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I just want to change a running task's priority to realtime, but the taskmanager won't let me do it. If I try it, it'll just tell me that it can't change to realtime and then changes it to high instead.

I created a link to the task manager. Ran the link as administrator. And still no luck.

Any ideas?

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  • Why would you need something real-time? It's not exactly something common.
    – alex
    Nov 5, 2009 at 16:55
  • There's an application I want to leave running, but it slows down terribly whenever it's unfocused. Not sure if setting it to real time is gonna make a difference, but I thought I'd give it a try. (and I will, shortly)
    – Malabarba
    Nov 5, 2009 at 17:33
  • Set it to high priority is good enough.
    – deddebme
    Nov 5, 2009 at 17:44
  • Yeah, I just tested it and setting it to realtime didn't do any good that high could do, the issue must be within the application. Worth a try anyway.
    – Malabarba
    Nov 5, 2009 at 17:52

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Try Process Explorer from Sysinternals. Make sure to run it as Administrator. Also what process are you trying to change? Certain services don't allow this for stability reasons.

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  • Seems to have worked. I think the shorcut I created just wasn't really running as admin. Thanks
    – Malabarba
    Nov 5, 2009 at 17:31

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