How to get the CPU Usage in C#?

Question

I want to get the overall total CPU usage for an application in C#. I\'ve found many ways to dig into the properties of processes, but I only want the CPU usage of the proce

Answer 1

You can use WMI to get CPU percentage information. You can even log into a remote computer if you have the correct permissions. Look at http://www.csharphelp.com/archives2/archive334.html to get an idea of what you can accomplish.

Also helpful might be the MSDN reference for the Win32_Process namespace.

See also a CodeProject example How To: (Almost) Everything In WMI via C#.