Understanding Your Processes (In Task Manager)

In Conjunction to the other post, "Processors & RAMs *Explained*", this post here explains more on the functions in Task Manager.

  So, let's see... you should bring up your Task Manager before continuing on the details.

For Windows 7 users,

1. Right click on your "Taskbar" & choose "Task Manager" or
2. Using the traditional method, press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" at once & choose "Start Task Manager"

For XP users,

1. Right click on your "Taskbar" & choose "Task Manager" or
2. Press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete", which would lead you directly to "Task Manager"

"Applications" tab. Here, you can see what tasks/programs are running and which one is not responding. This is the place you end programs that you see are not responding to you, solves the problem for windows/applications that cannot be closed. "End Task" button is just riiiiiiiigght at the bottom.

  Priorities, that is, for the processes that you see in the "Processes" tab. Just as the direct meaning suggests, it prioritizes which processes to run first, making it run faster. For example, making your CPU focusing more on your "Left 4 Dead 2" game than your other programs. Steps are shown below.

  Threads, as I have explained in my other post "Processors & RAMs *Explained*", is a single process cut up into pieces called "threads". The threads would then run in parallel, which means different parts of the program running at once together, so it would run better. Normally only exists more than 1 if the program is big (logical, since some only use little memory, no point to chop it up). To see no. of threads specifically for each program, see steps below..

Steps for prioritizing your programs,

1. Just follow the game post link up there and just follow the instructions there.

Steps for looking at your threads,

1. While under "Processes" tab, go to View > "Select Columns..."
2. Tick "Thread Count" then click "OK", you will be able to see threads for each process ...& done!
3. For overall threads, go to "Performance" > under "Totals", see "Threads"

  Now, for some people who wants to save the changes they made to their priorities of the processes, Ashampoo has their own program called "Ashampoo Core Tuner". Here you can save your priorities as "profiles". BUT there is 1 thing you must remember: when everything's high, nothing is. Because when all is high, all is at the same level so it makes no difference.

Steps :

1. Download from Rapidshare or Megaupload
2. Replace 'ct.exe' at 'C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Core Tuner' with crack before you start the program
3. In Ashampoo Core Tuner, choose your program and change priority at top right corner, changes automatically saves as profile ...& done!

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