diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/modules/windows/metadata.yaml b/src/go/plugin/go.d/modules/windows/metadata.yaml index e852e492f9546e..d6443e53002d1a 100644 --- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/modules/windows/metadata.yaml +++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/modules/windows/metadata.yaml @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ modules: overview: data_collection: metrics_description: | + **Deprecation Notice**: This collector is no longer the recommended method for Windows monitoring and will be removed in a future release. + + The official Netdata Agent for Windows now provides a robust and user-friendly solution for real-time system and application performance monitoring. By installing Netdata on your Windows host, you'll gain access to a wide range of metrics and visualizations without the need for additional collectors or complex configurations. + + To get started with Netdata on Windows, see the [Netdata Windows Installer](/packaging/windows/WINDOWS_INSTALLER.md). + + --- + This collector monitors the performance of Windows machines, collects both host metrics and metrics from various Windows applications (e.g. Active Directory, MSSQL). method_description: | It collect metrics by periodically sending HTTP requests to [Prometheus exporter for Windows machines](https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter), a native Windows agent running on each host.