Cant set priority on any process in task manager.

[AndrewRosenberg917]

Hey there guys,

I was just wondering if any of you would know how to fix this issue.

In Windows 10 Pro i cant seem to work out how to set priorities to high in task manager.

I have followed all of the fixes on youtube and still cant do it on any process.

I have tried to click the process, click properties, i have made sure that Admin has full control in the security tab and i have also lowered user account control settings down to never notify as reccomended in these videos on youtube. I have checked in settings that i am logged in as admin. For some reason i simply cant do it. Not sure what i am doing incorrectly.

I have 2 pc's a old one and a new one from PCS neither let me do it.

Thanks for any info

Andrew

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hey there guys,

I was just wondering if any of you would know how to fix this issue.

In Windows 10 Pro i cant seem to work out how to set priorities to high in task manager.

I have followed all of the fixes on youtube and still cant do it on any process.

I have tried to click the process, click properties, i have made sure that Admin has full control in the security tab and i have also lowered user account control settings down to never notify as reccomended in these videos on youtube. I have checked in settings that i am logged in as admin. For some reason i simply cant do it. Not sure what i am doing incorrectly.

I have 2 pc's a old one and a new one from PCS neither let me do it.

Thanks for any info

Andrew

Firstly, what is it you're trying to achieve? The process should set its priority level itself, if you're having to over ride that then it suggests there's something wrong.

 

[ubuysa]

Not all processes can have their priority changed, especially system ones. You need to be VERY careful before you mess with these unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing.

These priorities affect where the process is placed on the dispatcher queue and if you're not careful you can make things worse. It's not as simple as you might imagine.

 

[Insane.Pringle]

Not all processes can have their priority changed, especially system ones. You need to be VERY careful before you mess with these unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing.

These priorities affect where the process is placed on the dispatcher queue and if you're not careful you can make things worse. It's not as simple as you might imagine.

such as freezing the pc?.. done that too many times lol. a reboot solved the problem tho and i learned not to change the priority on that particular process..

 

[Insane.Pringle]

Hey there guys,

I was just wondering if any of you would know how to fix this issue.

In Windows 10 Pro i cant seem to work out how to set priorities to high in task manager.

I have followed all of the fixes on youtube and still cant do it on any process.

I have tried to click the process, click properties, i have made sure that Admin has full control in the security tab and i have also lowered user account control settings down to never notify as reccomended in these videos on youtube. I have checked in settings that i am logged in as admin. For some reason i simply cant do it. Not sure what i am doing incorrectly.

I have 2 pc's a old one and a new one from PCS neither let me do it.

Thanks for any info

Andrew

are you using the standard windows task manager? i use Process Explorer as it's much easier to use than task manager which is rather basic

 

[ubuysa]

such as freezing the pc?.. done that too many times lol. a reboot solved the problem tho and i learned not to change the priority on that particular process..

Exactly.

The Windows Scheduler automatically boosts priorities based on a range of factors, including system latency, I/O completion, UI actions, etc. It's really unnecessary to be messing with these scheduler priorities because Windows manages them much more responsively and far more effectively. The only time I ever change them manually is to lower the priority of a process if I suspect that it's hogging the system (but even that is rare). I never ever increase priorities because that can easily lead to problems like the freezes you experienced.

I too use Process Explorer, but the ability to wreak havoc is greatly magnified with that tool so I hesitate to recommend it to others.

 

[Insane.Pringle]

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I too use Process Explorer, but the ability to wreak havoc is greatly magnified with that tool so I hesitate to recommend it to others.

in that case.. @AndrewRosenberg917 i withdraw the suggestion to use Process Explorer.. the only other thing i can think of is perhaps when you run task manager, maybe the process isn't "run as administrator/admin" i defer to @ubuysa on the answer to that as they'll know more than i do

 

[SpyderTracks]

in that case.. @AndrewRosenberg917 i withdraw the suggestion to use Process Explorer.. the only other thing i can think of is perhaps when you run task manager, maybe the process isn't "run as administrator/admin" i defer to @ubuysa on the answer to that as they'll know more than i do

I think the question initially is why does the OP want to change the process priorities as it's more than likely that the requirement isn't necessary.

 

[ubuysa]

I think the question initially is why does the OP want to change the process priorities as it's more than likely that the requirement isn't necessary.

This ^^

 

[AndrewRosenberg917]

Sorry guys that i didnt get back to you yesterday i had a really hectic day yesterday, we have teenage children lol

It was really just one process that i wanted to try to change called OVRServer_X64.exe (It has something to do with Oculus quest 2)

Basically been getting stuttering in VR games and a solution i keep coming across to help reduce is too set this one to High.

Personally with my spec i dont think i should need to but it is what people are all saying is there temporary solution. Now wether it really works or not i have no idea.

I think i spoke to you previously about it @SpyderTracks

PCS currently have my new PC back with them and are doing a bunch of checks including CPU temps which some cores were saying 90+ whilst idle and also just checking the GPU along with replacing a case, i also noted to them that my HDD was saying 50% at all times via task manager. Thought i would see what you guys thought on setting the process to high.

I think when i get the PC back i shall run a whole bunch of benchmarks just to see if i can figure out what the problem could be. Can anyone suggest a few worth trying? I was just playing with cinibench on my 2nd pc and Furmark along with HWMonitor just to see how they worked.

In advance sorry about my spelling its pretty darn abysmal

Once again today i have 3 children under 11 and then 2 coming over that are 18 and 19 so please accept my appologies for any late replys. My life seems to start functioning again at around midnight+ LOL

Thanks