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How to Restrict Apps to Specific CPU Cores with Processor Affinity

How to Restrict Apps to Specific CPU Cores with Processor Affinity

By Jim Tanous • Jan 12, 2016

Today’s PCs are typically powered by monster CPUs packing four or more cores, and Windows generally does a good job of divvying all of that power up between your apps. But sometimes you want just a bit more control over which processor-hungry apps should be tamed, and that’s where something called processor affinity comes in. Here’s how to restrict specific apps to individual CPU cores for better system-wide responsiveness and, for older apps, stability.

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