How does Windows manage the scheduling of processes in a multi-tasking environment?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder how your PC juggles all those apps without crashing? I mean, you're browsing, streaming music, and editing a doc all at once. Windows handles that chaos through its scheduler. It acts like a referee in a busy playground. Processes line up, each begging for CPU time. The scheduler picks one, gives it a quick burst, then yanks it away for the next.

That burst? It's called a time slice, usually milliseconds long. I bet you've felt it when your game lags because email popped up. Windows tweaks priorities too. Your foreground app gets a boost over background stuff. It keeps things snappy for what you're eyeing right now. If a process hogs too much, the scheduler nudges it aside.

Threads complicate it further, but Windows treats them like mini-processes. You switch tabs fast; that's the scheduler weaving them in seamlessly. It watches for idle moments, fills them with low-key tasks. Power naps for the CPU happen when everything chills. I love how it balances fairness with speed. No one starves, yet nothing drags.

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