The Thread Priority box shows the base priority of the thread selected in the Thread selection list box. This is not an absolute priority, but is a range of priorities that can be assigned by the operating system to the selected thread.
| Priority | Description | 
| Highest | Highest priority level allowed by the process priority. | 
| Above Normal | Slightly elevated priority. | 
| Normal | Standard priority level for the given process priority. | 
| Below Normal | Reduced priority. | 
| Idle | No CPU time will be spent on this thread unless all other threads are blocked. |