C++ How to limit visual studios multi-processor compilation

Question

Every time I compile using visual studio the rest of my computer crawls because visual studio is hogging all the processors. Is there a way to limit the number of processors tha

Answer 1

If you're running Windows Vista/7 (possibly XP, but not sure) it's really rather simple. Type in: Control+Shift+Esc to get your taskmanager up. Click on the Processes tab Find the process that needs its processor affinity changed Right-click on the process Click on "Set Affinity" Here you can select which processor(s) your process will use. EDIT: You have to be administrator to get this to work.