The CPU of the computer works in this way: when the user requests a command and launches a program, first the CPU retrieves the execution information from memory, processes it, transforms it according to the purpose of the program and then writes the data to memory modified by making them available for the program that requested them. By imagining this process for many programs running simultaneously, the CPU must try to work for everyone, giving priority to the programs in use over those in the background or, in the case of servers, giving priority to background processes over desktop programs.
In essence, it tries to assign priorities automatically in order to avoid that its computing power is occupied by an active but not in use program.
The operating system is multitasking because it manages to perform multiple tasks together, at the same time and the CPU balances its load to try not to slow down the most important operations .
However, if a program was very heavy or poorly written or if many programs were open together and went to occupy too much CPU, even 100%, then the computer would remain immobile and each operation would slow down a lot due to this overload of data and writes .
Windows is able to manage these overloads and in fact it has several options to also configure how you prefer to optimize the processor .
Going to Control Panel> System and Security> System, press on Advanced System Settings, go to the Advanced tab and press on Settings under Performance .
Then go to Advanced to find the processor Schedule settings and choose whether to improve the performance of programs or background processes.
If you don't use your computer as a server, you have to leave it on Programs and there's nothing else to do.
However, those who use many programs together and see from the task manager that the CPU is used at very high levels up to 100% or almost, can take advantage of a really powerful program capable of improving even more the management of priorities and intervening automatically when a program is in use and when the CPU is used too intensely even at 100%.
In practice, a program that avoids the occurrence of slowdowns due to processor overload when too used in percentage terms by too many processes or heavy applications.
Fortunately, there are two and a half of such programs, both free, for Windows 10, 7 and 8, which give excellent results in improving performance .
1) The first is Process Lasso (choose the free 32 bit or 64 bit version), a fantastic program, very popular, great for using the PC without having those blocks or annoying slowdowns .
The purpose of Process Lasso is to prevent a Windows program or process from occupying 100% of the processor by blocking all the others.
So, if you tend to use many programs together and, often, you have blocks or programs that no longer respond due to clogging of the CPU, Process Lasso raises the priority of the active one and lowers the priority in the use of the processor. those in the background not in use.
Overall, there will be an improvement in Windows performance, not from the point of view of the speed of the system, but in its fluidity, ensuring that there are never more freezes and slowdowns .
Process Lasso allows you to automatically adjust and balance the priorities of active processes, lowering that of inactive programs, raising that of the programs you are using and preventing someone from reaching 100% of the CPU occupied.
What is of no small importance, the free version is also in Italian, therefore easier to use even if in reality, it should only be installed and left to go alone, without particular tweaks.
Process Lasso also works very well as an alternative task manager, providing a lot more information on each process.
Just note that the program must be installed and asks to be run automatically when the PC starts (which can be disabled during installation or from the program options).
Unlike WhatsMycomputerdoing, the tool that analyzes what the computer is doing and which files it is loading, Process Lasso allows you to set parameters such as priority and efficiency.
1.5) Process Lasso integrates well with another new program from the same company, which can be downloaded for free, called CPU Balance .
CPUBalance is powered by Process Lasso technology, ProBalance, which is the algorithm for optimizing processes that improves the responsiveness of the Windows PC .
CPUBalance is practically a reduced version of Process Lasso, which works together or even alone as a stand-alone application, which only aims to optimize CPU use on the PC.
Unless it just gets paid, I would therefore recommend this instead of Process Lasso, unless you have other needs.
2) Alternatively, there is Project Mercury, a very light and portable program without installation that is almost identical to CPU Balance, which manages processor priorities and avoids slowdowns .
Project Mercury can be downloaded in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, only that at the moment the 64-bit version should not therefore download only the 32-bit version.
Project Mercury, which opens with an icon on the taskbar near the clock, in its settings, requires you to activate "start as administrator" to work properly.
As for the other options, it is interesting to note that of the Priority Level, where you can give a fixed priority to the program in use, above normal (Above Normal).
In addition, you can indicate how to use the PC ( Windows CPU Slice ) and change the default mode of use of the CPU by placing the priority for desktop programs, for games, for background processes or for multitasking, if you use many active programs together.
Project Mercury's effectiveness is the same as Process Lasso's, so it's worth a try to believe it.
About the CPU, let's end by remembering other guides including:
- How to maximize CPU performance in Windows
- Raise process priority to increase CPU performance
- Disable "Core Parking" to take full advantage of the CPU
Process Lasso becomes large if used together with AntiFreeze which unlocks the PC when it does not respond or with Super Alt F4 which terminates programs in a forced way, when it is not possible to balance the priority or if they go into error.
