What are Threads and Processes in Windows and how are they managed by the operating system?

[ProfRon]

So, imagine you fire up your favorite game on Windows. That's a process kicking off. It's like the whole show starting, grabbing space in memory for itself. I mean, the OS hands it resources right away. Threads? They're the busy workers inside that process. One thread might handle your character's moves. Another could update the graphics. You get the picture. The OS juggles them all, switching fast so nothing lags. It decides who runs next based on what's urgent. Processes keep things separate, so if one crashes, others stay safe. Threads share the same stuff within a process, speeding things up. I once watched my browser spawn tons of threads for tabs. Wild how the OS keeps it smooth without you noticing. It allocates CPU time slices to threads. Processes get their own address space too. You might not think about it daily. But when apps freeze, it's often the OS struggling with thread overload. I tweak priorities sometimes in task manager. Helps when you're multitasking heavy. The OS uses a scheduler to fairly divvy up the work. Threads can pause and resume in a blink. Processes launch and end with OS oversight. Keeps your system humming along.

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