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

I found a workaround that actually works for me. Manually restrict affinity for VS process. Open Task Manager, go to Details tab, right click on devenv.exe, select "Set affinity". In the dialog untick several cores. That's it. All spawned cl.exe processes will inherit affinity, and thus won't run on unticked cores.

Also, go and cast your vote for a feature request for Visual Studio: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/idea/436208/limit-cpu-usage-of-visual-studio.html