Windows® 8 Windows 8’s fast startup operation.
On/Off - Shutdown: Records performance while shutting the computer down.
On/Off - RebootCycle: Records performance during the entire cycle while rebooting.
On/Off - Standby/Resume: Records performance when the computer is placed on standby, and then resumed.
On/Off - Hibernate/Resume: Records performance when the computer is placed in hibernation, and then resumed.

By default, these profiles reboot the computer three times.

On/off transitions are always logged to a file.

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