mprove system responsiveness and stability in high load situations with the most powerful product of this genre
Process Lasso is a software that will improve system responsiveness and stability.
Process Lasso is a unique new technology intended to automatically restrain running processes that are consuming too many CPU cycles.
Often times, processes that are 'out-of-control' can bring an NT system to a near halt. Once one or more processes have become CPU resource hogs, termination of the offending process(es) is very difficult since it is nearly impossible
to even open the task manager.
With Process Lasso, these processes are temporarily reduced in priority so that the system is returned to a responsive level. Process Lasso can even work when multiple processes are responsible for a decrease in system responsiveness.
In addition, Process Lasso offers capabilities such as default process priorities, termination of disallowed processes, and logging of processes executed.
Process Lasso is extremely efficient and itself has almost no CPU usage. The core engine, called the Process Governor, is separated from the GUI so that one can completely close the GUI and keep the primary functions of Process Lasso operating.
The core engine can even be run as a system service so that it starts before any user is logged in. However, the GUI itself is so optimal that we recommend leaving it running so it can quickly be accessed in times when it is needed.
What's New in This Release:
· Addition.Core: Added optional exclusion of non-normal priority processes from OOC restraint (defaults off).
· Addition.Core: Added optional exclusion of foreground processes from OOC restraint (defaults on).
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Do not lower priority of foreground process' to OOC (out-of-control) config dialog.
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Lower priority only of processes of normal priority' to OOC (out-of-control) config dialog.
· Change.GUI: Improved look of OOC config dialog slightly.
· Fix.TestLasso: Fixed for Vista (and elsewhere if there was a problem).
· Change.Defaults: Changed default OOC config to 2 seconds before restraint, from 1.5 seconds. This will reduce sensitivity just a bit. Remember, for upgrades defaults are not reset now; you must check the applicable section in the installer or use the GUI.
· Change.Defaults: Changed default show balloon tips back to off.
· Installer.Change: Changed so reset default config is optional.
· Fix.Core: Fixed applicaton of default CPU affinities even when unnecessary (affinity already set right).
· Fix.GUI: Fixed processes listview flickering in Windows Vista.
· Fix.Core: Propogated previous Vista fix to the GUI to the core engine, which should save a few CPU cycles, though probably not noticable since consumption was so low to start with.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed change of systray icon type not immediately taking effect (required a restart of Process Lasso before).
· Change.GUI: Turned systray balloon messages on by default.
· Change.GUI: Moved balloon tip notification menu item setting to its own submenu.
· Addition.Core: Added default CPU affinity management.
· Addition.GUI: Added default CPU affinity rules config dialog.
· Addition.GUI: Added default CPU affinity right-click process item.
· Addition.GUI: Added toggle to log default CPU affinity adjustments.
· Change.GUI: Changed balloon text when priotity automatically lowered due to excessive CPU utilization to include the word 'temporary', as the log file already does.
· Change.GUI: A few misc. tweakes, fixes, and changes.
· Addition.Installer: Included TweakScheduler utility to set scheduler time slice parameters.
· Addition.GUI: Added menu option to launch TweakScheduler utility.
· Installer: Removed OOC config dialog display at initial start.... [ read full changelog ]
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Process Lasso 2.44
