diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/applet/AppletDiscardServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/applet/AppletDiscardServer.java
index 77aa671cca..fac2276e6f 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/applet/AppletDiscardServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/applet/AppletDiscardServer.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class AppletDiscardServer extends JApplet {
 
     @Override
     public void init() {
-        bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap bootstrap = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/discard/DiscardServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/discard/DiscardServer.java
index 992a3dbc1a..ca253572ae 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/discard/DiscardServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/discard/DiscardServer.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class DiscardServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServer.java
index 55d8d6b48a..8c85b58eff 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServer.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class EchoServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/factorial/FactorialServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/factorial/FactorialServer.java
index 68126785c5..f21f608048 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/factorial/FactorialServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/factorial/FactorialServer.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class FactorialServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/filetransfer/FileServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/filetransfer/FileServer.java
index b589c2e4df..3400092670 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/filetransfer/FileServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/filetransfer/FileServer.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class FileServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/cors/HttpServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/cors/HttpServer.java
index 249d6fd2e3..631e13c3b6 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/cors/HttpServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/cors/HttpServer.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class HttpServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServer.java
index 65a25a7c48..62d426a621 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class HttpStaticFileServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServer.java
index 9710600a53..2571b3f1a7 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServer.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class HttpHelloWorldServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/snoop/HttpSnoopServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/snoop/HttpSnoopServer.java
index 8c605e257e..9fe0291b22 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/snoop/HttpSnoopServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/snoop/HttpSnoopServer.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class HttpSnoopServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java
index 510c756216..17c72aaf37 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class HttpUploadServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/html5/WebSocketServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/html5/WebSocketServer.java
index d0697e24bf..db4072280e 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/html5/WebSocketServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/html5/WebSocketServer.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class WebSocketServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             final ServerBootstrap sb = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/server/WebSocketServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/server/WebSocketServer.java
index 08bfe22544..840b560147 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/server/WebSocketServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/server/WebSocketServer.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class WebSocketServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/sslserver/WebSocketSslServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/sslserver/WebSocketSslServer.java
index 75a4205703..6cca57a084 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/sslserver/WebSocketSslServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/websocketx/sslserver/WebSocketSslServer.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class WebSocketSslServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/objectecho/ObjectEchoServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/objectecho/ObjectEchoServer.java
index 2e6b852208..031b93737d 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/objectecho/ObjectEchoServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/objectecho/ObjectEchoServer.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class ObjectEchoServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/portunification/PortUnificationServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/portunification/PortUnificationServer.java
index 7bddf7a805..04533918c9 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/portunification/PortUnificationServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/portunification/PortUnificationServer.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class PortUnificationServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/proxy/HexDumpProxy.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/proxy/HexDumpProxy.java
index 05322b3764..e68ed6fc04 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/proxy/HexDumpProxy.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/proxy/HexDumpProxy.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class HexDumpProxy {
                 remoteHost + ':' + remotePort + " ...");
 
         // Configure the bootstrap.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/NioSctpEchoServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/NioSctpEchoServer.java
index 638a202ed9..a38dce6288 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/NioSctpEchoServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/NioSctpEchoServer.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class NioSctpEchoServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/OioSctpEchoServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/OioSctpEchoServer.java
index 27d50b2b7e..1e036b6cb5 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/OioSctpEchoServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/sctp/OioSctpEchoServer.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class OioSctpEchoServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new OioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new OioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new OioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/securechat/SecureChatServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/securechat/SecureChatServer.java
index b157096757..14de0d4827 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/securechat/SecureChatServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/securechat/SecureChatServer.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class SecureChatServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws InterruptedException {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/socksproxy/SocksServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/socksproxy/SocksServer.java
index ca11e38d62..d196a14762 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/socksproxy/SocksServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/socksproxy/SocksServer.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public final class SocksServer {
     public void run() throws Exception {
         System.err.println(
                 "Listening on*:" + localPort + "...");
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/spdy/server/SpdyServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/spdy/server/SpdyServer.java
index abf1be2bb5..64dce6a778 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/spdy/server/SpdyServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/spdy/server/SpdyServer.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class SpdyServer {
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
         // Configure the server.
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/telnet/TelnetServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/telnet/TelnetServer.java
index d69da7a308..eddc9f4d4f 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/telnet/TelnetServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/telnet/TelnetServer.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class TelnetServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/worldclock/WorldClockServer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/worldclock/WorldClockServer.java
index 61dc3be478..af47fd55f2 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/worldclock/WorldClockServer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/worldclock/WorldClockServer.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class WorldClockServer {
     }
 
     public void run() throws Exception {
-        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+        EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
         EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
             ServerBootstrap b = new ServerBootstrap();