Windows 10: What is the "slow processor" feature?

Discus and support What is the "slow processor" feature? in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Hello! While using Aida64, a utility that give details about hardware and software, I noticed the "slow processor" in Operating System Features:... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by spapakons, Dec 13, 2015.

  1. spapakons Win User

    What is the "slow processor" feature?


    Hello!

    While using Aida64, a utility that give details about hardware and software, I noticed the "slow processor" in Operating System Features:


    What is the "slow processor" feature? [​IMG]


    What is this? Is this applicable in Windows 10? Assuming it can help performance in systems with slow CPU or low RAM, how can I enable it?

    Thank you in advance.

    :)
     
    spapakons, Dec 13, 2015
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  2. Lumia " The Future is Here "

    This is a support forum, not a complaints department.

    I suggest you directly submit your complaints about hardware to Nokia and software to Microsoft.



    Also it often helps to read reviews when switching platforms to make sure it suits your needs. From what you've said the Lumia 820 clearly doesn't suit you.
     
    psychomania---01, Dec 13, 2015
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  3. fonero Win User
    Lumia " The Future is Here "

    psychomania: This is a support forum, not a complaints department.



    psychomania: Also it often helps to read reviews when switching platforms to make sure it suits your needs. From what you've said the Lumia 820 clearly doesn't suit you.



    What RSXforever wrote was a kind of review, that can help other people to judge, if Lumia is the right phone for them.
     
    fonero, Dec 13, 2015
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  4. What is the "slow processor" feature?

    There is no such information on it. But clearly it is not something you want to enable.
     
    logicearth, Dec 13, 2015
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  5. spapakons Win User
    Probably it would limit Windows features to make it better for slow CPU, but certainly I don't want to lose any feature.
     
    spapakons, Dec 13, 2015
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  6. LMiller7 Win User
    This is purely informational and there is nothing you can set. Windows detects whether or not you have a slow processor according to some criteria (probably undocumented) and Aida is showing the results of that test. This information is provided as a convenience to applications that can use it as they wish, or most likely ignore it. Windows components can also use this information. I don't know if Windows 10 actually makes this test.

    Edit: Applications like Aida often use checkboxes to show information but this unfortunately gives the impression to users that it is something they can change. None of those checkboxes in the screen shot will do anything, even if you could set them.
     
    LMiller7, Dec 14, 2015
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  7. YOU
    You Win User
    I suppose that that would be ticked in Power Saving Mode, as Power Saving Mode limits the processor speed to, well, save power. Either that, or it means that the CPU is being bottlenecked due to inadequate cooling. I don't have any experience with this software, but that's what I would interpret it as. What an ambiguous name.
     
  8. LMiller7 Win User

    What is the "slow processor" feature?

    I expect that this status is determined at bootup and never changes after that. It is to be a gauge of CPU capabilities, not how well it is currently performing as that could change quickly.
     
    LMiller7, Dec 14, 2015
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  9. spapakons Win User
    Yes, I am aware this is only informational, but I thought there must be some setting in Windows toggling that. Nevermind. Windows would be slow on a slow CPU anyway.
     
    spapakons, Dec 14, 2015
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  10. lx07 Win User
    According to Aida64 it shows the result of the function GetSystemMetrics(SM_SLOWMACHINE)..

    In Windows 95 a computer was considered slow if:

    • If the CPU was an 80386, then the machine was considered slow.
    • If the computer had less than 6MB of RAM, then the machine was considered slow.
    • If the display driver admitted that it was slow, then the machine was considered slow.
    • Otherwise, the machine was considered fast.

    But this hasn't been used since Windows NT when the algorithm was changed to:
    • All machines are fast,

    What is a SM_SLOWMACHINE? | The Old New Thing

    So not very useful information these days.
     
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