How can I get a process' cpu usage percentage?

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How can I get a process' cpu usage percentage?

How can I get a process' cpu usage percentage ala-Task Manager? I used the PerformanceCounter class but it's 'performance' is not optimal for the app that i'm doing. Is there an alternative method to do this?

Thanks!

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Check my answer to this quesiton:

How to get the CPU Usage C#

CMS 2009-01-05 06:11:24

Could this question be considered a duplicate then?

lc 2009-01-05 06:13:01

i've edited the question and added some more details.

Leon Tayson 2009-01-05 06:27:23

@CMS: you might want to edit this answer as your link is explicitly what the OP said he didn't want to do.

Chris Lively 2009-01-05 06:30:06

@Chris, yes I'll change it, the OP edited the question after I posted my answer...

CMS 2009-01-05 06:33:18

still giving this +1

Leon Tayson 2009-01-05 09:36:09

+1 A:

Examples:

TomWij 2009-01-05 06:13:59

Use the WMI classes.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394582.aspx

Chris Lively 2009-01-05 06:36:59

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