QMThreadNo

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

0x1–0x10 threads

Windows 2000 Server: Number of processors x 5+3 Windows 2000 Professional: Number of processors x 3

Description

Determines the number of threads created in the Message Queuing process (Mqsvc.exe) to handle messages.

Increasing the value of this entry can improve the performance of Message Queuing, but too many threads can overload the processor.

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Windows 2000 does not add this entry to the registry. You can add it by editing the registry or by using a program that edits the registry.

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