#2105: give hint on how to solve the problem if PdhAddEnglishCounter …

…fails Signed-off-by: Giampaolo Rodola <[email protected]>
giampaolo · May 17, 2022 · 3398175 · 3398175
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diff --git a/psutil/arch/windows/wmi.c b/psutil/arch/windows/wmi.c
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ psutil_init_loadavg_counter(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
 
     s = PdhAddEnglishCounterW(hQuery, szCounterPath, 0, &hCounter);
     if (s != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "PdhAddEnglishCounterW failed");
+        PyErr_Format(
+            PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "PdhAddEnglishCounterW failed. Performance counters may be disabled."
+        );
         return NULL;
     }