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Process Lasso / Re: How to use Process Lasso t...

Last post by marktuan - Today at 04:55:51 AM

If this is an Intel CPU with E-cores, set Efficiency Mode OFF rules for those processes, as they may otherwise get relegated to the E-cores and that would substantially impede their performance. Setting the priority classes ("CPU priorities" in Process Lasso) of those processes to "High" would also achieve this, and might be something you'd want to do regardless.heardle

If there are other processes contending for the CPU, then you could try constraining their CPU affinity by dropping a few cores and reducing their priorities.

If the load is entirely within this application and nothing else is vying for system resources, then your options get more limited. The nature of the application's work processing, namely its threading model, wouldn't be something that could be externally affected.

Finally, if the load is bursting, and you're not already in a high performance power plan, then you may benefit from use of "Performance Mode" on those processes.

Thanks for the detailed explanation. The point about Process Lasso not being able to change the application's threading model is especially important. I've seen users expect huge gains from affinity and priority tweaks, but if the workload is already CPU-bound inside a single application, there's only so much any process manager can do.

For the OP, I'd definitely try setting DJ.Studio to High priority and enabling Performance Mode as Jeremy suggested. I'd also keep an eye on whether CPU usage is evenly distributed across all cores or if one core is getting maxed out while the others sit relatively idle. If it's the latter, that could indicate the software itself is the bottleneck rather than Windows scheduling.

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Process Lasso / Re: Screen turns off after 1-5...

Last post by evilthecat13 - Yesterday at 05:41:09 PM

I'm SO sorry! I found out it was a Win11 app called Lively Wallpaper. I thought it was Process Lasso because of it's ability to override power profiles.

You learn something new everyday, be it willingly or not.

#3

ProcGuard / 0.0.2.7 starts automatically o...

Last post by rseiler - Yesterday at 02:58:31 PM

Unclear how I'm the first post here.

Unlike Process Lasso, ProcWatch has an issue (at least here in Win11) in which despite the fact that the automatically-created scheduled task (ProcWatchAdminAutoStart) clearly has the -tray switch in its command-line, it starts open upon login. When I click OK, then it goes to the tray.

If I quit it entirely and then run it from Scheduled Tasks manually, it does go right to the tray automatically. I can't really explain such a thing, unless it needs a startup delay in the task on some (slower?) systems. I'll try that and report back if it works.

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Process Lasso / Re: Screen turns off after 1-5...

Last post by Jeremy Collake - Yesterday at 02:19:01 PM

It's definitely related to the switch of your power profile, as Process Lasso doesn't otherwise change those settings. You tried what I would have suggested: Switching back to Balanced. You may also want to re-enter one of the Power Modes in the Windows Power Options. That selection should be there if you're in Balanced.

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General / Re: Balancing New User Questio...

Last post by uncertainmaple - Yesterday at 06:00:04 AM

Maybe separate tags for "Beginner" and "Advanced" topics would help. New users could get support more easily, while experienced users could focus on deeper technical discussions without either group feeling left out.

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General / Re: Do some experiment with ex...

Last post by cheetahsburrito - Yesterday at 05:56:37 AM

Have you tested executable compression in real-world scenarios? I can see potential benefits such as reduced disk usage and faster downloads, but I'm also curious about the trade-offs. Does the decompression overhead at startup outweigh the storage savings on modern systems, or are there still situations where executable compression provides a noticeable advantage?

#7

Process Lasso / Re: Hi everyone

Last post by Shinra - Yesterday at 03:24:26 AM

Hi everyone, I just downloaded Process Lasso v9.0.0.290 and Parkcontrol today, but everything is just greek to me. I don't understand which options to select and the possible things i can do in order to make my game (dota 2) run more smoothly and efficiently. I have searched the forums, but i was only able to find guides for older versions of PL, so i am not sure if certain things are the same as this current version (v9.0.0.290) of PL. I am a newbee, so a step-by-step would be great! Thank you in advance

Hey Wersed! Don't sweat the interface—the basic setup hasn't changed much in v9. Just open Dota 2, find dota2.exe under the Active Processes tab in Process Lasso, right-click it, and set the Application Power Profile to Bitsum Highest Performance.

Then, right-click it again to set CPU Priority -> Always to Above Normal. Finally, open ParkControl, select the Bitsum Highest Performance profile from the drop-down, make sure core parking is disabled, and hit apply!

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General / Re: Multi-kill?

Last post by loopertrained - Yesterday at 12:55:16 AM

You could definitely use PowerShell for this. A simple script with Stop-Process -Name "processname" -Force would let you kill the lingering process in one click, and you could even create a shortcut to run it. That said, it would be nice if PL offered a "favorite processes" list or a quick-kill button for applications that are known to leave orphaned processes behind.

#9

Process Lasso / Screen turns off after 1-5 min...

Last post by evilthecat13 - June 11, 2026, 09:59:26 PM

Briefly used Process Lasso for a game, uninstalled it and noticed that I can't even see my screensaver because my screen turns off if I don't do anything for 1-5 minutes. I don't know what to do. I tried changing the power profile back to balanced, which, on my Win11 settings, is set to never turn off my screen, no matter what. So, this has been a bit frustrating because I don't know what I did besides follow instruction in some guide to make Elden Ring run better (spoiler alert: it didn't).

Can anyone help me restore the way my screen works like it was before I installed this program?

#10

ParkControl / Re: Tray icon not updating "co...

Last post by similarjubilant - June 09, 2026, 10:26:59 PM

I'm simply bringing that out; it's not a huge deal.