CPU Limiter and Watchdog

[felipeav]

Hello, I started using Process Lasso recently, and I'm having a problem with CPU Limiter and Watchdog. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but neither one is working for me after creating the rule. I configured it just like in the demo video, but I'm still unable to make it work.

[Jeremy Collake]

Can you copy/paste your INI config file here? You can get to it by "File / Manually Edit Configuration". Alternatively, email it to support@bitsum.com or attach screenshots. Then we can evaluate it.

[felipeav]

Here the INI file:

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[Administration]
Version=6020200
ConfigPasswordMD5=
[OutOfControlProcessRestraint]
OocOn=true
ExcludeChildrenOfForeground=true
DisableProBalanceWhenSysIdle=false
ProBalanceDropOneRandomCore=false
DoNotAdjustAffinityIfCustomized=true
OocDisableCoreParkingWhileIn=false
UseEfficiencyMode=false
DisableProBalanceIfSysIdleThisManyMS=30000
TotalProcessorUsageBeforeRestraint=11
PerProcessUsageBeforeRestraint=8
TimeOverQuotaBeforeRestraint=900
PerProcessUsageForRestore=4
PlayOnRestraint=C:\Windows\media\Windows Pop-up Blocked.wav
PlayOnRestore=C:\Windows\media\Windows Feed Discovered.wav
MinimumTimeOfRestraint=4200
MaximumTimeOfRestraint=0
TameOnlyNormal=true
LowerToIdleInsteadOfBelowNormal=false
ExcludeServices=true
PlaySoundOnRestraint=false
PlaySoundOnRestore=false
RestrainByAffinity=false
RestraintAffinity=
ExcludeForegroundProcesses2=true
DoNotLowerPriorityClass=false
LowerIOPriorityDuringRestraint=false
MatchExclusionsByPathnameToo=false
ChangeTrayIconOnRestraint=true
OocExclusions=
OocHardCodedExclusionOverrides=
[GUI]
ClearLogAtExit=false
ShowCPUCoreUtilGraphs=true
ShowGraphLegend=true
ShowGraphCPU=true
ShowGraphResponsiveness=true
ShowGraphMemoryLoad=true
ShowGraphProBalanceEvents=true
ShowGraphSelectedProcessesCPUHistory=true
ProBalanceCountersOnGraph=true
ShowGraphLicenseName=false
ShowPowerProfile=true
GraphShowTooltips=true
ShowCPUUtilityAsPrimary=true
[Advanced]
AutomaticUpdate=true
[Performance]
DefaultsLevel=327942
GracefulWaitTimeInMs=5000
UpdateSpeedGUI=1000
UpdateSpeedCore=1000
[Sampling]
SamplingEnabled=false
SamplingIntervalSeconds=900
SamplingOutputPath=
SamplingIncludePattern=*
SamplingExcludePattern=
[Performance]
ManageOnlyCurrentUser=false
ExitOnCloseWindow=false
SoundsOff=true
IsConfigWritable=true
ForcedMode=true
IgnoreProblematicProcesses=false
IgnoreSuspendedProcesses=false
SetTimerResolutionAtStartup=0
[ForegroundBoosting]
BoostForegroundProcess=false
ForegroundBoostPriorityClass=0x8000
BoostOnlyNormal=true
ForegroundBoostExclusions=
[SystemTrayIcon]
UseStaticIcon=false
ShowResponsivnessInTrayInsteadOfProcessorUsage=false
[Logging]
LogDisable=false
IncludeCommandLines=false
LogSmartTrim=true
LogCPULimiter=true
LogEfficiencyMode=true
LogGroupExtender=true
LogCPUSets=true
LogProBalanceParkingChanges=true
LogProcessExecutions=false
LogProcessTerminations=false
LogProcessesDisallowed=true
LogDefaultPriorityAdjustments=true
LogDefaultAffinityAdjustments=true
LogProBalanceBegin=true
LogProBalanceEnd=true
LogInstanceLimitTerminations=true
LogPowerProfileChanges=true
[MemoryManagement]
SmartTrimIsEnabled=false
SmartTrimWorkingSetTrims=false
SmartTrimClearStandbyList=false
SmartTrimClearFileCache=false
ClearStandbyFreeRAMThresholdMB=1024
ClearStandbyOnlyInPerfMode=true
SmartTrimExclusions=
SmartTrimAutoMinimumRAMLoad=65
MinimumProcessWSSInMb=196
SmartTrimIntervalMins=15
[SysTrayBalloons]
EnableSystemTrayNotification=false
BalloonTipDuration=10000
ShowBalloonsForOocPriorityRestoration=false
[ProcessAllowances]
ApplyInstanceCountLimitsToAllUsers=false
AllowedProcesses=
DisallowedProcesses=
InstanceLimitedProcesses=
InstanceManagedCPUAffinities=
ProcessThrottles=
OneTimeProcessThrottles=
CPULimitRules=pathofexilesteam.exe;90.00;2000;2;5000
[ProcessDefaults]
NamedAffinities=
DefaultPriorities=
DefaultIOPriorities=
DefaultMemoryPriorities=
DisableThreadPriorityBoost=
DefaultAffinitiesEx=
CPUSets=
KeepRunningProcesses=
[ProcessAllowances]
EfficiencyMode=
[ProcessDefaults]
MatchWildcardsToPathnames=true
MatchOnCommandLine=false
[AdvancedRules]
DivideCPUPercentThresholdsBySystemCPUCount=false
ProcessorGroupExtended=
ProhibitInternetExplorerExceptWhenAny=
WatchdogRules2=
[GamingMode]
GamingModeEnabled=false
GamingChangePowerPlan=true
TargetPowerPlan=Bitsum Highest Performance
GamingModeEngageForSteam=true
AutomaticGamingModeProcessPaths=
[PowerManagement]
StartWithPowerPlan=
Display=
PC=
[PowerSaver]
PowerSaver_IdleTime=300
EnergySaverEnabled=false
EnergySaverForceActivePowerProfile=false
EnergySaverUpPowerProfileName=
EnergySaverEvents=true
DisableEnergySaverDuringGamingMode=true
PowerSaver_Exclusions=


[Jeremy Collake]

Are you able to adjust the current CPU affinity of pathtoexilesteam.exe, or does it give an access denied error? Also, do the logs say anything? If the process is protected by an anti-cheat, then there may not be sufficient access for the CPU limiter to change its affinity.

[felipeav]

I can set the affinity manually, pathtoexilesteam.exe doesn't have an anti-cheat, I also tried creating a rule for testlasso.exe, which didn't work either, it doesn't display any errors and doesn't show anything in the logs. I'm using a modified version of Windows 'AtlasOS', which disables some Windows services and features, could this be the reason?

[Jeremy Collake]

Can you check that ProcessGovernor.exe is running? Also, is this a clean install of Process Lasso that you got from our site, or did it come bundled with that OS?

You should see something in the log for matched processes when they exceed your threshold, so I suspect there is some other factor at play.

Your pared down OS should not have caused any problem with those features, as far I can imagine.

[felipeav]

I did a clean install from the website, and even tested a beta version but it still didn't work, ProcessGovernor.exe is running normally, and all the ProBalance rules are being recorded in the logs. I closed all third-party applications and retested without success. The Watchdog rules are not working either.