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Perfmon error: Can't load counters

Can’t load counters appears when Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon) is browsing remotely from another computer. The problem is the User Account Control (UAC) rule settings. Server & Application Monitor SAM error

First published date

11/29/2018 10:36 PM

Last published date

5/1/2020 11:26 AM

Overview

This article provides brief information and a resolution to the following error:

Can’t load counters appears when Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon) is browsing remotely from another computer. The problem is the User Account Control (UAC) rule settings.

Even though your User ID is in the Administrator group, your privileges still may not be adequate.

Product section

Server Application Monitor

Resolution

Run as Administrator should be enough to load the counters and become visible in Perfmon.

To run as administrator, right-click on the .exe and click Run as Administrator.

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