
To use the /realtime option you have to be logged on as a user with Administrator privileges. (See also, " How can I improve I/O performance?"). To do the same thing from a shortcut just use:īe warned that if you run applications at high priority, that may slow performance as other application get less I/O time. To start an application at a priority other than the default use the start command, e.g.

Normal priority is level 8 (NT 3.51 normal was 7).

Priorities range from 0 to 31, 0 - 15 are used by Dynamic applications, such as user applications and most of the operating system parts, 16-31 are used by real time applications like the kernel which cannot be written to the page file. It is possible to start an application at a priority other than normal, however if you run applications at high priority THEY may slow performance.
