WMIPerfCounter
WMIPerfCounter is a WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) provider concept that exposes Windows performance counter data to WMI clients. It acts as a bridge between the Windows performance monitoring subsystem and the WMI instrumentation model, enabling management scripts and applications to query performance metrics through WQL (WMI Query Language) rather than directly using PDH APIs.
In operation, WMIPerfCounter registers as a provider within a WMI namespace and exposes counter data as WMI
Data models for WMIPerfCounter typically include fields such as CounterPath (the full performance counter path), InstanceName,
Usage and applications include system monitoring, health dashboards, and automated reporting. WMIPerfCounter allows administrators to gather
Limitations and considerations include potential overhead from additional WMI queries, security and privilege requirements, and OS-version
See also: WMI, Win32_PerfRawData, Win32_PerfFormattedData, PDH, WQL.