CPU Power Manager (CpuTrayApp)

CPU Power Manager is a handy Windows application that sits in the system tray to easily manage power plans and CPU limits. It also allows you to monitor the processor’s current clock speed in real-time.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Screenshot
• Installation
• Usage
• Technologies
• Contributing
• License
• Author

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Features

• ✅ List and select available power plans on your PC.
• ✅ Set CPU limit by percentage (10% to 100%).
• ✅ Display the current CPU frequency in real-time.
• ✅ Automatically clean the process memory to optimize performance.
• ✅ System tray icon with easy-to-use context menus.
• ✅ Dynamic updates when hovering over the icon or opening the menu.

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Screenshot

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Installation

1. Prerequisites:

   • Windows 10 or higher
   • .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher (or .NET 6/7 depending on compilation)

2. Download:

   • Clone the repository:

     git clone https://github.com/your-username/CpuTrayApp.git

   • Open the project in Visual Studio.
   • Build in Release mode to get the executable.

3. Run:

   • Launch CpuTrayApp.exe.
   • The application will automatically appear in the system tray.

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Usage

1. Click the icon in the system tray.
2. Select a power plan.
3. Choose the CPU limit from the “CPU limit (%)” menu.
4. Hover over the icon to update the CPU frequency.
5. Exit via the “Exit” menu.

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Technologies

• C# / .NET
• WinForms for system tray interface and context menus.
• ManagementObjectSearcher to retrieve CPU frequency.
• PowerCfg (Windows command) to manage power plans.
• psapi.dll to free process memory.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome!
You can:

• Open issues to report bugs or suggest improvements.
• Submit pull requests to add new features.
• Share ideas to improve the application.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
See the LICENSE file for details.

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Author

• Name: ProbablyXS
• GitHub: https://github.com/your-username