#SETTING GAMES TO HIGH PRIORITY HOW TO#
#SETTING GAMES TO HIGH PRIORITY WINDOWS#

A high priority setting can only be reflected when a Windows system finds a physical memory deficit and uses the memory cache. In this way, we can fully let the foreground program occupy the remaining system resources, and achieve efficient utilization of system resources. When you are opening too many programs and want one program to run faster than others, you can set this program to high priority than other processes, which will allocate system prioritizes resources to that process.ДЇor example, if you want to type while watching the movie, then you can adjust the movieвЂ™s process, set it to Below Normal, so the system will make the foreground application high priority.

#SETTING GAMES TO HIGH PRIORITY HOW TO#

How to Set CPU Priority Permanently for a Program on Windows 10, 7?.

How to Set an Application to High Priority in Task Manager on Windows 10, 8, 7.

Windows won't have time to listen to mouse or keyboard input, so you can't make the game exit.

SO if you set that in realtime mode, you're screwed. A benchmark test only last so long, and after that, it'll switch back to normal priority letting you control your computer again.ДЄ game doesn't automatically exit, and requires user input to exit manually. The main trick is that this should only be done with programs that terminate after a while. Some benchmark programs run their test in realtime mode, simply so they're sure the result won't be slowed down by messy stuff like people moving the mouse or pressing ctrl-alt-del, or having to play a mp3 in winamp.ДЈ: If you have a system that's always running a lot of CPU-heavy stuff, and you want to temporarily ensure that only one of them is given 100% of the CPU time. Nuclear plants and air traffic controllers tend to use similar methods to ensure they run *all the time*, but I really doubt they're running Windows )Дў: You want to benchmark. That's great if:ДЎ) You have something that must not be interrupted (Happens pretty rarely, at least on regular PC's. The point about realtime is that it runs *only* that process, never anything else. At worst, it will simply lock up your computer (It'll run, it just won't respond to anything) Never.Дid I mention that it's a really bad idea to do, unless you like having to physically restart your computer on the power button? If #1 is not the case, there is simply nothing to be gained.ДЄnd finally, NEVER ever set anything to realtime priority. So no, it's not a good idea, unless 1) you want to ensure decent performance even with a CPU-heavy process in the background (and even then, you should prefer to leave the game at normal, and instead set the background process to low), and 2) you know exactly what you're doing.

Consequences might be winamp stuttering, or just instability because important bits of Windows aren't being run) (And even if you manage that, you do it by starving other important processes that actually needed that 1% for smooth running of your computer.

So no matter how high priority you set, you'll never be able to achieve more than a 1% speedup. Your game already takes 99% of the CPU time. But take a look in task manager when playing a game. The priority only dictates how often the OS should try to run your process. If you're defragging or running an antivirus-scan, you'll see a big performance boost in your game by running it at higher priority.Д«ut in 'normal' cases? Nope, no difference. But only if you're running something CPU-heavy in the background.

Setting games to high priority