PsSuspend

Carrying out multiple tasks at the same time on a computer results, logically, in the sharing of the system’s resources amongst all the associated processes. Some processes need more resources than others and there might be situations when a resource needs to be redirected to a different process. PsSuspend was designed for such situations, providing a wasy for you to get more control over the running processes.

As its name clearly suggests, PsSuspend can suspend running processes, allowing you to redirect resources, be it network-related, CPU or memory power to another active process. Rather than forcing the resource-demanding process to terminate, you can suspend it with PsSuspend, which makes it possible to resume it at a later time.

PsSuspend is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures in the PsTools collection of console-based applications. Usage is simple, especially since the syntax is carefully explained to you at launch.

PsSuspend works for both local and remote workstations. Keep in mind that the username and password might be required to login to the remote PC. Should the password be omitted, you get a prompt to enter it.

To suspend a process, all you have to do is enter the target computer (with or without the needed credentials) and provide the process ID or name as an argument. Resuming it requires the same command, except you add the “-r” parameter.

PsSuspend comes in handy to system administrators who need to control running processes closely to make sure resources are being allocated where you want them to be. Suspending a process instead of terminating or killing it allows you to resume it at a later time, whenever resources are available again.