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Setting processor affinity for a particular process means that you are binding the process with a particular core or cores of the processor if it is a multicore processor ( e.g. Core2 Duo or Quad Core). For example, if your processor is quad core, you can set the processor affinity for MS Excel with the two cores of the processor. This ensures that only the bound cores of the processor are used by the MS Excel program every time it is initialized.
The advantage of setting the processor affinity is that you can allow the other cores of the processor to work on different processes in order to improve the overall efficiency of the computer as well as the Windows 8/Windows 8.1 operating system.
Setting the processor affinity is a simple task that requires the administrative rights on the computer. In order to set the processor affinity for any process in your copy of Windows 8/Windows 8.1 computer, you must follow the steps given below:
10. Right-click the selected process.
11. From the context menu, click Set affinity.
12. From the Processor affinity box, uncheck all the checkboxes representing the cores of the processor except the one with which you want to set the affinity for the program.
13. Once done, click OK to save the settings.
14. Close the Task Manager box, and restart the computer in order to allow the changes to take effect.
The advantage of setting the processor affinity is that you can allow the other cores of the processor to work on different processes in order to improve the overall efficiency of the computer as well as the Windows 8/Windows 8.1 operating system.
Setting the processor affinity is a simple task that requires the administrative rights on the computer. In order to set the processor affinity for any process in your copy of Windows 8/Windows 8.1 computer, you must follow the steps given below:
- ■Log on to the Windows 8/Windows 8.1 computer with the administrator account.
■From the Start screen, click the Desktop tile.
■On the desktop window, right-click the taskbar from the bottom of the screen.
■From the context menu that is displayed, click Task Manager.
■On the opened Task Manager window, click the More details button from the bottom.
■From the expanded interface, make sure that the Processes tab selected.
■From the displayed list of running processes, right-click the one for which you want to set the processor affinity.
■From the context menu that comes up, click Go to details.
■On the Details tab, ensure that the corresponding process is selected.
10. Right-click the selected process.
11. From the context menu, click Set affinity.
12. From the Processor affinity box, uncheck all the checkboxes representing the cores of the processor except the one with which you want to set the affinity for the program.
13. Once done, click OK to save the settings.
14. Close the Task Manager box, and restart the computer in order to allow the changes to take effect.
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