Process Lasso is a unique new technology intended to automatically restrain running processes that are consuming too many CPU cycles.
Often times, processes that are 'out-of-control' can bring an NT system to a near halt. Once one or more processes have become CPU resource hogs, termination of the offending process(es) is very difficult since it is nearly impossible to even open the task manager.
With Process Lasso, these processes are temporarily reduced in priority so that the system is returned to a responsive level. Process Lasso can even work when multiple processes are respon... [ read more about Process Lasso >> ] |
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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.02:
* Addition.Installer: Added new section to reset only out-of-control process restraint settings. You'll be prompted at install to do so if that section is checked (it is by default).
* Fix.Core: Restoration of restraint process priorities when they move to the foreground has been improved. It is now more rapid in its response time and possible errant conditions have been addressed.
* Fix.Core: Fixed rare case of restrained processes sometimes never being restored to their original priority of their total CPU utilization never drops below 10%, regardless of the configured value.
* Change.Core: Changed out-of-control process restraint defaults so they are slightly less aggressive.
* Change.Core: Improved code efficiency in some places.
* Change.GUI: Reduced max depth of per-process and global CPU utilization history, there-by reducing RAM use per-process slightly (very).
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.00.1:
* Addition.Package: Added utility to configure Vista's multimedia scheduling service. This utility still needs a little work, so keeping it in beta until its done (next week or so).
* Addition.GUI: Added menu option to launch Vista multimedia scheduling configuration tool.
* Addition.GUI: Renamed 'Vista UAC' start menu folder to 'Vista Tools' and added option to launch vistammsc"
* Addition.GUI: Added a 'No default priority' menu item for the process context menu default priority menu. This seems more clear than having to uncheck the current default priority to remove it.
* Change.GUI: Minor adjustments and optimizations.
* Change.GUI: The default behavior is now to exclude foreground processes from OOC restraint. Users may wish to restore the process restraint defaults (use the Process Restraint variables dialog).
* Fix.UACBatchFiles: Fixed unupdated filenames and other errata.
* Change.GUI: Disabled Polish and Russian until updates are provided (they were crashing).
* Change.GUI: Removed beg balloon.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.98:
* Addition.GUI: Added option to enable/disable out-of-control process restraint to the system tray 'main' menu and the Process Restraint submenu of the Options menu.
* Change.GUI: Changed forced mode system tray menu option text so its more clear what it does.
* Change.All: Changed compiler and linker optimization settings.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.96.1:
* Addition.GUI: Added 'forced mode' (keep default priorities and affinities enforced) option to system tray menu.
* Addition.GUI: Added 'show ballon tips' option to system tray menu.
* Addition.Core: Now writes log entries when the virtual memory of all processes is trimed (paged out) periodically, per the user configuration. The log entry reports the percentage of free RAM before and after. As usual, I again note that people shouldn't carelessly use the 'trim all processes' feature.
* Change.GUI: Some minor code optimizations (as always).
* Change.Core: During system shutdown processgovernor will now be one of the last processes to quit, and if there is an excessive delay the user will not be prompted (termination forced). This is just typical tweak using the Windows SetProcessShutdownParameters API, nothing fancy.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.94.3:
* Addition.GUI: Added new 'Restart' submenu to process context menu. It has two functions 'Restart gracefully' and 'Restart immediately'.
* Addition.GUI: Made disallowed processes log and balloon strings localizable (they were overlooked before).
* Addition.GUI: Added menu items to trim all processes memory at interval, something I don't recommend, but some users desire. Note that other language users won't see the new menu items until an update is relesed, but existing menu items should function fine.
* Addition.Core: Added support to trim all processes memory at interval, something I don't recommend, but some users desire.
* Addition.Core: Added milliseconds to log entries since they get queued now and a lot can be written out in the same second, which might be confusing after the log listview is sorted.
* Addition.Installer: Added Polish translation raw input files to the installer to proliferate any changes I make to them to the translators. Other languages raw files will be added as people submit them. This also makes a great example of how to translate Process Lasso, as the Polish translator has done excellent. If you are Polish, give him your support, he is working hard for you.
* Addition.Installer: Added back renamed shortcuts to the UAC manifest adjustment batch files..
* Addition.TestLasso: Added '-infinite' switch to run the tests infinitely, mostly for internal testing.
* Change.Core: New, more sophisticated and optimal log queue system that can more efficiently dole out log entries, especially when multiple instances/clients are all writing to the same log file. It can also prevent the possibility of 'lost' log entries that may exist in previous versions.
* Change.Core: More logging code optimizations, log entries are processed even faster now, especially on multi-cpu systems.
* Change.Core: This affects only users of non-English languages: Priority class names are now stored in the INI file always in English. They can still be read correctly if they are in their translated/localized names though, so you should not lose your default priority settings during this upgrade.
* Change.Core: Minor code tweaks and optmizations.
* Change.GUI: Put close/terminate of process control menu into a submenu together.
* Change.GUI: Updated Polish translation.
* Change.GUI: Adjusted dimensions of Polish graph legend bitmap so its not scrunched.
* Change.GUI: Added black border around graph legend and increased its English size to match Polish (166x50).
* Change.GUI: Added black border around logo in about box.
* Change.Core: Changed OOC restraint defaults and variables a bit. Restraint will occur a little less frequently now by default.
* Change.Core: Reduced some max string sizes, if localizers run into troubles I'll make them all dynamically allocated.
* Fix.Core: Fixed problem with foreground restraint occurring even when its not supposed to.
* Fix.Core: Fixed general problems with foreground detection in some cases.
* Fix.GUI: Made product language selection dialog a system modal like it should be.
* Fix.GUI: Improved accuracy of the start of highlighted OOC portions.
* Fix.GUI: Expanded width of OOC highlight band to be more accurate.
* Fix.GUI: Fixed sorting of priority class names so they sort properly on their precedence instead of name.
* Fix.GUI: Fixed 'trim all processes' function reporting an error becuase not ALL processes were trimmed, which was very misleading.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.86:
* More accurate system responsiveness calculation
* Reduced memory consumption
* Re-named GUI executable
* Experimental run-as-service support for the core engine
* Many other fixes, enhancements, and functional additions
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.64:
* License change to specify free for home, personal, and academic use only. No trial mechanism or nag screens inserted, commercial users are just encouraged to register their copies
* Minor optimizations and changes to the GUI
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.42:
* Addition.Core: Added optional exclusion of non-normal priority processes from OOC restraint (defaults off).
* Addition.Core: Added optional exclusion of foreground processes from OOC restraint (defaults on).
* Addition.GUI: Added 'Do not lower priority of foreground process' to OOC (out-of-control) config dialog.
* Addition.GUI: Added 'Lower priority only of processes of normal priority' to OOC (out-of-control) config dialog.
* Change.GUI: Improved look of OOC config dialog slightly.
* Fix.TestLasso: Fixed for Vista (and elsewhere if there was a problem).
* Change.Defaults: Changed default OOC config to 2 seconds before restraint, from 1.5 seconds. This will reduce sensitivity just a bit. Remember, for upgrades defaults are not reset now; you must check the applicable section in the installer or use the GUI.
* Change.Defaults: Changed default show balloon tips back to off.
* Installer.Change: Changed so reset default config is optional.
* Fix.Core: Fixed applicaton of default CPU affinities even when unnecessary (affinity already set right).
* Fix.GUI: Fixed processes listview flickering in Windows Vista.
* Fix.Core: Propogated previous Vista fix to the GUI to the core engine, which should save a few CPU cycles, though probably not noticable since consumption was so low to start with.
* Fix.GUI: Fixed change of systray icon type not immediately taking effect (required a restart of Process Lasso before).
* Change.GUI: Turned systray balloon messages on by default.
* Change.GUI: Moved balloon tip notification menu item setting to its own submenu.
* Addition.Core: Added default CPU affinity management.
* Addition.GUI: Added default CPU affinity rules config dialog.
* Addition.GUI: Added default CPU affinity right-click process item.
* Addition.GUI: Added toggle to log default CPU affinity adjustments.
* Change.GUI: Changed balloon text when priotity automatically lowered due to excessive CPU utilization to include the word 'temporary', as the log file already does.
* Change.GUI: A few misc. tweakes, fixes, and changes.
* Addition.Installer: Included TweakScheduler utility to set scheduler time slice parameters.
* Addition.GUI: Added menu option to launch TweakScheduler utility.
* Installer: Removed OOC config dialog display at initial start.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.33 Beta 1:
* Addition.GUI: Added CPU affinity column to processes list view
* Addition.GUI: Added process affinity setting to process right-click menu
* Addition.Core: Added process affinity facilitating code
* Change.GUI: Changed color of responsiveness graph plot line. Hopefully its more visible now
* Change.GUI.Systray menu: Changed exit item text to 'Shut down Process Lasso'
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