Questions tagged [priority]
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How do priorities work on task-manager and when should/n't I set this?
I've been setting some processes priority in order to see what it actually happens, but, guess what... Nothing; it all runs the same way...
I found on Google that priorities are not really linked ...
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How to change I/O priority of a process or thread in Win7?
Process Explorer is able to show the effective IO priority of a given thread, but not change it. Seeing as IO priority support is a comparatively new feature, most programs don't set their own IO ...
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Changing Windows process priority via command line
I want to change Windows process priority via command line.
How can I do that?
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How can I tell Windows to always start certain binaries with low priority?
I want to demote the priority of a number of processes that are auto-started on my corporate XP machine. Is there a way that I can tell WinXP to always start a binary with low priority?
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How can I force Windows 7 to give my LAN (wired) conection priority over my WiFi?
Given the choice between my LAN (wired) and my WiFi connections, my Windows 7 PC gives priority to the WiFi - how can I make it prioritize the LAN connection?
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Is there any way to set the priority of a process in Mac OS X?
I have a background process running at 100% CPU on Mac OS X. All other applications are very slow because of it.
I'd like to set this process to take no more than 50% so that my applications can run ...
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How can I prioritise network bandwidth on a per application basis?
Is there a way in Linux to give a specific application more/less priority for network bandwidth? Something like how nice does for CPU priority.
Context: I'm currently on a very low bandwidth ...
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Save processes priority settings?
Is there anyway to save the processes priority settings in Windows 7 instead of opening the task manager in every session and doing it manually?
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How to permanently "renice" a process on Mac OS X (or iOS, etc)?
I use a nice (free) process manager called ATMonitor for Mac OS X that has a lot of cool hidden features, one of which is being able to click on a running process and set the "renice" from +20 (less ...
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What is Windows Priority and Affinity and what advatanges does it provide?
What exactly is Priority and Affinity (found within Task Manager) and what are they used for:
In what situations should/could they be used and what advantages are found while customizing these ...
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Change GPU priority of a process under Windows
Is it possible to change the GPU priority of a certain process under Windows 7 (and older versions if possible)?
Changing the CPU priority doesn't seem to have any effect on the GPU usage. I have a ...
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How to make All Chrome Threads Run High CPU Priority?
Run normally, all Chrome processes have normal priority. The various threads represent various tabs, extensions, etc.
But, then i launch chrome with high CPU priority.
I'm using:
cmd.exe /c start "...
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Start process in realtime priority
This is a follow-up on this question
I need to start a process with the realtime priority.
start "my_script.py" /realtime "Z:\location\of\python\script"
doesn't result in realtime priority. It sets ...
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Is there a way to "hack" windows 10 to use its entire CPU power in one task or process?
I work with applications like Blender, and, according to "Task Manager" and "Resource Monitor", windows uses less than 40% CPU (at most, with the option below) and less than 30% memory when I render a ...
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How can I automatically change the priority of Javaw.exe when loading Minecraft?
I launch Minecraft.exe which invokes Javaw.exe. I wish for Javaw.exe to be running in High priority because Minecraft lags if not.
I tried invoking Minecraft.exe with a high priority by doing this:
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