How to get the CPU Usage in C#?

Question

I want to get the overall total CPU usage for an application in C#. I\'ve found many ways to dig into the properties of processes, but I only want the CPU usage of the proce

Answer 1

public int GetCpuUsage()
{
    var cpuCounter = new PerformanceCounter("Processor", "% Processor Time", "_Total", Environment.MachineName);
    cpuCounter.NextValue();
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); //This avoid that answer always 0
    return (int)cpuCounter.NextValue();
}

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