CPU profiling trace viewer
Profile Explorer is a tool for viewing CPU profiling traces collected through the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) infrastructure on machines with x64 and ARM64 CPUs. Its focus is on presenting the slowest parts of the profiled application through an easy-to-use but detailed UI consisting of several views, such as a hot function list, flame graph, call tree, timeline, assembly code view, and source file view.
| Publisher | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Release date | 2026-06-08 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | inno |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | Microsoft.ProfileExplorer |
| Admin rights | Required |
| Install scope | All users |
| Dependencies | Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime |
winget install --id=Microsoft.ProfileExplorer -ewinget upgrade --id=Microsoft.ProfileExplorer -ewinget uninstall --id=Microsoft.ProfileExplorer -e"profile_explorer_installer_1.3.0_x64.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Yes. Profile Explorer is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
The latest version is 1.3.0, released on Jun 8, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 04573abb2f2d8f34357301bc25a84625e86556c4058f490ec7f6ede8d3476a53.
Profile Explorer runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
Run the offline installer with "profile_explorer_installer_1.3.0_x64.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=Microsoft.ProfileExplorer -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Profile Explorer and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Microsoft.ProfileExplorer -e.
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