How do I rename a task in Task Scheduled on Windows Server 2008 R2

Congratulations! You’ve come up against a problem that has stumped many a Windows user/admin. No, you cannot rename a task except for exporting, renaming and importing again. Yes, it’s rather silly. Perhaps an enterprising scripter could create a simple PowerShell script that automates this, but until then, you’re stuck with your export/import two-step. Sorry. =( … Read more

Task vs Thread differences

Thread is a lower-level concept: if you’re directly starting a thread, you know it will be a separate thread, rather than executing on the thread pool etc. Task is more than just an abstraction of “where to run some code” though – it’s really just “the promise of a result in the future”. So as … Read more

What is the ‘realtime’ process priority setting for?

A realtime priority thread can never be pre-empted by timer interrupts and runs at a higher priority than any other thread in the system. As such a CPU bound realtime priority thread can totally ruin a machine. Creating realtime priority threads requires a privilege (SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege) so it can only be done by administrative users. For … Read more