diff --git a/internal/common/common_windows.go b/internal/common/common_windows.go
index cbf4f06..2471bae 100644
--- a/internal/common/common_windows.go
+++ b/internal/common/common_windows.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var (
 	ProcNtWow64ReadVirtualMemory64       = ModNt.NewProc("NtWow64ReadVirtualMemory64")
 
 	PdhOpenQuery                = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhOpenQuery")
-	PdhAddCounter               = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhAddCounterW")
+	PdhAddEnglishCounterW       = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhAddEnglishCounterW")
 	PdhCollectQueryData         = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhCollectQueryData")
 	PdhGetFormattedCounterValue = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhGetFormattedCounterValue")
 	PdhCloseQuery               = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhCloseQuery")
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ func CreateQuery() (windows.Handle, error) {
 	return query, nil
 }
 
-// CreateCounter with a PdhAddCounter call
+// CreateCounter with a PdhAddEnglishCounterW call
 func CreateCounter(query windows.Handle, pname, cname string) (*CounterInfo, error) {
 	var counter windows.Handle
-	r, _, err := PdhAddCounter.Call(
+	r, _, err := PdhAddEnglishCounterW.Call(
 		uintptr(query),
 		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(cname))),
 		0,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func NewWin32PerformanceCounter(postName, counterName string) (*Win32Performance
 		PostName:    postName,
 		CounterName: counterName,
 	}
-	r, _, err := PdhAddCounter.Call(
+	r, _, err := PdhAddEnglishCounterW.Call(
 		uintptr(counter.Query),
 		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(counter.CounterName))),
 		0,
diff --git a/load/load_windows.go b/load/load_windows.go
index 5f3c695..76cfcf5 100644
--- a/load/load_windows.go
+++ b/load/load_windows.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func loadAvgGoroutine() {
 
 	counter, err := common.ProcessorQueueLengthCounter()
 	if err != nil || counter == nil {
-		log.Println("gopsutil: unexpected processor queue length counter error, please file an issue on github")
+		log.Println("gopsutil: unexpected processor queue length counter error, please file an issue on github: err")
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/common/common_windows.go b/v3/internal/common/common_windows.go
index cbf4f06..2471bae 100644
--- a/v3/internal/common/common_windows.go
+++ b/v3/internal/common/common_windows.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var (
 	ProcNtWow64ReadVirtualMemory64       = ModNt.NewProc("NtWow64ReadVirtualMemory64")
 
 	PdhOpenQuery                = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhOpenQuery")
-	PdhAddCounter               = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhAddCounterW")
+	PdhAddEnglishCounterW       = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhAddEnglishCounterW")
 	PdhCollectQueryData         = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhCollectQueryData")
 	PdhGetFormattedCounterValue = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhGetFormattedCounterValue")
 	PdhCloseQuery               = ModPdh.NewProc("PdhCloseQuery")
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ func CreateQuery() (windows.Handle, error) {
 	return query, nil
 }
 
-// CreateCounter with a PdhAddCounter call
+// CreateCounter with a PdhAddEnglishCounterW call
 func CreateCounter(query windows.Handle, pname, cname string) (*CounterInfo, error) {
 	var counter windows.Handle
-	r, _, err := PdhAddCounter.Call(
+	r, _, err := PdhAddEnglishCounterW.Call(
 		uintptr(query),
 		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(cname))),
 		0,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func NewWin32PerformanceCounter(postName, counterName string) (*Win32Performance
 		PostName:    postName,
 		CounterName: counterName,
 	}
-	r, _, err := PdhAddCounter.Call(
+	r, _, err := PdhAddEnglishCounterW.Call(
 		uintptr(counter.Query),
 		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(counter.CounterName))),
 		0,
diff --git a/v3/load/load_windows.go b/v3/load/load_windows.go
index 34d6355..54688f7 100644
--- a/v3/load/load_windows.go
+++ b/v3/load/load_windows.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func loadAvgGoroutine() {
 
 	counter, err := common.ProcessorQueueLengthCounter()
 	if err != nil || counter == nil {
-		log.Println("gopsutil: unexpected processor queue length counter error, please file an issue on github")
+		log.Println("gopsutil: unexpected processor queue length counter error, please file an issue on github: err")
 		return
 	}