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Option 2: Kill Windows – Aggressive (Signature Edition)

I wanted more of Windows culled without loosing Windows Explorer UI (after exiting Foobar) and came up with this solution. Explorer is suspended (that way all its inference stops) and resumed after Foobar is exited. This will work with all soundcard drivers. By suspending Explorer, no CPU resources are consumed but unfortunately, memory remains allocated to Explorer.

I get best results using this option.

Please don’t minimize Foobar – you MUST exit to get back to Explorer. Once application is minimized, it cannot be restored (as explorer is suspended).

Under step 5 (of option 2), use these instructions:

@echo off
rem # Suspend Windows UI
start /b /wait c:\process.exe -s explorer.exe

rem # Start Task Manager
start /b C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

rem # Kill Windows & VTTimer.exe (for Biostar mobo using VIA chipset)
start /b /wait c:\process.exe -k VTTimer.exe
start /b /wait c:\process.exe -k smss.exe
start /b /wait c:\process.exe -k winlogon.exe
start /b /wait c:\pskill.exe -t lsass.exe
start /b /wait c:\pskill.exe -t svchost.exe

rem # Adjust priorities, eg. High, RealTime, BelowNormal, Low
start /b /wait c:\process.exe -p taskmgr.exe Normal
rem start /b /wait c:\process.exe -p [YOUR SOUNDCARD PROCESS] AboveNormal
rem start /b /wait c:\process.exe -k hdspmix.exe

rem # Start Foobar
start /wait /REALTIME c:\progra~1\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe

rem # Resume Windows UI
start /b /wait c:\process.exe -r explorer.exe

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