From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   wasbit  wrote:   
      
   > Process Lasso   
   >   
   >   - https://bitsum.com/   
   >   
   > Real-Time CPU Optimization and Automation   
   >   
   > "Process Lasso is Windows process automation and optimization software.   
   >  From tuning algorithms like ProBalance to user-created rules and   
   > persistent settings such as CPU affinities and priority classes, Process   
   > Lasso gives you complete control over running applications!   
   >   
   > Our novel ProBalance algorithm helps maintain system responsiveness   
   > during high CPU loads by dynamically adjusting the priorities of running   
   > programs to keep problematic background processes in check. With   
   > ProBalance, no longer will single, or multiple, processes be able to   
   > bring your system to a virtual stall. Process Lasso will let you keep   
   > interacting with your computer, even when it is under a heavy CPU load.   
   > Try our CPUEater Demo to experience ProBalance for yourself.   
   >   
   > Process Lasso also allows users to automate and tweak how applications   
   > are run through a number of unique and helpful functions. These include   
   > persistent priority classes, persistent CPU affinities, disallowed   
   > processes, per-process power profiles, a process watchdog for advanced   
   > rules, process instance count limits, multiple instance balancing and   
   > much more!   
   >   
   > Process Lasso is the ultimate Windows CPU affinity changer. The CPU   
   > affinity specifies the set of CPU cores an application is able to   
   > execute on. With Process Lasso, you can control this with a persistent   
   > setting that applies every time the application is run, or change it   
   > dynamically while the application is running once a threshold is met.   
   > The CPU affinity is commonly changed to limit CPU use or improve   
   > performance.   
   >   
   > Many additional functions such as power plan automation, a system   
   > responsiveness metric and process activity logging are also available.   
   >   
   > These features give you the ability to control how programs utilize your   
   > computer’s resources based on automatically applied settings. With   
   > Process Lasso, you can decide exactly how you want your processes to run.   
   >   
   > For minimal resource use, all algorithms and process rules are enforced   
   > by a stand-alone background service called the Process Governor. The GUI   
   > is entirely optional."   
      
   I played around with this about 5 to 7 years ago.  No improvement in   
   performance per benchmarks (and real-world gain would be even more   
   imperceptible).   
      
   Back then, it was free, or I choose the free version instead of paying   
   for the Pro version.  Since the free version didn't bring any wow factor   
   to my PC, I didn't see keeping it nor paying for Pro features that I   
   probably wouldn't use.  A comparison of free vs paid is at:   
      
   https://bitsum.com/howfree/   
      
   I chuckled at the last entry in the table under the Free column:   
      
   Everything Else ..... Maybe   
      
   https://bitsum.com/changes/processlasso/ shows many version changes   
   since I last trialed the product eons ago, so maybe it might add some   
   performance to my desktop PC, but I suspect not.  What gains I'd achieve   
   would likely be too small for me to care, or notice, and mostly be a   
   waste of my time in repeatedly tweaking it to see what worked best.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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