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Diagnostic Software Tools

Computer diagnostics tools are pieces of software that provide you
with the information you need to repair your own computer. Some of
these tools are included with your operating system, while others are
developed by third-party software companies.

Windows Performance Monitor

In Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10, the Performance Monitor is a tool for
measuring computer performance in real time or from a log. The image
below shows a real-time example of the Performance Monitor graphing
the percentage of CPU time. By right-clicking the chart and selecting
Add Counters, you may add more values to it.
How to open the Windows Performance Monitor

1. Click the Start.

2. In the Search box, type performance and press Enter for
Performance Monitor.

or

1. Click the Start.

2. Type perfmon and press Enter .

Windows Resource Monitor

Resource Monitor is a Windows Vista and later program that shows
real-time information about the utilization of hardware (CPU, memory,
disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources.
1st Resource Monitor can be started by typing resmon.exe into the
command prompt (perfmon.exe in Windows Vista).
 Windows Directory Statistics
WinDirStat (Windows Directory Statistics) is a disk utilization analyzer
and cleanup application for Microsoft Windows that is free and open
source.

The tool searches hard drives and creates reports indicating which
directories, files, and file kinds are taking up the most space. These
reports are available in three formats: a directory list organized by file
size, a treemap that displays all files in the directory, and an extension
list that displays usage statistics by file type. These reports can be
emailed as attachments.

WinDirStat allows the user to open Windows Explorer to clean up

directories or delete files and folders directly from within an
application. Users can also create executable actions that will run on
demand and perform disk upkeep.
 Open Hardware Monitor
The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source program that keeps
track of a computer's temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load,
and clock rates. Most hardware monitoring chips present on today's
mainboards are supported by the Open Hardware Monitor.

Speccy
Speccy is a freeware utility software developed by Piriform that runs on
Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, and XP for both
IA-32 and 64 versions of these operating systems and displays
information about the computer's hardware and software to the user.
Speccy's display of informationcontains CPU type and model, hard drive
size and speed, memory (RAM), graphics card information, and
operating system information. Speccy is used to keep track of what
hardware is installed and how it is being used in a system.
 HD Tune
HD Tune is a Windows hard drive testing tool that can examine a hard
disk's general health, run an error scan, and run a benchmark read test.

The tool is simple to use, works with both internal and external storage
media, and allows you to transfer all of the data it detects.