How do I start to use OpenMP in Visual Studio?
For OpenMP compilation and execution, go to Properties -> C/C++ -> Language and turn on the OpenMP option. The number of OpenMP threads can be controlled in two ways: • the environment variable OMP_NUM_THREADS which can be set in two ways: – Right-click on My Machine, then go to Advanced to set/change environment variables – in a simple Command Window use an instruction such as: set OMP_NUM_THREADS=4 • by using the OpenMP function omp_set_num_threads() (From Prof.