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--- high_priority [2025/04/21 07:32] – johnsoevans
+++ high_priority [2025/04/22 06:28] (current) – johnsoevans
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 ====== Running TOPAS with high priority ======
-By default windows is now (2025) launching TOPAS with "normal" priority.  This can significantly slow refinements down.  If you want to launch with high priority you can do this from a cmd prompt or bat file.  The syntax is:
+By default windows may now (2025) launch TOPAS with "normal" priority.  This can significantly slow complex refinements down.  If you want to launch with high priority you can do this from a cmd prompt or bat file.  The syntax from a cmd prompt is:
 start "" /high "c:\YOUR-MAIN-TA-DIRECTORY\ta.exe"
+Or you can have a file called "TOPAS-High-Priority.bat" in your TOPAS directory with contents:
+start "" /high "ta"
 VS Code topas-editor will do this by default from release 1.0.16 for TA.exe and topas.exe (academic and commercial, respectively).  It doesn't do this for TC.exe.
+For TC.exe you can run from a high priority cmd prompt.  Open a regular cmd prompt then type the following to get a high priority prompt:
+start /high "cmd"
 Alternatively you might be able to right-click on the program and "Run as administrator".