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How do you keep Microsoft Excel running at full speed even when it does not have the window focus?

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I've noticed that when Excel 2007 (and probably earlier versions) has the window focus, Excel runs at full speed which means that files open fast and long-running VBA macros execute quickly. If the Excel window loses the focus, the thread priority of Excel seems to drop dramatically and large files…

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Windows non-server editions, by default, provide a priority boost to the foreground process. When you push Excel to the background, it loses out on the boost it previously had being in the foreground; some other program instead gains the priority bo…

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