Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) report
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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The Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) report lists the ETW events that were recorded in a performance session of Visual Studio Profiling Tools. ETW data is collected in a binary (.etl) file.
Note
You cannot display ETW reports in Visual Studio interface.
For information about how to collect ETW by using the Profiling Tools from Visual Studio interface, see How to: Collect Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) data.
For information about how to collect ETW data by using the VSPerfCmd command line tools, see Events.
You generate the ETW report by using the VSReport/Summary:ETW command. For more information, see VSPerfReport.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Timestamp | Identifies when the event occurred. |
| Process ID | Identifies the process that generated the event. |
| Thread ID | Identifies the thread that generated the event. |
| Description | Identifies the event provider. |
| Type | Identifies the event type. |
| Properties | The properties of the event. Each event is a comma-separated, name-value pair that is enclosed in brackets. |