NirCmd Command Reference - setprocesspriority

setprocesspriority [process] [priority]
Set a new priority for the specified process.

In the [priority] parameter, you can specify one of the following values: normal, low, belownormal, abovenormal, high, realtime.
In the [process] parameter, you can specify the full path of the process filename (e.g: 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe') or the name of the process only, without the path (e.g.: iexplore.exe). You can also specify the Process ID, by adding the '/' character as a prefix (e.g. /1120).
Examples:
setprocesspriority iexplore.exe high
setprocesspriority "c:\winnt\system32\calc.exe" low
setprocesspriority /1830 abovenormal

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