Handle CPU Task priority
| Operating system |
Windows 95 / 98 / me |
| Category |
System |
This tweak Allows you to set the priority level of background and foreground tasks. Task are the component or programs which are running in an operating system and any instance of time. By setting the priority level you can specify weather higher system resources should be given to background task (service) or foreground task (application).

Steps for applying this Tweak
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open registry
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go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIOS
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Create a New Dword value by the name of CPUPriority
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set one of the values from below given values
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1 - Foreground tasks have maximum priority
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2 - Foreground tasks have higher priority than background tasks
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3 - (Default) Foreground and background tasks have equal priority.
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0 - (Not Recommended) Foreground tasks run in real-time. Warning this could make other tasks and your system hang.
Restart Windows for Setting to take effect
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