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Life & fun · February 28, 2017

Wtrace – A command line tracing tool for Windows, based on ETW

Command line tracing tool for Windows, based on ETW. - lowleveldesign/wtrace

Wtrace – A command line tracing tool for Windows, based on ETW launched on February 28, 2017 with 130 votes, #282 of 3,156 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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In plain words

Wtrace is a command line tool for Windows that uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) technology to trace system activity. It allows users to monitor and analyze what programs are doing at a low level by capturing system events. The tool is designed for developers, system administrators, and technical users who need to troubleshoot application behavior or understand system performance on Windows machines.

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