Microsoft Performance HUD is different from the Performance Monitor in the sense that it will only monitor one specific process in real-time. It will detect and report information like module load/unload history, thread create/destroy history, Registry activity, file I/O activity, soft and hard application hangs etc. in real-time. According to Microsoft: It’s like a semi-portable app which installs but does not have any customization options. Just run the HUD executable after installation, attach it to a process and start monitoring the application activity. The default installation location of HUD is: When you run it for the first time, you will see a window like this: You can double-click any process from the list or use the Finder Tool icon to identify and start monitoring a process or application. After selection, you will see a transparent real-time information monitoring list on your Desktop.HUD Performance Profiler running This real-time information will give you an idea of how your application is performing over time and when and why it’s hanging. You can also run HUD from the command-line. By default, I would run it like this: To know more about the command-line switches, you can run the following command: Microsoft Performance HUD is really useful for your critical application to check and see if the apps are running without any issues. For what purpose you would use this app? Download Microsoft Performance HUD Also see:

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