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I'm trying to limit the cpu usage of an legacy Clipper application vía WSRM (Windows System Resource Manager). The app hogs the CPU to 100% usage, then I tried with:

  • Installing WSRM
  • Creating a new Process Matching Criteria (TestProc), including the files C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CMD.EXE, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NTVDM.EXE, C:\TEST\TL_BLI.EXE (the damn 16-bit program). I tried adding the programs manually and selecting by "Running Process" and "Application"
  • Adding the group "Everyone" to the criteria
  • Creating a new Resource Allocation Policy (TestPolicy), adding the TestProc criteria, and setting the CPU to 20%
  • Setting the WSRM Management state to "Running"
  • Setting the WSRM Management type to "Manage"
  • Setting the WSRM Current resource allocation policy to "TestPolicy"
  • Restarting WSRM

But no luck, the process (C:\TEST\TL_BLI.EXE) continues to run "in the wild" to 100 % CPU, running locally or via Remote Desktop.

Any ideas?

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On NT 4.0 or higher, increasing the Idle Sensitivity will decrease the CPU usage of a 16-bit process. The Idle Sensitivity can be set under the properties of the 16-bit executable Misc tab.

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  • thanks, I tried with "Idle sensitivity" to High and the app runs better now (30% CPU with peaks of 80%). But it works only if I'm using the application vía the desktop shortcut, and I was looking for a way to enforce any application to behave.
    – user41235
    Aug 17, 2010 at 13:56

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