Process Lasso (freeware with Startup Nag)

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Process Lasso is a unique new technology that will, amongst other things, improve your PC's responsiveness and stability. Windows, by design, allows programs to monopolize your CPU without restraint -- leading to freezes and hangs. Process Lasso's ProBalance technology intelligently adjusts the priority of running programs so that badly behaved or overly active processes won't interfere with your ability to use the computer!

Process Lasso also offers an assortment of ways to take full control of how your CPUs are allocated to running programs. You can choose what priority and what CPUs any process should be given. You can even have overly active processes automatically moved to the CPUs of your choice until they calm down.

In addition, you can disallow certain programs, and log all programs run. You can also limit the number of instances a program can have, so that accidental launching of mulitiple instances is prevented. The number of uses for Process Lasso is countless. We encourage you to try it for yourself. It's free. If you so choose, you can later purchase the Pro version.

Once you install Process Lasso, it'll just start working. More advanced users can tweak the configuration, but you needn't touch anything to have it instantly improve your system responsiveness and prevent stalls in high load situations.

* Process Lasso Features ProBalance dynamic priority and affinity optimization
* Default process priorities
* Default process CPU affinities
* Foreground boosting
* Limit allowed program instances
* Disallow programs from running
* Log all programs run
* System responsiveness graph
* Stand-alone core engine
* Available in x86-32 and x86-64 builds
* Highly optimal, extremely low RAM and CPU use
* Much more...

Link: http://www.bitsum.com/prolasso.php

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v3.54

This version adds the ability to hide/show specific process columns, support for silent installs, password protection of the configuration file, better multi-language installer support, and much more.

Changes:

* Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
* Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
* Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
* Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
* Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
* Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]
* Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
* Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
* Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
* Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
* Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
* Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
* Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
* Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
* Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
* Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
* Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
* Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation (as of v3.53.9).
* Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation (as of v3.53.9).
* Change.Localization: Updated Japanese translation (as of v3.53.9).
* Change.Localization: Updated Chinese-traditional translation (as of v3.53.9).
* Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.


32-bit build: http://www.bitsum.com/files/pssetup.zip
64-bit build: http://www.bitsum.com/files/pssetup64.zip
Pro build: http://www.bitsum.com/support.php

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v3.54.2

This version adds the ability to hide/show specific process columns, support for silent installs, password protection of the configuration file, better multi-language installer support, and much more.

Changes:

* Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
* Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
* Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
* Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
* Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
* Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
* Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
* Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
* Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
* Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
* Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
* Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
* Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
* Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
* Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
* Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
* Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
* Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
* Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
* [.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.
* [.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
* [.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
* [.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
* [.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanese translation.
* [.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.


32-bit build: http://www.bitsum.com/files/pssetup.zip
64-bit build: http://www.bitsum.com/files/pssetup64.zip
Pro build: http://www.bitsum.com/support.php

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v3.54.7

* Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
* Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
* Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
* Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
* Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
* Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
* Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
* Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
* Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
* Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
* Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
* Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
* Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
* Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
* Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
* Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
* Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
* Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
* [.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
* [.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
* [.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
* [.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
* [.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
* [.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.
* [.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user.
* [.5]Change.GUI: Increased minimum height and width.
* [.5]Fix.GUI: No longer show graph text banner messages when they are overlapped by the graph legend.
* [.6]Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
* [.6]Fix.Core: Fix condition where log events would cease until the core engine was restarted.
* [.7]Fix.GUI: Fix problems with 'reset to defaults' in ProBalance config dialog.
* [.7]Change.Core: Added special ProBalance handling for certain common process(es) in certain conditions.
* [.7]Change.Core: Changed default ProBalance parameters to decrease sensitivity some.