Learn how to monitor a Windows machine like Windows Server (2025, 2022, 2019) with Zabbix 7.0 in this complete, step-by-step tutorial. This guide is perfect for sysadmins and IT professionals who want to install the Zabbix Agent 2 on a Windows machine, configure secure PSK (Pre-Shared Key) encryption, and add the host to the Zabbix frontend. We'll go beyond the basic setup and show you exactly how to build a custom Zabbix dashboard from scratch. You'll learn to create "Top Hosts" widgets to see RAM and Disk utilization at a glance, and a real-time graph to monitor your Windows Server's CPU usage. By the end of this video, you will have a fully monitored Windows host securely sending data to your Zabbix server and a custom dashboard to visualize it. --- WATCH THE FULL ZABBIX 7.0 SERIES: ► Install Zabbix 7.0 on Ubuntu (MySQL + Nginx): ► Monitor Network Equipment with Zabbix (SNMP Guide): --- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to Zabbix Windows Monitoring 0:23 - How to Download the Zabbix Agent 2 (MSI) 0:35 - Selecting Zabbix Version (7.0 LTS) & Encryption (OpenSSL) 1:17 - Zabbix Agent 2 Installation Wizard 1:42 - Configuring Host Name and Zabbix Server IP 2:40 - Enabling PSK (Pre-Shared Key) Encryption 2:50 - How to Create a PSK Identity and Key 3:54 - Verifying the Zabbix Agent 2 Service is Running 4:21 - Adding the Windows Host in the Zabbix Frontend 4:40 - (Bonus: How to Change to Dark Mode) 5:06 - Create Host: Host Name, Template & New Host Group 6:00 - Adding the Agent Interface (IP Address) 6:31 - Configuring PSK Encryption in the Zabbix Frontend 7:07 - Verifying Host Availability (Troubleshooting Connectivity) 7:45 - Viewing Latest Data from the Windows Agent 8:05 - How to Build a Custom Zabbix Dashboard 8:42 - Adding a "Top Hosts" Widget 9:29 - Adding RAM & Disk Utilization to the Top Hosts Widget 11:18 - Adding a CPU Usage Graph Widget 12:30 - Live Test: Triggering CPU Spike with Windows Update 13:42 - How to Fix the Graph Y-Axis (Set to 0-100%) 14:07 - Final Summary --- #zabbix #zabbixtutorial #sysadmin #windowsmonitoring #windowsserver #itmonitoring #networkmonitoring #zabbixagent #zabbix7