title: Maximum Concurrent C++ Compilations VS Maximum Number Of Parallel Project Builds
body: <p>I noticed earlier that when my VS is building my big c++ solution, my CPU usage was less than 25%. Wondering if I can set VS to always use 100% CPU, I did some <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35974304/c-how-to-limit-visual-studios-multi-processor-compilation"><strong>research</strong></a>:</p>
  
  <p>Found two options that can be configured for this purpose:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Maximum Number Of Parallel Project Builds</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1k1R.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/y1k1R.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Maximum Concurrent C++ Compilations</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hmiBl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hmiBl.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>What is the difference? </p>
  
  <p>And to achieve my goal, bonus question is how can I set VS to use more CPU when it builds?</p>