Windows 10: Perfmon reports hard drive failure. I have questions.

This was a new drive a month ago. I got it to install Windows 10 because my old system drive was too small. I thought things were going fine until a few days ago when I began to have occasional boot failures. Then CrystalDiskInfo came up with an error on my "C" drive. So I ran Dell Diagnostics. Or tried to. It said my hard drive is failing and I should replace it. I'm not sure whether they think the hard drive in question is the one that came with the system. No matter. It's not theirs to deal with. So now I've run Perfmon and have a lengthy report I don't know what to do with.

I have several questions. First, is there any way to find out if other stuff is also wrong with my system?

Second, how to I get Win10 from the faulty drive to a new one?

Third, how do I handle the license for same?

Finally, is there anything I can find out - or do something about - using the Event Log Viewer? Is there any data in these reports that would help someone help me? I have the CrystalDiskInfo report; the Performance Monitor report and can print anything from the Event Log (but I have no idea what would be helpful).

I really thought I'd be posting my success story. I'm actually pretty happy with Windows 10 which I have set up remarkably like its predecessor.

I'll appreciate any insights or help from here. Thanks so much.

-G.

Huh. I thought that by filling out my particulars for my profile they'd show up here. Guess now. So...


Computer type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell OptiPlex 5050 64-bit
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Memory: 8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s): Intel HD Graphics 530
Browser: Firefox 72.0.2
Antivirus: ESET Nod 32
Anti-malware: Malwarebytes Premium

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perfmon /report fails to produce report after timeout error

Sorry to hear that. If you open the command prompt and simply type PERFMON and then when there performance monitor window opens look under Reports do you see any reports listed there at all? Sometimes it will say it timed out but it actually completed
the report and failed to recognize the report completion hence the time-out

 

perfmon /report fails to produce report after timeout error

yes, I tried running perfmon /report as admin

to be clear, perfmon runs okay.

perfmon /report is a command line option that is supposed to generate a diagnostic report

"perfmon /report" is what I type in the run box and that runs but generates an error message after it spends 60 seconds gathering performance data. The error message is:

 

Seagate External Hard Drive

Hi Barbara,

Hardware failure or corruption within your system files are some of the possible reasons why you are experiencing an issue with accessing your external hard drive. For us to provide an accurate solution, we would need you to answer the following questions:

• Which build, version and edition of Windows 10?
• Are you experiencing the same issue when you are trying to access the external hard drive using another PC?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest running the automated troubleshooter for hardware. Follow these steps to do so:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Using the search box at the upper right corner of the window, type troubleshooting.
  
• From the search results, click on Troubleshooting.
• Click on Hardware and Sound and then choose Hardware and Devices.
• Once done, restart your computer and then check if the same issue persists.

We are looking forward to your response.