diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_performance_counters/_manager.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_performance_counters/_manager.py
index a09ad4ab0579..beb9591e1fe1 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_performance_counters/_manager.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_performance_counters/_manager.py
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ def __init__(self, meter_provider=None):
                 try:
                     # Note: ProcessIORate may not be available on all platforms
                     if metric_class == ProcessIORate and not _IO_AVAILABLE:
-                        _logger.warning("Process I/O Rate performance counter is not available on this platform.")
                         continue
                     performance_counter = metric_class(self._meter)
                     self._performance_counters.append(performance_counter)
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
index c88457fdd1aa..2728ef1dd242 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 ### Bugs Fixed
 - Fix the format of the fixed percentage sampler constant and ensure backward compatability
   ([#44656](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/pull/44656))
+- Only add PerformanceCounter Processors after PerformanceCounter setup to avoid circular dependency.
+  ([#44661](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/pull/44661))
 
  ### Other Changes
 
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py
index 2d84f9565214..e0013ae3bd11 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/_configure.py
@@ -133,25 +133,28 @@ def configure_azure_monitor(**kwargs) -> None:  # pylint: disable=C4758
     disable_metrics = configurations[DISABLE_METRICS_ARG]
     enable_live_metrics_config = configurations[ENABLE_LIVE_METRICS_ARG]
 
-    # Setup live metrics
+    # Set up metrics pipeline
+    # Set up metrics with Performance Counters before _PerformanceCountersSpanProcessor and
+    # _PerformanceCountersLogRecordProcessor. This avoids a circular dependency in the case that Performance Counter
+    # setup produces a log.
+    if not disable_metrics:
+        _setup_metrics(configurations)
+
+    # Set up live metrics
     if enable_live_metrics_config:
         _setup_live_metrics(configurations)
 
-    # Setup tracing pipeline
+    # Set up tracing pipeline
     if not disable_tracing:
         _setup_tracing(configurations)
 
-    # Setup logging pipeline
+    # Set up logging pipeline
     if not disable_logging:
         _setup_logging(configurations)
 
-    # Setup metrics pipeline
-    if not disable_metrics:
-        _setup_metrics(configurations)
-
-    # Setup instrumentations
-    # Instrumentations need to be setup last so to use the global providers
-    # instanstiated in the other setup steps
+    # Set up instrumentations
+    # Instrumentations need to be set up last so to use the global providers
+    # instantiated in the other setup steps
     _setup_instrumentations(configurations)
 
 
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_configure.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_configure.py
index 06e959130980..04cb3b402d06 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_configure.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry/tests/test_configure.py
@@ -114,12 +114,19 @@ def test_configure_azure_monitor_disable_tracing(
             "resource": TEST_RESOURCE,
         }
         config_mock.return_value = configurations
+        # Track call order using side_effect
+        call_order = []
+        metrics_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("metrics")
+        logging_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("logging")
+        tracing_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("tracing")
         configure_azure_monitor()
         tracing_mock.assert_not_called()
         logging_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         metrics_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         live_metrics_mock.assert_not_called()
         instrumentation_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
+        # Assert setup_metrics is called before setup_logging
+        self.assertLess(call_order.index("metrics"), call_order.index("logging"))
 
     @patch(
         "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._setup_instrumentations",
@@ -158,12 +165,19 @@ def test_configure_azure_monitor_disable_logging(
             "resource": TEST_RESOURCE,
         }
         config_mock.return_value = configurations
+        # Track call order using side_effect
+        call_order = []
+        metrics_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("metrics")
+        logging_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("logging")
+        tracing_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("tracing")
         configure_azure_monitor()
         tracing_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         logging_mock.assert_not_called()
         metrics_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         live_metrics_mock.assert_not_called()
         instrumentation_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
+        # Assert setup_metrics is called before setup_tracing
+        self.assertLess(call_order.index("metrics"), call_order.index("tracing"))
 
     @patch(
         "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._setup_instrumentations",
@@ -246,12 +260,20 @@ def test_configure_azure_monitor_enable_live_metrics(
             "resource": TEST_RESOURCE,
         }
         config_mock.return_value = configurations
+        # Track call order using side_effect
+        call_order = []
+        metrics_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("metrics")
+        logging_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("logging")
+        tracing_mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **kwargs: call_order.append("tracing")
         configure_azure_monitor()
         tracing_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         logging_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         metrics_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         live_metrics_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
         instrumentation_mock.assert_called_once_with(configurations)
+        # Assert setup_metrics is called before setup_logging and setup_tracing
+        self.assertLess(call_order.index("metrics"), call_order.index("logging"))
+        self.assertLess(call_order.index("metrics"), call_order.index("tracing"))
 
     @patch(
         "azure.monitor.opentelemetry._configure._setup_instrumentations",