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Windows reports the virtual CPU layout presented to the VPS. Use Task Manager or PowerShell to inspect it; the result is not proof of physical host-core exclusivity.

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Task Manager

  1. Open Task Manager with Ctrl + Shift + Esc. If it opens in a compact view, choose More details.
  2. Select Performance, then CPU. Expand the navigation menu if you need to see the section names.
  3. Read Virtual processors below the graph. Other Windows versions may show Logical processors and Cores instead.
The following example uses Windows Server 2025 on a VPS with 4 virtual processors. The graphs show a moment in time; utilization changes as applications run.
Windows Server 2025 Task Manager CPU overview showing four processor graphs and four virtual processors

Start with Performance → CPU. This example already uses the individual processor graph view.

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Read your CPU allocation

Compare Virtual processors (or Logical processors) with the vCPU allocation of your VPS. In this example, Virtual processors: 4 is the relevant count, and Virtual machine: Yes confirms Windows is running as a guest.
Closeup showing Virtual processors 4 and Virtual machine Yes

The allocation in this example is 4 virtual processors.

The processor model name contains “64-Core Processor”. That identifies the CPU model exposed to Windows; it does not mean this VPS has 64 vCPUs. The socket layout is also virtual and does not establish physical host-core exclusivity.

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Show one graph per processor

Right-click inside the CPU graph and choose Change graph to → Logical processors. Windows then displays a separate activity graph for each logical processor, as shown in the overview above. To return to a single graph, choose Overall utilization.
Task Manager context menu with Change graph to and Logical processors visible

Right-click the CPU graph, then select Change graph to → Logical processors.

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PowerShell

For the total logical processor count:
WMIC is deprecated and is not the preferred approach for new instructions. Use the Microsoft CIM cmdlets. After a resource upgrade, follow its activation instructions and verify the new allocation. See CPU cores and sockets and power cycling.