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The Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) plugin connects [WindowsPerf](/learning-paths/laptops-and-desktops/windowsperf/) to the Windows Performance Analyzer. Windows Perf is a lightweight performance profiling tool inspired by Linux Perf and designed for Windows on Arm.
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Windows Performance Analyzer provides developers with diagnostics and performance tuning. It generates data tables and graphs of Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) events, which are recorded in one of three ways:
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- Windows Performance Recorder (WPR)
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- Xperf
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-or through an assessment that's run in the Assessment Platform.
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-By using Windows Performance Recorder (WPR).
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-By using Xperf.
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-Through an assessment that is run in the Assessment Platform.
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WPA can open event trace log (ETL) files, which you can use for analysis.
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WPA can open Event Trace Log (ETL) files, which you can use for analysis.
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The WPA plugin is built using the [Microsoft Performance Toolkit SDK](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-performance-toolkit-sdk), a collection of tools to create and extend performance analysis applications. The plugin parses JSON output from Windows Perf so that it can be visualized in WPA.
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The WPA plugin is built using the [Microsoft Performance Toolkit SDK](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-performance-toolkit-sdk), which is a collection of tools to create and extend performance analysis applications. The plugin parses JSON output from Windows Perf so that it can be visualized in WPA.
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## What are some of the features of the WPA plugin?
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## What are the features of the WPA plugin?
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The WindowsPerf GUI extension includes features, which are designed to streamline the user experience:
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The WindowsPerf GUI extension includes features that are designed to streamline the user experience, and these are detailed below.
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### Timeline view
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The WPA plugin requires WPA version `11.0.7.2` or higher. You can check the version by clicking `Help` -> `About Windows Performance Analyzer`.
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The WPA plugin requires WPA version `11.0.7.2` or higher. You can check the version by clicking **Help** > **About Windows Performance Analyzer**.
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{{% /notice %}}
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Close Windows Performance Analyzer.
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### Install the WPA plugin
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You are ready to install the WPA plugin, which is a single `.dll` file.
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You are now ready to install the WPA plugin, which is a single `.dll` file.
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Download the `.zip` file from the [Windows Perf WPA plugin GitHub releases page](https://github.com/arm-developer-tools/windowsperf-wpa-plugin/releases) on GitHub.
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Alternatively, you can download the `.zip` file from a Command Prompt:
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Alternatively, you can download the `.zip` file from a command prompt:
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```console
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mkdir wpa-plugin
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The file `WPAPlugin.dll` is now in your `wpa-plugin` directory.
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There are three ways you can use the `WPAPlugin.dll` file:
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There are three ways that you can use the `WPAPlugin.dll` file:
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####1. Start WPA from the command line and pass the plugin directory location using a flag.
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##### Option 1: Start WPA from the command line and pass the plugin directory location using a flag.
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Use the `-addsearchdir` flag to tell `wpa` where to find plugins.
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For example, if you downloaded the DLL in your `Downloads` directory, you can run `wpa` as shown below:
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For example, if you downloaded the `.dll` in your `Downloads` directory, you can run `wpa` as shown below:
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