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title: "Windows integration | Grafana Labs"
description: "Monitoring Windows servers with integrations"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Windows integration

The Windows integration provides **comprehensive host monitoring** for Windows servers using native Windows mechanisms.

|                    |                                                                  |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **What it’s for**  | Monitoring health and performance of Windows servers             |
| **Who uses it**    | Windows administrators, DevOps teams managing mixed environments |
| **Under the hood** | Uses Windows performance counters for authoritative data         |

## Metrics collected

- **CPU** — Processor time, queue length
- **Memory** — Available, committed, page faults
- **Disk** — Read/write bytes, queue depth
- **Network** — Bytes sent/received, errors
- **Services** — State, start mode

## Trade-offs

**Best for:** Windows servers, especially environments running IIS

| Pros                                          | Cons                              |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Pre-built dashboards: host overview, services | Windows-only                      |
| Pre-built alerts: CPU, memory, disk, services | Agent installation required       |
| Native Windows performance counters           | Some metrics need elevated access |
| Service state monitoring built-in             |                                   |
| Familiar Windows terminology in dashboards    |                                   |

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## Learning path

Deploy this integration step by step.

[Windows server integration](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-integrations/02-hands-on/17a-windows-journey/)