Collect detailed timing data for services by using the instrumentation method from the profiler command line
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
This article applies to Visual Studio 2017. If you're looking for the latest Visual Studio documentation, see Visual Studio documentation. We recommend upgrading to the latest version of Visual Studio. Download it here
This section describes the procedures and options for collecting detailed performance data for Windows services using the instrumentation method from the command line.
Common tasks
| Task | Related Content |
|---|---|
| Profile a .NET service | - How to: Instrument a .NET service and collect detailed timing data |
| Add tier-interaction data | - Collect tier interaction data |
| Profile a C/C++ service | - How to: Instrument a native service and collect detailed timing data |
Related tasks
Profile Windows services
| Task | Related Content |
|---|---|
| Profile by using the sampling method | - Collect application statistics using sampling |
| Profile.NET memory allocation and garbage collection | - Collect .NET memory data |
| Profile resource contention and thread activity | - Collect concurrency data |
Profile by using the instrumentation method
| Task | Related Content |
|---|---|
| Profile stand-alone (client) applications | - Collect detailed timing data using instrumentation |
| Profile ASP.NET Web applications | - Collect detailed timing data using instrumentation |