How to Set a Program Priority in Task Manager
You can improve the performance of a program by adjusting the priority given to the program by your computer’s processor. The processor enables programs to run by doling out thin slivers of its computing time to each program. These time slivers are called cycles because they are given to programs cyclically.
The base priority is the ranking that determines the relative frequency with which a program gets processor cycles. A program given a higher frequency gets more cycles, which improves the program’s performance. For example, suppose that you raise the priority of program A. The processor might give a cycle to A, one to B, another to A, one to C, another to A, and so on.
Follow these steps to change a program’s priority:
1. Launch the program you want to work with.
2. Open Task Manager, by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys.
3. Clcik the Processes or Details tab.
4. Right-click your application’s process to display its shortcut menu.
5. Click Set Priority, and then click (from highest priority to lowest) Realtime, High, or Above Normal.
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The base priority is the ranking that determines the relative frequency with which a program gets processor cycles. A program given a higher frequency gets more cycles, which improves the program’s performance. For example, suppose that you raise the priority of program A. The processor might give a cycle to A, one to B, another to A, one to C, another to A, and so on.
Follow these steps to change a program’s priority:
1. Launch the program you want to work with.
2. Open Task Manager, by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys.
3. Clcik the Processes or Details tab.
4. Right-click your application’s process to display its shortcut menu.
5. Click Set Priority, and then click (from highest priority to lowest) Realtime, High, or Above Normal.
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