ThreadPool.GetMinThreads Method

The thread pool provides new worker threads or I/O completion threads on demand until it reaches the minimum for each category. When the minimum is reached, the thread pool can create additional threads in that category or wait until some tasks complete. Beginning with the .NET Framework 4, the thread pool creates and destroys threads in order to optimize throughput, which is defined as the number of tasks that complete per unit of time. Too few threads might not make optimal use of available resources, whereas too many threads could increase resource contention.

Note
When demand is low, the actual number of thread pool threads can fall below the minimum values.

The following example sets the minimum number of worker threads to four, and preserves the original value for the minimum number of asynchronous I/O completion threads.

using System;
using System.Threading;

public class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        int minWorker, minIOC;
        // Get the current settings.
        ThreadPool.GetMinThreads(out minWorker, out minIOC);
        // Change the minimum number of worker threads to four, but 
        // keep the old setting for minimum asynchronous I/O  
        // completion threads. 
        if (ThreadPool.SetMinThreads(4, minIOC))
        {
            // The minimum number of threads was set successfully.
        }
        else
        {
            // The minimum number of threads was not changed.
        }
    }
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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