Wednesday, September 30, 2020

How to change priority in Task Manager on Windows 10




How to set something to high priority in Task Manager on Windows 10?


1. Change priority from the Details tab


  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to start Task Manager.

  2. Go to the Details tab, right-click the desired process, and choose Set priority and select any value that you want.
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  3. When the confirmation dialog appears, select Change priority.
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This is the easiest way to set priority in Task Manager, and the priority for that process will remain changed until you end the process or turn off your PC.



2. Change priority using Command Prompt


  1. Press Windows Key + S and enter command prompt. Select Run as administrator.
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  2. When Command Prompt starts, run the following command:

wmic process where name="firefox.exe" CALL setpriority "Above normal"


Alternatively, you can set priority by using a numerical value like this:


wmic process where name="firefox.exe" CALL setpriority 32768


Keep in mind that in order for this command to work, the process needs to be running beforehand. Of course, be sure to change the process name and priority level as needed.


You can find the list of priority values in the table below.






RealtimeHighAbove normalNormalBelow normalLow
25612832768321638464

3. Use PowerShell


  1. Press Windows Key + X and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the list.
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  2. When the PowerShell starts, run the following command:

Get-WmiObject Win32_process -filter 'name = "firefox.exe"' | foreach-object $_.SetPriority(32768)


Of course, be sure to replace the process name and the priority level as needed. You can find the numeric values from the priority list below.





RealtimeHighAbove normalNormalBelow normalLow
25612832768321638464

4. Start applications with a specific priority


  1. Start Command Prompt.

  2. Now run the following command:

start "" /AboveNormal " C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe"


This will start Firefox with the Above Normal priority. Of course, you can use any other priority levels to start any application you want, as long as you enter the correct path to it.


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