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Q160656: Foreground Application Responsiveness Change in WinNT 4.0

Article: Q160656
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 25-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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Performance Monitor in Windows NT version 4.0 does not display the same results
as Performance Monitor in Windows version 3.51 when you change the Application
Performance Boost setting.

MORE INFORMATION
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Windows NT 3.51 and earlier boosts the foreground application responsiveness by
boosting the foreground thread priority base. Windows NT 4.0 boosts the
foreground responsiveness by assigning a longer timeslice (quantum) to the
foreground thread than what background threads receive, not by assigning a
higher thread priority.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0

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