Microsoft Network Monitor

3.42350 Network traffic analyzer for Windows

Fernando Ortega

Monitor and analyze network traffic, showing issues in real-time with advanced filtering and capture options.

Will make it possible for all users to analyze the network data it acquires by capturing packets sent - Screenshot of Microsoft Network Monitor
View and analyze data from a detail-packed interface - Screenshot of Microsoft Network Monitor
Numerous filtering options and advanced capture settings - Screenshot of Microsoft Network Monitor
A powerful network data capture and analysis application - Screenshot of Microsoft Network Monitor
Capture the network traffic and analyze it - Screenshot of Microsoft Network Monitor
Analyse data packets with this Microsoft monitor - Screenshot of Microsoft Network Monitor

Useful networking sniffing and packet capturing utility which analyzes network traffic and data over Windows network connections.

Microsoft Network Monitor 3 is a freeware network analyzer app and network auditor developed by Microsoft for Windows, it's advanced and powerful.

The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Microsoft Network Monitor to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this network analyzing program.

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Legacy network and traffic analysis toolkit directly from Microsoft

Microsoft Network Monitor is a protocol analyzer that has been replaced by the Microsoft Message Analyzer.

Microsoft Network Monitor supports the latest protocol parsers for capturing, displaying, and analyzing protocol messaging traffic, events, and other system or application messages in troubleshooting and diagnostic scenarios.

Features of Microsoft Network Monitor

  • Automation: Create automated scripts to capture traffic.
  • Conversation view: View conversations between two computers on the network.
  • Decryption: Decode SSL/TLS and WPA/WPA2 traffic.
  • Export: Export data to .csv, .xml or .cap files.
  • Filtering: Create custom filters to narrow down results.
  • Network diagram: Visualize network traffic in a graphical representation.
  • Network statistics: View network utilization statistics.
  • Network summary: Generate a summary report of network traffic.
  • Performance optimization: Increase network performance by analyzing traffic.
  • Protocol analysis: Analyze frames and packets in various protocols.
  • Real-time capture: Capture network traffic and view in real-time.
  • Security alerts: Receive alerts when suspicious network activity is detected.
  • Troubleshooting: Identify network problems quickly and easily.

Compatibility and License

Microsoft Network Monitor is provided under a freeware license on Windows from network auditing software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 3.42350 is the latest version last time we checked.

What version of Windows can Microsoft Network Monitor run on?

Microsoft Network Monitor can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

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  1. Microsoft Network Monitor Download
  2. Free Network Auditing Software
  3. Network Analyzing Software
Microsoft Network Monitor has been picked by our editors as good software.
Microsoft Network Monitor has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Microsoft Network Monitor 3.42350 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.