Quickstart Guide
Get up and running with LocalTelemetry in less than 2 minutes.
1. Launching LocalTelemetry
After installation, double-click the LocalTelemetry desktop shortcut or run LocalTelemetry.exe.
- You will see the LocalTelemetry icon appear in your Windows System Tray (near the clock).
- The taskbar overlay will dock itself into your taskbar, showing live hardware telemetry metrics.
NOTE
On the very first launch after a fresh install, LocalTelemetry asks for Administrator rights once (single UAC prompt) and then installs the PawnIo hardware driver silently in the background. This can take a few seconds - the tray icon and overlay appear once the driver and monitoring services are ready. Later launches start instantly.
2. System Tray Controls
Right-click the LocalTelemetry System Tray icon to open the context menu:
- Show Overlay / Hide Overlay: Instantly show or hide the taskbar overlay.
- Open Settings: Opens the Svelte 5 WebView2 settings panel.
- Quit: Completely closes LocalTelemetry.
3. Opening the Settings Panel
Double-click the Tray Icon or select Settings from the right-click menu.
The Settings window allows you to:
- Choose Active Metrics: Toggle CPU, GPU, RAM, Disk and Network displays.
- Reorder Layout: Drag and drop lines/items to order metrics to your liking.
- Customize Appearance: Choose one of the built-in themes and per-metric or per-group colors.
- Set Threshold Alerts: Configure alert temperatures (e.g. 90°C CPU warning).
- Autostart: Toggle "Start with Windows".
4. Next Steps
Check out the detailed guides: