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Update win_perf_counters README
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#### UseWildcardsExpansion
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If `UseWildcardsExpansion` is set to true, wildcards can be used in instance name and counter name
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Partial wildcard (e.g. `chrome*`) is supported only in instance name on Windows Vista and newer.
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If `UseWildcardsExpansion` is set to true, wildcards can be used in the
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instance name and the counter name. When using localized Windows, counters
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will be also be localized. Instance indexes will also be returned in the
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instance name.
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On localized Windows, returned counters will be also localized.
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Partial wildcards (e.g. `chrome*`) are supported only in the instance name on Windows Vista and newer.
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It also returns instance indexes in instance names.
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If set to `false`, wildcards (not partial) in instance names can still be used, but instance indexes will not be returned in instance names.
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If disabled, wildcards (not partial) in instance names can still be used, but
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instance indexes will not be returned in the instance names.
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Example:
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`UseWildcardsExpansion=true`
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you would like returned, it can also be one or more values.
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Example: `Counters = ["% Idle Time", "% Disk Read Time", "% Disk Write Time"]`
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This must be specified for every counter you want the results of, or use `["*"]` for all the counters for object,
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if the `UseWildcardsExpansion` param is set to `true`
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This must be specified for every counter you want the results of, or use
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`["*"]` for all the counters for object, if the `UseWildcardsExpansion` param
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is set to `true`
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#### Measurement
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*Optional*

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