MSFN's Unattended Windows : Optimize Processor Time On the System

Optimize Processor Time On the System

Foreground processes get three times as much processor time as do background processes
NOTE: 26(hex)=Programs, 18(hex)=Background services Applying this to either SQL Server or Internet Information Server (IIS) will slow down these background processes.

» Example Registry Tweak

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"Win32PrioritySeparation"=dword:00000026

;Benefit: Foreground processes get three times as much processor time as do background processes
;NOTE: 26(hex)=Programs, 18(hex)=Background services
;Applying this to either SQL Server or Internet Information Server (IIS) will slow down these
;background processes