Release Notes

Container collector refactored

windows_exporter 0.31 introduces a refactored container collector using the modern HCS v2 API, bringing support for HostProcess containers. Additionally, metrics for containerd-run containers in Kubernetes now include Kubernetes-specific labels like pod and namespace, enhancing observability.

Config File Validation & Remote Config File Support Removed:

windows_exporter now validates configuration on startup, failing on unknown keys. Remote configuration file support has been removed.

What's Changed

💥 Breaking Changes

• time: windows_time_clock_frequency_adjustment_ppb_total -> windows_time_clock_frequency_adjustment_ppb and add windows_time_clock_frequency_adjustment metric for Win2016 by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1910
• process: rename windows_process_start_time -> windows_process_start_time_seconds_timestamp by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1858
• config: remove remote config files by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1877
• net: move net IP addresses from windows_net_nic_info to windows_net_nic_address_info and introduce mac addresses by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1940
• logon: deprecate collector. Use terminal_services instead by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1957
• update: fix naming flags (renamed --collector.updates.* to --collector.update.*) (click PR number for more information) by @neonwhiskers in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1986
• docs: Remove CLI flag telemetry.max-requests and hardcoded to 1. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2030
• update: remove deprecated flags by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2113
• logon: remove logon collector. Use terminal_services instead. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2114
• system: remove windows_system_boot_time_timestamp_seconds by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2112
• os: remove deprecated metrics by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2116
• cs: remove deprecated cs collector by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2115

✨ Exciting New Features

• chore: add quay.io registry by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1934
• net: expose operation status of nic by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1956
• dns: add enhanced metrics by @mwimpelberg28 in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1999
• feat: Add config file validation by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2011
• container: support hostprocess containers and expose kubernetes labels by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1911
• update: expose publish date of updates by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2050
• time: expose clock source sync by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2058
• process: add collector.process.counter-version CLI parameter by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2064
• gpu: add metrics collector and related types (#2052) by @yanxiangrong in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2059
• iis: Add HTTP Service Request Queues by @SSanjeevi in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1948
• logical_disk: add bitlocker status sub-collector by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2077
• feat: increase time resolution when possible (collectors: os, system, time) by @lapo-luchini in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2047

🐞 Bug Fixes

• time: fix panic if counters aren't present by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1898
• fix: log to the Windows temp directory if of service detection failures. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1890
• ci: fix checksum by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1905
• terminal_services: fix panic in collect by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1906
• netframework: fix metric names (re-add the collector sub-type to metrics) by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1908
• fix: Support running as Windows Service within containers by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1907
• fix: buffer length panic by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1936
• hyperv: fix Windows Server 2016 compatibility by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1925
• fix: return Windows 11 as product name, if build number is >= 22000 by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1935
• service: fix windows.EnumServicesStatusEx reports buffer too small by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1954
• mssql: support initial non default instances names by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1958
• memory: fix panics if metrics does not exists by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1960
• fix: windows_cpu_processor_utility_total is always 0 by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1966
• system: Metric windows_system_boot_time_timestamp returns a UNIX timestamp again. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1967
• exchange: fix The specified counter could not be found by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1994
• service: fix inconsistent values for windows_service_start_mode by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2007
• terminal_services: Expose disconnected sessions agains by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2026
• tcp: relax metrics collectos on error by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2041
• update: export properties so that they can be read from yaml file by @kalleep in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2053
• service: report invalid parameter errors as debug by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2051
• fix: Avoid COINIT_MULTITHREADED in CoInitializeEx by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2066
• config: fix validation error with empty config files by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2080
• logical_disk: skip unmounted volumes by @nicjansma in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2084
• fix: added count checks by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2083
• dhcp: fix log level for dhcp server, if not present by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2086
• process: do not fail, if collector.process.iis is enabled and WMI WebAdministration is not present. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2082
• diskdrive: fix not exposing state "Pred Fail" by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2101
• os: missing deprecated metric windows_os_processes by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2104
• iis: missing metrics if app-include is set. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2103
• fix: add missing concurrency lock by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2098
• mssql: fix incorrect patch version in windows_mssql_instance_info by @NieznajomyPL in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2109
• mssql: fix ratio based counter by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2096

🛠️ Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.21.0-rc.0 to 1.21.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1899
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.21.0 to 1.21.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1919
• fix: update dependencies by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1920
• fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.63.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1932
• chore(deps): update dependency windows to v2022 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1933
• chore(deps): pin dependencies by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1930
• chore(deps): update dependency go to v1.24.1 by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1937
• chore(deps): update docker/login-action digest to 74a5d14 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1938
• chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1942
• chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v1.64.8 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1943
• chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1944
• chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.38.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1974
• chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.71.1 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1971
• chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1969
• chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.16.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1973
• chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to ee84b53 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1970
• chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/protobuf to v1.36.6 - autoclosed by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1972
• chore(deps): update golangci/golangci-lint-action action to v7 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1976
• fix(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1980
• chore(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1982
• chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.39.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1987
• fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_golang to v1.22.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1988
• chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to de1ac95 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1992
• fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_model to v0.6.2 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1993
• chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 207652e by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2002
• chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.1.2 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2003
• chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.72.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2016
• chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.16.1 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2014
• chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.1.5 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2013
• chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2015
• chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 10db94c by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2012
• chore(deps): update github actions (major) by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2017
• chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to f936aa4 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2022
• chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.1.6 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2023
• chore(config): migrate renovate config by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2027
• chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.72.1 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2033
• chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 5a2f75b by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2032
• fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.64.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2037
• fix(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2035
• chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2034
• fix(deps): update module github.com/microsoft/hcsshim to v0.13.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2036
• chore(deps): update docker/build-push-action action to v6.18.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2067
• chore(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2078
• chore(deps): update docker/setup-buildx-action action to v3.11.1 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2088
• fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.65.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2095
• chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.17.0 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2111
• chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.2.1 by @renovate in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2110

📖 Documentation

• docs: add disk activity query. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1889
• docs: fix physical_disk docs by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1897
• docs: added examples for alternative installer dir by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1909
• docs: update for #1964 by @yarix in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1979
• docs: Fix incorrect metric prefix in update collector documentation by @neonwhiskers in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1985
• docs: remove config.file.insecure-skip-verify by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1997
• docs: fix metric name in example in collector.memory.md by @rjb003 in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2004
• docs: add example about add cmdline to process metrics. by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2029
• docs: Fix typo in MSMQ documentation by @martincostello in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2042
• docs: fix typo in dns docs subcollector name by @dehaansa in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2073
• docs: Clearify Windows Server 2012R2 support by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2087
• docs: add note about Server 2012 by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2093
• Update collector.mscluster.md by @nbav12 in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2099

Other Changes

• chore: add renovate by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1928
• chore: Update renovate.json by @jkroepke in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2069

New Contributors

• @renovate made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1932
• @yarix made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1979
• @neonwhiskers made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1985
• @mwimpelberg28 made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1999
• @rjb003 made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2004
• @martincostello made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2042
• @yanxiangrong made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2059
• @dehaansa made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2073
• @SSanjeevi made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/1948
• @nicjansma made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2084
• @lapo-luchini made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2047
• @nbav12 made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2099
• @NieznajomyPL made their first contribution in https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/pull/2109

Full Changelog: https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/compare/v0.30.4...v0.31.0