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. |