There are many times when a process will hog your CPU, such as when converting audio/video files, or working with compressed archives. Because these processes completely consume the CPU, your system becomes sluggish to respond and using the computer for other tasks becomes impossible while these processes are running.

You either wait for the process to finish or kill the process if you urgently need to use the computer for other tasks. There is a better way than this two that is to lower the process priority of the tasks that’s causing the high CPU usage. By default, all processes are at Normal priority. You can set it to Realtime, High, AboveNormal, Normal, BelowNormal and Low in Windows Task Manager. Problem is, when your computer is sluggish, it’s tough to open up Windows Task Manager and set the process to Low.

What you need is a program that can detect high CPU usage and automatically set it to Low priority and then set it back to Normal once it is no longer hogging on the CPU usage.

ProcessTamer is a FREE and super efficient utility for Microsoft…

With all the emphasis on security for Remote Desktop for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, here’s an easy way to secure Remote Desktop.

Remote Desktop normally runs on port 3389. This is the port the Remote Desktop client connects to on default and this is the port hackers scan to find open Remote Desktop connections. By changing this port number, you essentially hide your Remote Desktop connection from hackers who scan port 3389. Then no one will be able to connect your computer through Remote Desktop unless they know the port it runs on.

To change the port number that Remote Desktop uses, you must edit a registry key. The registry key you must edit is located at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal ServerWinStationsRDP-Tcp

This key is stored in a hex value so you must use a decimal to hex conversion tool such as the built in windows calculator (choose your desired port number and convert it to hex before you update the key).

You may need to reboot your computer for the change to take affect and also don’t forget to update your firewall if you have one with the new port number.

To connect…

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