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<\/p>\nHere is something you can use to isolate processes that consume a lot of your computer’s processor power.\u00a0 If you have a computer with more than one CPU, you can benefit from this tip.<\/p>\n
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If you have a program that bogs your computer down, you can force the program to only use one of the processors on your computer.\u00a0 Go into the Task Manager (Shift-Ctrl-Esc<\/a>) and click the Processes tab.\u00a0 You will get a list of each program running on your computer.\u00a0 In the CPU column will be a number between 0 and 100.\u00a0 The higher that number, the more of your computer’s processing is being consumed by that process.\u00a0 Select the process with the highest number and right-click it.\u00a0 From the list select Set Affinity.\u00a0 This will pop up the window shown above.\u00a0 Uncheck one of the CPUs and click OK.\u00a0 This will force the power-hungry program to use only one processor and give you the power you need to do other things.<\/p>\n TSPY=1.39<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is something you can use to isolate processes that consume a lot of your computer’s processor power.\u00a0 If you have a computer with more than one CPU, you can benefit from this tip. If you have a program that … Continue reading