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Process Priorities - easy Handling on Windows
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Process Priorities - easy Handling on Windows
Dr. Bastian Ebeling

Prio – Process Priority Saver

Have you ever changed the priority of a process in the Task Manager? Do you have to do it often? Do you want your database server or media player to know the priority it should work with?

Prio - Process Priority Saver. This compact program allows you to save the priority you specify for any process.

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Config Files

  • Admin %SystemRoot%\prio.ini
  • User %APPDATA%\prio.ini

Admin Example

@import "C:\Windows\prio.ini"

User Example

@import "C:\Users\der_b\AppData\Roaming\prio.ini"

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Akognito commented Mar 5, 2025

After installing on Windows 11, Task Manager is missing - uninstalling the program doesn't help, what to do now?

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Barry1 commented Mar 5, 2025

After installing on Windows 11, Task Manager is missing - uninstalling the program doesn't help, what to do now?

Hi Akognito,
sorry to hear - haven't heard from such before. And did not happen with me.
Maybe you should file a support ticket?

Good Luck

Barry1

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Can you make PRIO work on Windows 10 as well and make it possible to permanently save processes there too?

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Barry1 commented Mar 31, 2025

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Can you make PRIO work on Windows 10 as well and make it possible to permanently save processes there too?

Hi @RemixPL1994 - for me it is working saving the priority. Have a look at the INI-Files and try as admin.
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Barry1

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Where to check .ini files?

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