Windows does a pretty good job of allocating your system's resources to the processes and programs that need them most by assigning them priority levels. Most applications you install will run just fine at the "normal" priority level, which is the default.

But occasionally you may need to run a program at a higher level than the default normal, like a game, to give it a boost. But that comes at a cost and is a bargain worth considering.

So how can you safely run an app on high priority without causing problems for your system? Let’s find out.

There are a total of six priority levels at which Windows runs various processes and programs: Low, Below Normal, Normal, Above Normal, High, and Real-time.