The Curious Demonization of the Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is meant to serve as a shared storage location for system and application settings. It is essentially a database, has per-user hives, multiple data types, and is generally well-suited for it’s purpose. Lookups (retrieval) of registry values are extremely rapid since the keys are traversed using an optimal data tree (an algorithm […]

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Process Lasso and Windows 10

Today I wanted to quickly write about the new Windows 10 build that has just been released to the public (July 31 2015), and how our newest version of Process Lasso can really benefit you, more than ever… Since Windows 10 release, many people are finding themselves once again excited about the PC’s future. Windows 8 […]

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AMD 3D V-Cache CPU Core Selection by CCD

When CPU Affinity Matters

  Case 1: Overcome Scheduler Inefficiency It is sometimes necessary to assign an application or game to a specific set of CPU cores to maximize performance. For instance, on AMD X3D platforms, not all CPU cores have the same amount of cache available. One set of CPU cores (CCD) has more cache, and the other […]

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