EnergyStar is a terrible* Windows application that leverages Windows EcoQoS API to throttle any inactive user process and background applications to improve system thermal and battery life, similar to the process management strategy on modern Apple macOS releases.
*: By saying terrible, I mean currently there are a few known limitations on track to be addressed. See below.
- Child processes do not get boosted when the parent process receives input focus.
- Throttle is always engaged regardless of power scheme when AC adapter is disconnected.
- System processes (which is Session 0) do not get throttled. Currently there are some assumption that non-user processes know what they are doing.
- Process exemption list is not user configurable.
Download the release binary and double click EnergyStar.exe
For development, standard .NET 6 toolchains are required. The project structure should be self-explanatory.
Dual licensed: MIT License with Microsoft exemptions.