Windows NT processor scheduling: Difference between revisions

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== Affinity ==

In a [[multiprocessing]] environment with more than one [[logical processor]] (i.e. [[multicore|multiple cores]] or [[hyperthreading]]), more than one task can be running at the same time. However, a process or a thread can be set to run on only a subset of the available logical processors. The Windows Task Manager utility offers a user interface for this at the process level.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Microsoft Windows internals : Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 |last=Russinovich |first=Mark E. |date=2005 |publisher=Microsoft Press |last2=Solomon |first2=David A. |isbn=0735619174 |edition=4th |___location=Redmond, WA |oclc=57449950 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780735619173 }}</ref>

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