INI Configuration File¶

Using the INI Configuration File¶

Process Lasso stores its configuration options and process rules in an INI file, prolasso.ini. The graphical user interface (GUI) edits this file for you, so most people never need to open it. System administrators, and users with large rule sets, sometimes edit it by hand, push it to other machines, or keep it under version control. You can open the file from the File menu, export and import it, or choose an alternate file.

Hand editing is supported, but there is less validation than in the GUI. Read Editing rules before you start.

Configuration Profiles¶

Each config profile you create from the File menu gets its own subdirectory with its own prolasso.ini, and you can switch between profiles. The 'default' profile is simply the unnamed root configuration file. It doesn't mean default settings. See the Config Profile Switcher for switching profiles automatically.

Where Is the INI Configuration File Located?¶

By default, Process Lasso creates a configuration file for each user context it runs in, in the ProcessLasso subfolder of that user's application data folder. The log is stored in the same folder. The About window shows the full paths.

Administrators can point every instance of Process Lasso and the Process Governor at one shared configuration file by choosing a global configuration path in the installer. See Config and Log Paths and Config Push / Pull.

Editing Rules¶

Exit the GUI before you edit by hand. The core engine (Process Governor) notices when the file's timestamp or size changes and reloads it automatically. If the GUI is open, though, its next save can overwrite your edit.
Write each entry as Key=value. Key names are matched case-insensitively. Spaces around the = are allowed (Key = value), and leading and trailing spaces are trimmed from keys and values.
Group names are only for organization. Keys share a single, flat namespace. When Process Lasso reads a key, it ignores which [Group] the key is under. If the same key appears more than once, the first occurrence wins. The one exception is [GPUAdapters], which is read as a group.
Comment lines start with # or ;. They're ignored when the file is read, and dropped the next time Process Lasso saves the file.
Booleans accept true, 1, yes or on, and false, 0, no or off, in any case. Process Lasso writes true and false. Other values aren't valid, and are generally read as false.
Numbers are plain decimal unless a key says otherwise. A value that isn't a number reads as 0. Most numeric keys have no range check, so stay within the documented values.
Encoding: Process Lasso writes the file as UTF-16LE with a byte order mark (BOM). It also reads UTF-8 (with or without a BOM), UTF-16BE and ANSI: a file without a BOM is read as UTF-8 if it's valid UTF-8, and otherwise as ANSI. Process Lasso converts the file to UTF-16LE the next time it saves.
Missing keys take their default values. You only need the keys you want to change.

List Syntax¶

Most rule keys hold a list of entries in one value.

Entries are separated by commas: a.exe,b.exe.
In rule types with several fields per entry, the fields are separated by semicolons: match;field2;field3. Some older rule types alternate match and value with commas instead: match,value,match,value. Each key below shows which form it uses.
To put a literal comma in a match, escape it as \,. To put a literal semicolon in a match, escape it as \;.
Process Lasso lowercases most lists when it saves them.
The match in each entry accepts the full process matching syntax: wildcards, pathnames, command lines, and so on.

Affinity Syntax¶

CPU affinities are written as decimal CPU numbers starting at 0. A range is written with a dash, and items are separated with semicolons: 0-3;6;8-11.

all means every CPU.
On systems with more than 64 logical processors, prefix the processor group number and a slash: 1/0-7.
CPU Sets use one group affinity per parenthesized item: (0/0-3)(1/4-7).

Priority Values¶

Kind	Values
CPU priority class (by name)	`real time`, `high`, `above normal`, `normal`, `below normal`, `idle`
CPU priority class (Win32 constant)	`0x100` real time, `0x80` high, `0x8000` above normal, `0x20` normal, `0x4000` below normal, `0x40` idle
I/O priority	`0` very low, `1` low, `2` normal, `3` high, `4` critical
Memory priority	`0` lowest, `1` very low, `2` low, `3` medium, `4` below normal, `5` normal
GPU priority	`0` idle, `1` below normal, `2` normal, `3` above normal, `4` high, `5` real time
GPU adapter preference	`0` let Windows decide, `1` power saving, `2` high performance

Sample Configuration File¶

This is a shortened example. Process Lasso writes every key it uses, without blank lines between groups; blank lines are allowed when you edit by hand.

[OutOfControlProcessRestraint]
OocOn=true
TotalProcessorUsageBeforeRestraint=70
PerProcessUsageBeforeRestraint=10
TimeOverQuotaBeforeRestraint=900
PerProcessUsageForRestore=3
MinimumTimeOfRestraint=4200
MaximumTimeOfRestraint=240000
ExcludeServices=true
OocExclusions=

[GUI]
ShowGraphCPU=true
GPUCollectMode=0

[Performance]
UpdateSpeedGUI=1000
UpdateSpeedCore=1000
ForcedMode=false

[ProcessDefaults]
DefaultPriorities=backup*.exe,below normal,game.exe,high
DefaultAffinitiesEx=render.exe,0,0-7
DefaultIOPriorities=indexer.exe,1

[ProcessAllowances]
DisallowedProcesses=badapp.exe
InstanceLimitedProcesses=notepad.exe;2

[AdvancedRules]
WatchdogRules2=leaky.exe;0;1;2048.00;30000;0;0;1;-;-;-;-

Groups Overview¶

Group	Contents
Administration	Config version
OutOfControlProcessRestraint	ProBalance
GUI	Graph and window appearance
GPUAdapters	Which GPU adapters the graph shows
Advanced	Automatic updates
Performance	General behavior, refresh rates, Forced Mode
Sampling	Periodic CSV snapshots of processes
ForegroundBoosting	Foreground Boosting
SystemTrayIcon	Tray icon appearance
Logging	Which events are logged
MemoryManagement	SmartTrim
SysTrayBalloons	Tray notifications
ProcessAllowances	Disallowed processes, instance limits, throttles, CPU Limiter, Startup Boost, Efficiency Mode
ProcessDefaults	Priority, affinity, CPU Sets, Keep Running and power profile rules
AdvancedRules	Watchdog, Processor Group Extender
GamingMode	Performance Mode
PowerManagement	Startup power plan, anti-sleep processes
PowerSaver	IdleSaver
LoadBasedPowerSwitcher	Load-Based Profile Switching

Keys¶

Boolean keys accept true or false (or the other boolean spellings). Times are in milliseconds unless the key says otherwise.

Administration¶

Key	Values	Default	Description
Version	number		The version of Process Lasso that last wrote the file. Informational only; it is never read.

OutOfControlProcessRestraint¶

These keys configure ProBalance.

Key	Values	Default	Description
OocOn	boolean	varies	Turns ProBalance on or off.
TotalProcessorUsageBeforeRestraint	1-100	varies	Total system CPU % that must be reached before any process is restrained.
PerProcessUsageBeforeRestraint	1-100	varies	CPU % a process must use before it is restrained.
TimeOverQuotaBeforeRestraint	ms	varies	How long a process must stay above the per-process threshold before it is restrained.
PerProcessUsageForRestore	1-100	varies	CPU % a restrained process must drop below to be restored.
MinimumTimeOfRestraint	ms	varies	The minimum time a process stays restrained.
MaximumTimeOfRestraint	ms	varies	After this long, a restraint ends and the process is restrained again only if it still qualifies. `0` disables the limit.
TameOnlyNormal	boolean	true	Only restrain processes running at normal priority.
LowerToIdleInsteadOfBelowNormal	boolean	false	Lower restrained processes to idle priority instead of below normal.
DoNotLowerPriorityClass	boolean	false	Don't change the priority class of restrained processes. Use with an affinity or Efficiency Mode restraint.
LowerIOPriorityDuringRestraint	boolean	false	Also lower the I/O priority of restrained processes.
RestrainByAffinity	boolean	false	Also restrain by changing CPU affinity.
RestraintAffinity	affinity or `random`	empty	The affinity applied when RestrainByAffinity is on.
ProBalanceDropOneRandomCore	boolean	false	Instead of using RestraintAffinity, remove one random core from the process's affinity.
DoNotAdjustAffinityIfCustomized	boolean	true	Don't change the affinity of processes whose affinity was already customized.
UseEfficiencyMode	boolean	false	Also restrain processes by putting them in Efficiency Mode.
OocDisableCoreParkingWhileIn	boolean	false	Disable core parking while any process is restrained.
ExcludeForegroundProcesses2	boolean	varies	Never restrain the foreground process.
ExcludeChildrenOfForeground	boolean	true	Never restrain children of the foreground process.
ExcludeServices	boolean	true	Don't restrain Windows services.
DisableProBalanceWhenSysIdle	boolean	false	Pause ProBalance while the user is idle.
DisableProBalanceIfSysIdleThisManyMS	ms	30000	How long the user must be idle before ProBalance pauses.
OocExclusions	match list	empty	Processes ProBalance never restrains.
OocHardCodedExclusionOverrides	match list	empty	Built-in exclusions that you've overridden, so ProBalance may restrain those processes.
MatchExclusionsByPathnameToo	boolean	false	Match OocExclusions against full pathnames, not just process names.
PlaySoundOnRestraint	boolean	false	Play a sound when a process is restrained.
PlaySoundOnRestore	boolean	false	Play a sound when a process is restored.
PlayOnRestraint	file path	Windows sound	The `.wav` file played on restraint.
PlayOnRestore	file path	Windows sound	The `.wav` file played on restore.
ChangeTrayIconOnRestraint	boolean	true	Change the tray icon while a process is restrained.

GUI¶

Key	Values	Default	Description
ClearLogAtExit	boolean	false	Clear the log when the GUI exits.
ShowCPUCoreUtilGraphs	boolean	true	Show the per-core utilization panel.
ShowGraphLegend	boolean	true	Show the graph legend.
ShowGraphCPU	boolean	true	Plot CPU utilization.
ShowGraphResponsiveness	boolean	true	Plot system responsiveness.
ShowGraphMemoryLoad	boolean	true	Plot memory load.
ShowGraphProBalanceEvents	boolean	true	Mark ProBalance restraints on the graph.
ShowGraphSelectedProcessesCPUHistory	boolean	true	Plot the CPU history of the selected processes.
ShowGraphGPU	boolean	true	Plot GPU utilization.
GraphGPUShowAllLines	boolean	false	Draw a separate line for each GPU adapter.
GraphGPUCombinedWidget	boolean	false	Show all GPUs in one combined widget.
GPUCollectMode	`0` auto, `1` all adapters, `2` visible adapters only	0	Which GPU adapters to collect data from.
GraphAntiAliasing	boolean	true	Anti-alias graph lines.
GraphShowTooltips	boolean	true	Show tooltips when hovering over the graph.
ProBalanceCountersOnGraph	boolean	true	Show the ProBalance counters over the graph.
ShowGraphLicenseName	boolean	false	Show the licensee's name on the graph.
ShowPowerProfile	boolean	true	Show the active power profile.
ShowCPUUtilityAsPrimary	boolean	true	Graph CPU utility (which accounts for clock frequency, like Task Manager) rather than CPU time.

The show process icons setting is stored in the registry, not the INI file.

GPUAdapters¶

This group holds one adapter=true|false entry per GPU adapter, recording whether the graph shows that adapter. The GUI writes these entries.

Advanced¶

Key	Values	Default	Description
AutomaticUpdate	boolean	false	Install updates automatically.

Performance¶

Key	Values	Default	Description
UpdateSpeedGUI	`0` (paused), `250`, `500`, `1000`, `2000`, `5000`, `10000`	1000	GUI refresh interval, in ms. Other values revert to 1000.
UpdateSpeedCore	`10`, `50`, `100`, `250`, `500`, `1000`, `2000`, `5000`, `10000`	1000	Process Governor refresh interval, in ms. Lower values react faster but use more CPU.
ForcedMode	boolean	false	Continuously re-apply rules. See Forced Mode.
ManageOnlyCurrentUser	boolean	false	Only manage processes belonging to the current user.
ExitOnCloseWindow	boolean	false	Exit the GUI when its window closes, instead of minimizing to the tray.
SoundsOff	boolean	true	Turn off all sounds.
GracefulWaitTimeInMs	ms	5000	How long to wait for an application to close gracefully before it is terminated.
IgnoreProblematicProcesses	boolean	false	Hide processes that Process Lasso can't access, such as protected system processes, from the process list.
AllowBlacklistedProcesses	boolean	false	Apply rules even to the critical system processes that Process Lasso normally leaves alone. Not recommended.
IgnoreSuspendedProcesses	boolean	false	Hide suspended processes.
RecentlyTerminatedViewExclusions	match list	empty	Processes left out of the recently terminated view.
SetTimerResolutionAtStartup	100-ns units	0	System timer resolution to set at startup; for example, `5000` is 0.5 ms. `0` means don't set it. See System Timer Resolution.
DefaultsLevel	number		Internal: the ProBalance defaults version. Process Lasso uses it to offer a reset after the defaults change. Don't edit.

Sampling¶

When sampling is enabled, Process Lasso periodically writes a CSV snapshot of the matching processes.

Key	Values	Default	Description
SamplingEnabled	boolean	false	Turns sampling on or off.
SamplingIntervalSeconds	seconds	900	Time between snapshots.
SamplingOutputPath	file path	empty	Where to write the CSV. It may contain `%yyyy%`, `%MM%`, `%dd%`, `%hh%`, `%mm%` and `%ss%`, which are filled in from the current UTC time.
SamplingIncludePattern	`;`-separated wildcards	`*`	Process names to include.
SamplingExcludePattern	`;`-separated wildcards	empty	Process names to exclude.

ForegroundBoosting¶

See Foreground Boosting.

Key	Values	Default	Description
BoostForegroundProcess	boolean	false	Turns foreground boosting on or off.
ForegroundBoostPriorityClass	Win32 priority constant	0x8000	The priority class given to the foreground process. Accepts hex (`0x`) or decimal.
BoostOnlyNormal	boolean	true	Only boost processes running at normal priority.
ForegroundBoostGPU	GPU priority, or `-1`	-1	The GPU priority given to the foreground process. `-1` means don't change GPU priority.
BoostOnlyNormalGPU	boolean	true	Only GPU-boost processes running at normal GPU priority.
ForegroundBoostExclusions	match list	empty	Processes never boosted.

SystemTrayIcon¶

Key	Values	Default	Description
UseStaticIcon	boolean	false	Use a static tray icon instead of the animated graph icon.
ShowResponsivnessInTrayInsteadOfProcessorUsage	boolean	false	Show responsiveness in the tray icon instead of CPU usage.

Logging¶

See Log Viewer & Logging.

Key	Default	Logs
LogDisable	false	Turns all logging off.
IncludeCommandLines	false	Include process command lines in log entries.
LogProcessExecutions	false	Process starts
LogProcessTerminations	false	Process exits
LogProcessesDisallowed	true	Terminations of disallowed processes
LogInstanceLimitTerminations	true	Terminations caused by instance count limits
LogDefaultPriorityAdjustments	true	Priority rule actions
LogDefaultAffinityAdjustments	true	Affinity rule actions
LogProBalanceBegin	true	ProBalance restraints
LogProBalanceEnd	true	ProBalance restorations
LogProBalanceParkingChanges	true	ProBalance core parking changes
LogPowerProfileChanges	true	Power profile changes
LogSmartTrim	true	SmartTrim actions
LogCPULimiter	true	CPU Limiter actions
LogStartupBoostActions	true	Startup Boost actions
LogEfficiencyMode	true	Efficiency Mode changes
LogGroupExtender	true	Processor Group Extender actions
LogCPUSets	true	CPU Set changes

MemoryManagement¶

See SmartTrim.

Key	Values	Default	Description
SmartTrimIsEnabled	boolean	false	Turns SmartTrim on or off.
SmartTrimWorkingSetTrims	boolean	false	Trim process working sets.
SmartTrimClearStandbyList	boolean	false	Clear the system standby list.
SmartTrimClearFileCache	boolean	false	Clear the system file cache.
ClearStandbyFreeRAMThresholdMB	MB	1024	Only clear the standby list when free RAM is below this amount.
ClearStandbyOnlyInPerfMode	boolean	true	Only clear the standby list during Performance Mode.
SmartTrimAutoMinimumRAMLoad	%	65	SmartTrim only acts when system memory load is at or above this percentage.
MinimumProcessWSSInMb	MB	196	Only trim processes whose working set is larger than this.
SmartTrimIntervalMins	minutes	15	Minimum time between trims.
SmartTrimExclusions	match list	empty	Processes never trimmed.
SmartTrimLogNoAction	boolean	true	Also log when SmartTrim checks but takes no action.

SysTrayBalloons¶

Key	Values	Default	Description
EnableSystemTrayNotification	boolean	false	Show tray notifications.
BalloonTipDuration	ms	10000	How long notifications are shown. Windows may enforce its own limits.
ShowBalloonsForOocPriorityRestoration	boolean	false	Also notify when ProBalance restores a process.

ProcessAllowances¶

Key	Format	Description
DisallowedProcesses	`match,match,...`	Processes that are terminated when they start. See Auto-Terminate.
AllowedProcesses	`match,match,...`	Exceptions to DisallowedProcesses. For example, if `notepad*.exe` is disallowed and `notepad1.exe` is allowed, `notepad1.exe` runs but `notepad2.exe` doesn't.
InstanceLimitedProcesses	`match;max,...`	The maximum number of instances of a process. See Instance Count Limits.
ApplyInstanceCountLimitsToAllUsers	boolean (default false)	Count instances across all user sessions, not just per session.
InstanceManagedCPUAffinities	`match;algorithm;cores;threshold;reserved;smt;random,...`	Instance Balancer rules. algorithm: `0` spread evenly, `1` set number of cores per instance, `2` NUMA node. cores: cores per instance, used by algorithms 1 and 2. threshold: CPU % an instance must use before it is balanced. reserved: number of cores, starting at CPU 0, left unused. smt: `y` to avoid placing instances on SMT siblings. random: `y` to randomize core assignment.
ProcessThrottles	`match;level,...`	Hard-Throttling rules. level: `1` lowest, `3` low, `5` middle, `10` high, `20` highest.
OneTimeProcessThrottles	`match;pid;level,...`	Throttles applied to one running process ID only. These are managed by the GUI.
CPULimitRules	`match;cpu%;over_ms;cores;for_ms,...`	CPU Limiter rules. When the process uses at least cpu% for over_ms, remove cores cores from its affinity for for_ms.
StartupBoostRules	`match;priority;seconds;efficiency,...`	Startup Boost rules. priority: a priority class name. seconds: how long the boost lasts. efficiency: `1` to keep the process out of Efficiency Mode during the boost, otherwise `0`.
EfficiencyMode	`match,mode,match,mode,...`	Efficiency Mode rules. mode: `1` on, `0` off.

ProcessDefaults¶

Key	Format	Description
DefaultPriorities	`match,priority,match,priority,...`	CPU priority class rules, using priority class names. See Priorities.
DefaultIOPriorities	`match,value,...`	I/O priority rules.
DefaultMemoryPriorities	`match,value,...`	Memory priority rules.
DefaultGPUPriorities	`match,value,...`	GPU priority rules.
DefaultGPUAdapterPreferences	`match,value,...`	GPU adapter preference rules.
ManageWindowsGpuPreferences	boolean (default true)	Keep GPU adapter preference rules synchronized with Windows' per-app graphics settings in the registry.
DefaultAffinitiesEx	`match,delay_ms,affinity,...`	CPU affinity rules. delay_ms delays applying the affinity after the process starts; use `0` for no delay. affinity uses the affinity syntax.
CPUSets	`match,sets,...`	CPU Set rules. sets uses the parenthesized form of the affinity syntax.
NamedAffinities	`name,affinity,...`	Saved affinity presets that appear in the affinity menus.
ThreadPriorityBoosts	`match;value,...`	Windows dynamic thread priority boost. value: `0` disabled, `1` enabled. See Thread Boost.
KeepRunningProcessesEx	`match;command_line;;elevate,...`	Keep Running rules. The third field is reserved; leave it empty. elevate: `true` or `false`.
DefaultPowerSchemes	`match;power plan name,...`	Application Power Profile rules, by power plan name.
MatchWildcardsToPathnames	boolean (default true)	Match rules against full pathnames as well as process names. See Process Matching.
MatchOnCommandLine	boolean (default false)	Match rules against command lines.

Rules set to Enforce by Windows Registry are stored in the registry, not the INI file. See Priorities.

AdvancedRules¶

Key	Format	Description
WatchdogRules2	see below	Process Watchdog rules.
DivideCPUPercentThresholdsBySystemCPUCount	boolean (default false)	Scale watchdog CPU thresholds by the number of CPUs.
ProcessorGroupExtended	`match,match,...`	Processes handled by the Processor Group Extender.
ProhibitInternetExplorerExceptWhenAny	`match,match,...`	Internet Explorer (`iexplore.exe`) can only run while one of these processes is running.

GamingMode¶

See Performance Mode.

Key	Values	Default	Description
GamingModeEnabled	boolean	false	Performance Mode is on.
GamingChangePowerPlan	boolean	true	Switch power plans when Performance Mode starts.
TargetPowerPlan	power plan name	Bitsum Highest Performance	The plan to switch to.
GamingModeEngageForSteam	boolean	false	Start Performance Mode automatically for Steam games.
AutomaticGamingModeProcessPaths	`match,match,...`	empty	Processes that start Performance Mode automatically.
AutomaticGamingModeUserExclusions	`match,match,...`	empty	Processes that never start Performance Mode automatically.

PowerManagement¶

Key	Values	Description
StartWithPowerPlan	power plan name	The power plan to activate when Process Lasso starts. Empty means don't change it.
Display	`match,match,...`	Processes that keep the display awake while they run. See Anti-Sleep Processes.
PC	`match,match,...`	Processes that keep the PC awake while they run.

PowerSaver¶

See IdleSaver.

Key	Values	Default	Description
EnergySaverEnabled	boolean	false	Turns IdleSaver on or off.
PowerSaver_IdleTime	seconds	300	How long the user must be idle before IdleSaver switches plans.
PowerSaver_TargetGUID	power plan name		The plan to use while idle. Despite the key name, the value is the plan's name, not its GUID.
EnergySaverForceActivePowerProfile	boolean	false	While the user is active, keep EnergySaverUpPowerProfileName in effect.
EnergySaverUpPowerProfileName	power plan name	empty	The plan to use when the user returns.
DisableEnergySaverDuringGamingMode	boolean	true	Don't switch plans during Performance Mode.
EnergySaverUseCPUThreshold	boolean	false	Only consider the system idle when CPU use is below EnergySaverCPUThreshold.
EnergySaverCPUThreshold	% (decimal allowed)	5.00	The CPU threshold for idle detection.
PowerSaver_Exclusions	`match,match,...`	empty	Processes that prevent IdleSaver from engaging while they run.
EnergySaverEvents	boolean	true	Log IdleSaver events.

LoadBasedPowerSwitcher¶

See Load-Based Profile Switching.

Key	Values	Default	Description
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherEnabled	boolean	false	Turns load-based switching on or off.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherLowPowerProfileName	power plan name		The plan used under light load.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherHighPowerProfileName	power plan name		The plan used under heavy load.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherLowCPULoadThreshold	% (decimal allowed)	10.00	Below this CPU load, switch to the low plan.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherHighCPULoadThreshold	% (decimal allowed)	50.00	Above this CPU load, switch to the high plan. Keep it above the low threshold.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherMinimumTimeInPowerPlanMs	ms	5000	Minimum time in a plan before switching again.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherAveragingWindowSamples	1-60	5	Number of samples the CPU load is averaged over.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherDeferLowPlan	boolean	true	Only manage the high plan: when load drops, restore whatever plan was active before the switch up, instead of activating the low plan.
LoadBasedPowerSwitcherLoggingEnabled	boolean	true	Log plan switches.

Documentation of WatchdogRules¶

Process Watchdog rules are stored in the WatchdogRules2 key. Rules are separated by commas, and each rule has 12 semicolon-separated fields. A field written as - is empty.

WatchdogRules2=match;action;metric;threshold;duration;action_value;metric_detail;compare;launch_path;launch_args;-;-

#	Field	Values
1	match	The process to watch, in process matching syntax. Escape commas as `\,`.
2	action	`0` terminate, `1` restart, `2` change CPU affinity, `3` trim virtual memory, `4` set CPU priority, `5` set I/O priority, `6` stop processing further rules, `7` log only, `8` run a command
3	metric	`0` CPU, `1` memory
4	threshold	CPU %, or memory in MB. Decimals are allowed.
5	duration	How long the process must exceed (or fall below) the threshold before the action fires, in ms.
6	action_value	Action 2: affinity as a decimal bitmask. Action 4: a Win32 priority constant, in decimal. Action 5: an I/O priority. Otherwise `0`.
7	metric_detail	For memory rules: `0` working set, `1` commit charge (private bytes), `2` total virtual memory, `3` any memory metric. `0` for CPU rules.
8	compare	`1` greater than, `2` less than. `0` means greater than.
9	launch_path	The program to run, for action 8. Otherwise `-`.
10	launch_args	Command-line arguments, for action 8. Otherwise `-`.
11-12	reserved	Always `-`.

Example: restart leaky.exe when its commit charge stays above 2 GB for 30 seconds:

WatchdogRules2=leaky.exe;1;1;2048.00;30000;0;1;1;-;-;-;-

Older versions used the keys WatchdogRules and OverloadProcessActions. Current versions ignore both, so recreate those rules in WatchdogRules2 or in the GUI.

Legacy Keys¶

When Process Lasso loads an older configuration, it still reads the keys below and migrates them. On the next save they are written under their new names and the old keys are removed.

Old key	Replaced by
DefaultAffinities	DefaultAffinitiesEx (merged with it, using a delay of 0)
DefaultPowerSchemesEx	DefaultPowerSchemes (the new key wins for duplicate processes)
KeepRunningProcesses	KeepRunningProcessesEx (migrated rules are elevated)
DisableThreadPriorityBoost, DisableThreadPriorityBoostBoost	ThreadPriorityBoosts (entries are migrated with a value of 0)
ExcludeForegroundProcesses	ExcludeForegroundProcesses2 (the new key wins)
RoundRobinAffinitySelection	ProBalanceDropOneRandomCore
AllowDisplaysPreventPC	PC

These old keys are no longer read at all: UpdateSpeed, CloseApplicationTimeoutSeconds, LogAllProcessesExecuted, LogOutOfControlProcessesRestrained, LogOutOfControlProcessesRestored2, HideGraph, ShowThreadsAndModulesView, WatchdogRules and OverloadProcessActions.