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- 1 2 "Multimedia Class Scheduler Service".
- ↑ "AvSetMmMaxThreadCharacteristics Function (Windows)".
- ↑ "AvSetMmThreadCharacteristics Function (Windows)".
- ↑ Microsoft responds to Vista network performance issue
- ↑ Sysinternals blog "Vista Multimedia Playback and Network Throughput"
- ↑ Microsoft Knowledge base article 948066
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