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    Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:How do I install and configure Windows Exporter?

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    Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:How do I install and configure Windows Exporter?

    Last Updated:Nov 14, 2025

    This guide explains how to install and configure Windows Exporter.

    Step 1: Install Windows Exporter

    1. Log on to the Windows system as an administrator.

    2. Download the Windows Exporter package to your Windows ECS instance.

    3. Double-click the downloaded windows_exporter-1.22.0-amd64.msi file, or run the command msiexec /i windows_exporter-1.22.0-amd64.msi to complete the installation.

      • The default installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\windows_exporter.

      • The default listening port is 9182.

      • The default collectors are: cpu, cpu_info, memory, process, tcp, cs, logical_disk, net, os, system, textfile, and time.

      After installation, the new service appears in the Windows Services console.

    4. Verify the exporter is working by running curl localhost:{listening port}/metrics or visiting localhost:{listening port}/metrics in a browser. The exporter is working correctly if Prometheus metrics are returned.

      listening port: Replace {listening port} with the actual port number.

    Step 2: Configure Windows Exporter

    You can modify the configuration file to change the port or adjust which collectors are used. For more information, see the official documentation for Windows Exporter. After modifying the configuration, you must restart the windows_exporter service by running the command sc stop windows_exporter && sc start windows_exporter or using the Windows Services console.

    Step 3: Configure tags for the ECS instance

    Managed Service for Prometheus uses the tags of Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances for Service Discovery. To enable discovery, add a tag (for example, ecs_os:windows) to your Windows ECS instance. If you already have a suitable tag to identify all your Windows ECS instances, skip this step.

    Next steps

    After configuring Windows Exporter, complete the integration in the Managed Service for Prometheus console to view monitoring data. For more information, see Use Managed Service for Prometheus to monitor a Windows ECS instance.