What does the wait type PREEMPTIVE_XE_DISPATCHER mean?

Question

Hi I am receiving PREEMPTIVE_XE_DISPATCHER wait type in SQL Server wait analysis.

I am not sure the reason being this wait type is on the top can somebody please let me know why its on the top list?

Answer 1

This is associated with Extended Events background threads, go check which ones you have active, you can ignore it if it is "System Health".

Anyways, more info: MSDN Link 1

MSDN link 2

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