priority

Version 1.5.0.0 (2.88 KB) by Ben Mitch
Change the priority of the MATLAB Process programatically.
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Updated 22 Nov 2010

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**WINDOWS only - must be compiled before use**

If you want to do some heavy processing and you don't want your computer to get all sluggish whilst it's going on, you can use this tool thusly:

pri=priority('l') % set priority to low
<do processing>
priority(pri) % set it back

Cite As

Ben Mitch (2026). priority (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/1841-priority), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2007b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.5.0.0

Added self-compile option.
1.4.0.0

Updated to provide self-compile for platforms for which binaries are not supplied.
1.3.0.0

whoops - editor, please use this file, not the one i sent five mins ago :)
1.2.0.0

2008-09-19 V2 removed restriction on "h" (high) priority as requested
1.1.0.0

Added source code, and binary for R2007b (latter uses .NET).
1.0.0.0