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title: "Start System Monitor (Windows) | Microsoft Docs"
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# Start System Monitor (Windows)
  Use System Monitor to monitor the utilization of system resources. Collect and view real-time performance data in the form of counters, for server resources such as processor and memory use, and for many Microsoft [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] resources such as locks and transactions.  
  
### To start System Monitor in Windows  
  
1.  On the **Start** menu, point to **Run**, type **perfmon** in the Run dialog box, and then click **OK**.  
  
## See Also  
 [Run System Monitor](../performance-monitor/run-system-monitor.md)