Performance Counter Names

PerfCounterList

var query = PerformanceCounterCategory
			.GetCategories()
			.SelectMany (category => 
							category.GetInstanceNames()
							.DefaultIfEmpty(string.Empty)
							.SelectMany (name => category.GetCounters(name)))
			.Select (counter => {
			  var name = String.IsNullOrEmpty(counter.InstanceName)? string.Empty: "\\(" + counter.InstanceName + ")";
			     return "\\" + counter.CategoryName + name  + "\\" + counter.CounterName;
			});
								
								
var counters = query.Take(500).Dump();