So, the way to go is the following:
- Run EM4 as usual
- Alt-tab to desktop and run task manager (es. CTRL-ALT-DEL)
- Look for the process "em4deluxe.exe"
- Select it and right-click on it
- Click on "Set affinity"
- Deselect any CPU above 0 (leave only CPU 0 selected)
- Close task manager and return to game
Now the game runs on a single core, just play as usual and see if you have some benefits.
If it solved the problem (hurrah!) the annoying thing is you would have to repeat the procedure every time you run EM4... so let's make a batch file and place a shortcut on your desktop:
- Open the folder where EM4 is installed
- Make a new file named EM4.bat (the extension must be .bat as in "batch file")
- Open it in notepad and type:
cmd.exe /c start /affinity 1 em4deluxe.exe- Save it and close notepad
- Now, create a shortcut of EM4.bat and place the shortcut on your desktop
- If you like, change the icon of the shortcut and use the one of em4deluxe.exe
Done! To see if it works (it should if you did correctly!) try to use the new shortcut to run the game. If the game runs, alt-tab and run task manager to see if the process is actually using just CPU 0. If it does, well done! Always run the game with that shortcut!