EnergyStarX - throttle background processes

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EnergyStarX - throttle background processes

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I'm posting about this because we've talked a lot about throttling programs here on the site over the years. Process Lasso, Daphne, BES, etc. I finally found one that does so for free and for all background/unused processes. The goal here is saving electricity, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some performance improvements by giving foreground processes the spotlight.

Several important caveats:

* Untested
* Absolutely huge (144 meg download)
* Windows 11 22H2 (Build 22621) or above
* Reasonably new processor (approx ~2019 Intel, 2021 for AMD)

https://github.com/JasonWei512/EnergyStarX
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS ... ar-X.shtml

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Re: EnergyStarX - throttle background processes

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Considering the massive footprint, isn't it Electron-based? :?

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Re: EnergyStarX - throttle background processes

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Midas wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:05 am Considering the massive footprint, isn't it Electron-based? :?
Good question -- some of the internal file seem to be webkit based, others look like dotNET. I'm not sure.

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