idea Option to Turn Off Background Geoprocessing in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Option to Turn Off Background Geoprocessing

MHeadley — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:13:31 GMT

Option to Turn Off Background Geoprocessing - you used to be able to turn off background geoprocessing (which made tools run about 10 times faster), sure you can't continue to work while it's processing, but the time it takes for Pro to "prepare" the workspace for background geoprocessing... often times, the tool would already be finished. Please bring this option back. Thanks.

Re: Option to Turn Off Background Geoprocessing

StevenFama — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:08:07 GMT

Oh....YES Please ArcPro needs any help it can get to process things faster...ArcMap was MUCH BETTER and FASTER.

Re: Option to Turn Off Background Geoprocessing - Status changed to: Already Offered

MargaretCrawford — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:06:12 GMT

In ArcGIS Pro 3.6 we added run modes to the geoprocessing pane so you can change the thread the tool uses to run. If you want to turn off background geoprocessing, you can change the run mode to the main foreground thread. You can read more about it in this blog here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/analytics/threading-modes-geoprocessing-tools-arcgis-pro

Re: Option to Turn Off Background Geoprocessing

MHeadley — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:33:11 GMT

@MargaretCrawford ... Thanks for the update... Will be looking forward to upgrading to that version.