How does Windows manage thread priorities for real-time applications?

[ProfRon]

I bet you've wondered why some apps feel snappy while others lag. Windows treats threads like eager kids in a playground. It assigns them priority numbers to decide who swings first. For real-time stuff, like video calls or games, it bumps those threads to the top. You see, normal tasks hover low, around zero to fifteen. But real-time ones climb higher, sixteen to thirty-one. The scheduler watches closely. It juggles CPU time so high-priority threads grab slices quick. If a thread starves, Windows nudges it up a bit. I always notice this in my setup during streams. It prevents crashes from low-priority clutter. You might tweak priorities yourself in task manager. Just right-click and adjust. Windows isn't perfect for hardcore real-time, though. It yields to system needs sometimes. That keeps everything stable for you.

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