How to Control CPU Usage
Programs that have been installed on your system will use varying amounts of CPU usage and resources when they are running. Some programs, however, tend to consume more CPU usage than others. When this happens other programs cannot run until the CPU usage decreases. You can control CPU usage by prioritizing the CPU usage of the programs and processes that are running on your system. This can be done by using a utility such as Process Lasso.
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Instructions
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Download the Process Lasso program to your system. Save the file to a location such as the Local Disk (C:).
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Double-click the ZIP file to display the contents of the downloaded file. Double-click the ProcessLassoSetup.exe file to install the program. The Process Lasso start-up options window will be displayed after the program has been installed.
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Leave the default options selected on the Process Lasso start-up options window and click the "Next" button to continue.
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Leave the Normal Rights option selected on the Multi-user options screen and click the "Finish" button to complete the setup and display the program window.
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Let the program run and it will automatically change the priority of running programs when the CPU usage of a program increases.
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Right-click on a running process from the Process name column and highlight "Set current throttle level" to change the amount of CPU usage allowed for a specific program or process. You can choose between high, moderate, low and lowest.
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Tips & Warnings
Setting the throttle level to high will not allow programs to use high levels of CPU usage.
Other programs that you can use to control CPU usage include CPU Limit and Cacheman.
Process Lasso is freeware but you will see a window will pop up from time to time asking you to purchase the program.
