Since it's not been mentioned here, I guess no one has read the Black Viper's expose' on Windows Services.
For the past several versions of Windows, "The Black Viper", on his website has listed all the services in Windows, and which ones can be Shut OFF and which ones can be put into Manual mode, to be run only when needed. He has become the defacto Expert on Windows services.
Using the information gathered from his website, I wrote a little program, (Batch File) that would shut down many services that I would NEVER, EVER, use even on the windiest day.
I can't help but feel that by shutting down things I don't need, I'm improving my own computer's performance.
I've done the same thing in 'Task Manager'.
A part of my hobby is getting the very best performance out of my PC, that's humanly possible. I've been at it for over 40 years, and every time I get a version of Windows all tweaked and tuned for best performance, MS throws a new OS in the game, and I start over.
The program I use to shut down services is actually a batch file. Here are just the first few lines of that file:
@echo off
cls
rem This batch file will Stop selected Services and set them to Disabled.
rem The following are a few examples of task name vs actual program name.
rem Schedule = Task Scheduler
rem Themes = Themes
rem W32Time = Windows Time
rem SysMain = Superfetch
rem WinDefend = Windows Defender
rem
sc config Appinfo start= demand
sc stop Appinfo
sc config ALG start= demand
sc stop ALG
sc config AppMgmt start= demand
sc stop AppMgmt
sc config wbengine start= demand
sc stop wbengine
sc config CertPropSvc start= disabled
sc stop CertPropSvc
It took quite a while, to write that batch file, and I've not re-written it for Win-10 or Win-11.
I just run the batch file as it is, on Win 10 or 11, and then I run Services.msc and go in and disable those new services that I know I will never need.
This is MY thing, and I know it's not for everyone. So I seldom ever mention it. But it's been an integral part of every Windows install I've done for a long time now, including Windows 11/Pro/64.
My last Win-11 install only took about 30 minutes, but then I've spent hours tweaking and tuning Win-11 for improved performance and user convenience.
Happy Trails, Mates,
TM
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PS: I just tried to access the Black Viper's website and it seems to be Closed.
However there are other articles on disabling Windows Services, just search for them.
My "Stop Services" batch file is available in its entirety, to anyone wanting it. PM me.