Bill2's Process Manager

Windows has Task Manager for handling the running processes, but there are third-party alternatives that might bring to the table a more flexible feature set that allows better control.

Bill2's Process Manager is such a utility with plenty of functionality that allows management of the processes based on various rules.

The installation process is brief and uncomplicated and you should be able to get it on the system in no time.

The main application window shows all running processes automatically together with some information for each of them. This includes the ID, CPU utilization and its priority.

In the context menu there is the possibility to change the priority, kill the process or check its properties. However, a more important option is assigning a guiding rule.

Apart from changing the priority level the options in this respect include defining per-core affinity; the alternative is to enable the load distribution on different CPUs.

The list of choices is quite extensive and allows control over the actions to be taken when the process starts and what to be done when it ends.

For better management it offers the possibility to organize the processes and the rules into groups.

Bill2's Process Manager sports plenty of configuration settings that touch on the behavior of the application and how the rules are applied. It can start with the operating system in minimized state and applying a rule can be advertised through a balloon tip.

In order to protect the computer’s performance it allows setting a maximum CPU level that can be accessed by the processes. This way the system stay responsive at all times, regardless of the stress on the CPU.

Bill2's Process Manager is flexible, easy to use and its benefits are immediate. It provides the possibility to control the CPU demand of a process and how its load is distributed.

Moreover, it makes available the necessary options to make sure that the system performance is protected in critical situations.