Make Games Run in High Priority
Windows always has several operating system processes running in the background. These processes eat up speed and cause computer games to run slower and less fluidly. Fortunately, you can easily tell your computer to pay special attention to your computer game by setting it to run in high priority.
Instructions
Instructions
1. Start up your favorite computer game.
2. Log on or click through the game's launchers and enter the game client, where you actually play the game.
3. Access the Windows Task Manager. If your game runs in a window, right-click on the Windows Task Bar and select "Start Task Manager." If the game takes up the full screen, press "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "Delete." In Windows XP this opens the Task Manager directly. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista this brings up a dialogue screen that asks you what you want to do next. Choose "Start Task Manager."
4. Select the "Processes" tab to show which processes are running. Computer games usually run under a recognizable name such as "gamename.exe" or "gameacronym.exe." Locate the running process of your game.
5. Right-click on the running process of your game and scroll down to "Set Priority." As your mouse hovers over "Set Priority," a second dialogue window will pop up. The default setting should be set to "Normal." Anything above normal will shift computer processing power to your game and improve performance. Choose "High."
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