Question on command to look at performance counters

Does anyone if the c开发者_如何转开发ommand(s) to look at performance counters via Powershell uses COM?

Thanks

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From a bit of spelunking with .NET Reflector is appears the Get-Counter command is using the Performance Data Helper API via pdh.dll which doesn't appear to be COM-based. It appears to me like a C-style WINAPI.