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Well, this one is arguable. Many pros preach service tweaking as the end all of tweaks, and Windows does have a lot of services (140 to be exact). However, a good portion of them are set to manual or disabled by default. Manual will only start the service when the operating system thinks it needs to use that program. However, Windows does have a lot of services set to Automatic by default that are not needed for many people. Granted, they are usually sleeping, not using any CPU, and if they use memory, they usually get paged out to disk pretty fast. But, regardless, it is fairly quick to do, and will gain you some improvement. Accessing services allows you to access programs that are running in the background and while some are useful, there is quite a few that you could probably live without. And obviously turning these off will free up a lot of your PC's resources like the CPU and the Ram. It'll also speed up your boot times which can only be a good thing. Here's how to get to services:
2. Now you should be presented with the screen below. What this
basically shows you is all the programs running in your operating system. Some are good, some are not and some damn right essential so be careful!
The processes that are Started in the Status section are the ones that are running right now and are using your system's resources. So try to deactivate these ones for extra performance. 2
3. All you have to do is double click on the ones you don't want and click
on the menu next to Startup type.
WARNING!
Below I've created a chart of every service running in Windows. I've given you the default settings for each Windows package and a little description of each service to help you decide if you need it or not.. I've also given a tweaked mode that I use and this works for me very well. However if you do decide to use my tweaked setting you do so at your own risk. What necessary works for my computer might not work for yours so please take a care when altering the services. If your unsure I would set-up a system restore so if anything does go wrong, you can enter Windows in safe mode and restore services to how you had it before the changes. For those who aren't sure how to set-up a system restore, this is how to do it...
Just to let you know, whenever I mention the word start I am referring to the Windows sphere.
3. Then in the top left corner click on Create a restore point or change
settings.
4. This will take you to the system property Window. In here select
create
Call your restore point whatever you wish. Just remember what you called it just in case you do need to do a system restore.
Click create
Service
Home Basic
Business
Ultimate
'Safe' Settings
Tweaked Settings
Application Experience Name & Process: AeLookupSvc, svchost.exe Description: "Application compatibility. I am unsure if this is intended for legacy Windows apps, DOS apps or what. I have had no Automatic Automatic Automatic Manual troubles yet running either. If you find some old app that wont work try enabling this. I have failed to find an application that requires it. Know of one? e-mail me" Application Information Name & Process: Appinfo, svchost.exe Description: "Allows you to run apps with Admin privileges. If disabled you will be unable to run tools like Manual Services and Regedit so leave it on manual! If disabled, it's really rather hard to turn it on again. Boot into safe mode to be able to access services again." Application Layer Gateway Service Name & Process: ALG, alg.exe Description: Allows 3rd party Internet Manual connection sharing applications to be used. Application Management Name & Process: AppMgmt, svchost.exe NA Description: Group Policy installation management. If you use group policy: leave this on manual
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Background Intelligent Transfer Service Name & Process: BITS, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Description: "Windows Update uses Manual (DS) (DS) (DS) (DS) this. If you disable it and run Windows update, it will automatically be set to Automatic (Delayed Start)." Base Filtering System Name & Process: BFE, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled
Description: "Managed firewall filtering. Technically not needed. If you have other firewall software you can disable it, else leave it on Automatic" Block Level Backup Engine Service Name & Process: wbengine, NA wbengine.exe Description: Backup/recovery Certificate Propagation Name & Process: CertPropSvc, svchost.exe Description: Smart Card certificate handling. CNG Key Isolation Name & Process: KeyIso, lsass.exe Description: Stores keys for cryptographic information. COM+ Event System Name & Process: EventSystem, svchost.exe Description: Background Intelligent Transfer Service depends on this which is required by Windows Update. COM+ System Application Name & Process: COMSysApp, dllhost.exe Description: Configuration/tracking of COM+ components Manual Manual Manual Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Computer Browser Name & Process: Browser, svchost.exe Description: Keeps list of computers Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled on local network. Not needed if you dont have other computers to connect to. Cryptographic Services Name & Process: CryptSvc, svchost.exe Description: "Checks signed software Automatic Automatic Automatic Manual and manages Root Certificates, etc. Windows Update will automatically set this to manual if you run it even if disabled."
Disabled
Manual
DCOM Server Process Launcher Name & Process: DcomLaunch, svchost.exe Description: Provides launch functionality for DCOM services' This service is vital for lots of other programs run so keep it running.
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager Name & Process: UxSms, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled Description: Aero functionality requires this. DFS Replication Name & Process: DFSR, DFSR.exe Description: Replication of files across different machines. DHCP Client Name & Process: Dhcp, svchost.exe Description: Needed for internet if you use DHCP. Can be Disabled if you have a static IP address. Diagnostic Policy Service Name & Process: DPS, svchost.exe Description: Annoying app that verifies all your programs installed correctly. Diagnostic Service Host Name & Process: WdiServiceHost, svchost.exe Description: Diagnostics for windows. Diagnostic System Host Name & Process: WdiSystemHost, svchost.exe Description: Diagnostics for windows. Distributed Link Tracking Client Name & Process: TrkWks, svchost.exe Description: Maintains links across network Manual Manual Automatic Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Distributed Transaction Manual Coordinator Name & Process: MSDTC, msdtc.exe Description: Coordinates transactions
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
across different computers DNS Client Name & Process: Dnscache, svchost.exe Description: DNS client. If disabled DNS names will continue to be resolved but they won't be cached
Extensible Authentication Protocol Name & Process: EapHost, svchost.exe Manual Description: EAP authentication. If you need VPN access then you will probably need this service. Fax Name & Process: Fax, fxssvc.exe Description: Lets your send faxes. Hooray! Just what you always wanted. Function Discovery Provider Host Name & Process: fdPHost, svchost.exe Description: Process for Function Discover processes.. Duh.
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
NA
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Function Discovery Resource Publication Name & Process: FDResPub, Manual svchost.exe Description: Publishes your computer resources over the network. Group Policy Client Name & Process: gpsvc, svchost.exe Description: Group Policy. Not able to set it to Disabled. Health Key and Certificate Management Name & Process: hkmsvc, svchost.exe Description: X.509 management.
Manual
Automatic Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Human Interface Device Access Name & Process: hidserv, svchost.exe Manual Description: Hotkeys for HID IKE and AuthIP Ipsec Keying Modules Name & Process: IKEEXT,
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled Disabled
svchost.exe Description: "If you need IKE. Leave it alone, but not really needed." Interactive Services Detection Name & Process: UI0Detect, UI0Detect.exe Manual Description: "If disabled, notification and access to new interactive services won't work" Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Name & Process: SharedAccess, svchost.exe Disabled Description: Allows you to share your internet connection to other computers attached to yours. IP Helper Name & Process: iphlpsvc, svchost.exe Description: IPV6. Useful when that gets running but for now useless. IPsec Policy Agent Name & Process: PolicyAgent, svchost.exe Description: Required if internet provider requires it. KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator Name & Process: KtmRm, svchost.exe Description: connection between MSDTC and KTM
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper Name & Process: lltdsvc, svchost.exe Manual Description: Creates a network map of connectivity information. Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN Name & Process: clr_optimization_v2.0.50727_32, Manual mscorsvw.exe Description: .NET Framework. Needed for .NET type stuff.. ;) Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service Name & Process: MSiSCSI, svchost.exe Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
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Description: connection to iSCSI devices Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Name & Process: swprv, svchost.exe Description: Volume copies Multimedia Class Scheduler Name & Process: MMCSS, svchost.exe Description: Gives higher priority to multimedia applications. Windows audio requires it. Manual Manual Manual Manual Disabled
Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service Name & Process: NetTcpPortSharing, Disabled SMSvcHost.exe Description: Share your TCP ports. Netlogon Name & Process: NetLogon, lsass.exe Manual Description: Connection between yourself and Domain Controller. Network Access Protection Agent Name & Process: napagent, mnmsrvc.exe Description: Enables NAP Network Connections Name & Process: Netman, svchost.exe Description: Manages network connections in Network and Dial-Up Connections folder. Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Network List Service Name & Process: netprofm, svchost.exe Description: Maintains list of network Automatic Automatic Manual connections. With this disabled the tray icon won't be able to tell if you are connected but you can still connect just fine.
Manual
Disabled
Network Location Awareness Name & Process: NlaSvc, svchost.exe Description: Stores information on Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled network information and notifies programs when it changes Network Store Interface Service
Disabled
Name & Process: nsi, svchost.exe Description: Stopping this client loses internet connections. Offline Files Name & Process: CscService, svchost.exe Description: Maintains offline file cache
NA
Disabled
Parental Controls Name & Process: WPCSvc, svchost.exe Manual Description: Offers parental controls. If you need this for children.. Enable it. Peer Name Resolution Protocol Name & Process: PNRPsvc, svchost.exe Description: P2P name resolution. Manual
NA
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Peer Networking Grouping Name & Process: p2psvc, svchost.exe Manual Description: P2P grouping Peer Networking Identity Manager Name & Process: p2pimsvc, svchost.exe Manual Description: P2P Identification services Performance Logs & Alerts Name & Process: pla, smlogsvc.exe Description: Performance logging. Plug and Play Name & Process: PlugPlay, services.exe Description: Required for many(most) services. PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator Name & Process: IPBusEnum, svchost.exe Description: Manages Virtual Network bus. PNRP Machine Name Publication Service Name & Process: PNRPAutoReg, svchost.exe Description: P2P naming Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
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Portable Device Enumerator Service Name & Process: WPDBusEnum, svchost.exe Description: Manages removable storage devices to interface with WMP and image import. May be needed for MP3 players and Digital Cameras
Disabled
Print Spooler Name & Process: Spooler, spoolsv.exe Description: Same as always. Handles Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled spooling of printer. If you disable it you will still be able to print but will need to always wait for print to complete to continue work. Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support Name & Process: wercplsupport, svchost.exe Description: Allows you to send errors to Microsoft.
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Program Compatibility Assistant Service Name & Process: PcaSvc, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Manual Description: compatibility with old windows stuff maybe? I havn't seen any compatibility issues yet. Protected Storage Name & Process: ProtectedStorage, lsass.exe Description: "Allows you to have protected storage, like in your home folder."
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience Name & Process: QWAVE, Manual svchost.exe Description: qWave. Streaming audio
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
ReadyBoost Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Name & Process: EMDMgmt, svchost.exe Description: Support for improving system performance? ... Yea right. But
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if you disable it control panel won't work any more! Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Name & Process: RasAuto, svchost.exe Description: Remote networking DNS lookup
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Remote Access Connection Manager Name & Process: RasMan, Manual svchost.exe Description: Manages dialup/VPN. If you dont need it: disable
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Name & Process: RpcSs, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Description: Remote procedure calls. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator Name & Process: RpcLocator, locator.exe Description: Manages RPC names Remote Registry Name & Process: RemoteRegistry, svchost.exe Description: "You can modify your registry settings remotely. Hey, that sounds safe." Routing and Remote Access Name & Process: RemoteAccess, svchost.exe Description: Routing to network environments. Secondary Logon Name & Process: seclogon, svchost.exe Description: Support for secondary logon. Needed for some applications that need to run under a secondary logon account. Postgres comes to mind. Security Accounts Manager Name & Process: SamSs, lsass.exe Description: Security Accounts Manager. Should not be disabled.
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
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Security Center Name & Process: wscsvc, svchost.exe Description: "That annoying little tray app that tells you when your Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled computer isn't ""secure"". If you (DS) (DS) (DS) disable this you need to take additional steps to keep it from annoying you " Server Name & Process: LanmanServer, svchost.exe Description: File/Print Sharing Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Shell Hardware Detection Name & Process: ShellHWDetection, Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled svchost.exe Description: Autoplay notifications SL UI Notification Service Name & Process: SLUINotify, svchost.exe Description: Software Licensing activation
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Smart Card Name & Process: SCardSvr, SCardSvr.exe Manual Description: Supports smart cards on your pc. Smart Card Removal Policy Name & Process: SCPolicySvc, svchost.exe Description: If you use a smartcard for computer access.. Obviously you need this. SNMP Trap Name & Process: SNMPTRAP, snmptrap.exe Description: SNMP Trapping and forwarding to SNMP Software Licensing Name & Process: slsvc, SLsvc.exe Description: Enforcement of DRM and possibly Windows Update. Required for Readyboost which is required for control panel access. SSDP Discovery Name & Process: SSDPSRV,
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
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svchost.exe Description: UPnP requires this. Enables devices that use SSDP Superfetch Name & Process: SysMain, svchost.exe Description: Equally vague like ReadyBoost. Superfetch 'maintains and improves system performance over time'. It may actually be beneficial to run but it isn't required
System Event Notification Service Name & Process: SENS, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled Description: Notifies COM+ events Tablet PC Input Service Name & Process: TabletInputService, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled Description: Unless you have a tablet PC.. Why does MS feel it necessary to set this to Automatic? Task Scheduler Name & Process: Schedule, taskeng.exe Description: Allows you to schedule automated tasks. Not able to disable via Services. TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Name & Process: lmhosts, svchost.exe Description: NetBIOS support. Most likely you don't need this unless you know otherwise Telephony Name & Process: TapiSrv, svchost.exe Description: TAPI support Terminal Services Name & Process: TermService, svchost.exe Description: Handy if you want to connect to your computer from another. Not required to make outward connections with TS. Terminal Services Configuration Name & Process: SessionEnv,
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
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svchost.exe Description: Configuration of Terminal Services Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector Name & Process: UmRdpService, svchost.exe Description: Redirection of ports for Terminal Services Themes Name & Process: Themes, svchost.exe Description: I rather like the new fancy windows views. But it's pretty heavy so make the decision yourself. Without it sidebar still works only without fancy transparency.
NA
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Thread Ordering Server Name & Process: THREADORDER, svchost.exe Manual Description: Ordered execution of threads TPM Base Services Name & Process: TBS, svchost.exe Manual Description: Trusted Platform Module key hosting UPnP Device Host Name & Process: upnphost, svchost.exe Description: UPnP support. Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Automatic Disabled
Disabled
User Profile Service Name & Process: ProfSvc, svchost.exe Description: "User management. If disabled, prepare for some fun times getting it set up. It tries to look for Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic your desktop in the system32 directory, loses all your start menu settings, and Services won't run. I won't guarentee this will happen to you. Just reboot into safe mode if you get in to trouble." Virtual Disk Manual Name & Process: vds, vds.exe Description: Management services for Manual Manual Manual Manual
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disks Volume Shadow Copy Name & Process: VSS, vssvc.exe Description: Used for backup. Manual Manual Manual Disabled Disabled
WebClient Name & Process: WebClient, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled Description: Allows your programs to modify internet files.. Maybe via FrontPage? Windows Audio Name & Process: Audiosrv, audiodg.exe Description: "If disabled, you won't be able to use your audio devices."
Disabled
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Name & Process: AudioEndpointBuilder, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Description: Windows Audio depends on this. Windows Backup Name & Process: SDRSVC, svchost.exe Description: Windows backup and restore
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Windows CardSpace Name & Process: idsvc, infocard.exe Manual Description: Management of digital identities Windows Color System Name & Process: WcsPlugInService, svchost.exe Manual Description: Gamma/Color mapping for Windows Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar Name & Process: wcncsvc, svchost.exe Description: Issues credentials for connect-now Windows Defender Name & Process: WinDefend, MSASCui.exe Description: "Windows spyware
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
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search. Disable if you already have your own spyware search. If you disable this you will need to run 'msconfig', go to the Startup tab and uncheck Windows Defender, else it will constantly nag you that it was unable to start." Windows Driver Foundation User-mode Driver Framework Name & Process: wudfsvc, svchost.exe Description: User-mode driver host management Windows Error Reporting Service Name & Process: WerSvc, svchost.exe Description: Error reporting. Windows Event Collector Name & Process: Wecsvc, svchost.exe Description: Event logging
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Windows Event Log Name & Process: Eventlog, svchost.exe Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Description: Task Scheduler depends on this Windows Firewall Name & Process: MpsSvc, svchost.exe Description: Disable it only if you have your own firewall.
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Name & Process: stisvc, svchost.exe Description: "Image acquisition for Manual scanners/digital cameras. If your camera just come up with a browser, and you don't use WIA: disable." Windows Installer Name & Process: msiserver, msiexec.exe Description: MSI Installer package support Windows Management Instrumentation Name & Process: Winmgmt,
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
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svchost.exe Description: "If stopped, most windows-based software will not function properly'. I have not seen too many downsides to running this, but it seems that a lot of software uses it" Windows Media Center Extender Service Name & Process: Mcx2Svc, svchost.exe Description: Allows Media Center devices to connect Windows Media Center Receiver Service Name & Process: ehRecvr, ehrecvr.exe Description: TV/Radio support Windows Media Center Scheduler Service Name & Process: ehSched, ehsched.exe Description: TV show recording scheduling
NA
NA
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
NA
NA
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
NA
NA
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Windows Media Center Service Launcher Name & Process: ehstart, svchost.exe Description: "If you bought Ultimate NA for the media center parts, probably don't disable it. Seems to just launch media center software at startup" Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Name & Process: WMPNetworkSvc, Manual wmpnetwk.exe Description: Share WMP files Windows Modules Installer Name & Process: TrustedInstaller, TrustedInstaller.exe Description: Enables management of Windows updates (add/remove). Not Manual required to run Windows Update. Will turn itself on automatically if you manage Windows updates in Control Panel. Windows Presentation Foundation Manual
NA
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
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Font Cache 3.0.0.0 Name & Process: FontCache3.0.0.0, PresentationFontCache.exe Description: Caches fonts for WPF apps Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) Name & Process: WinRM, Manual svchost.exe Description: Remote management of computer. Doesn't sound very secure.
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Windows Search Name & Process: Wsearch, SearchIndexer.exe Description: "Without this, Explorer will have to fall back to its ""slow"" Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled search ;) If you do a lot of searches keep it, but I imagine it's rather heavy to keep such a big index. Windows indexing service renamed" Windows Time Name & Process: W32Time, svchost.exe Description: Synchronizes windows clock online. Windows Update Name & Process: wuauserv, svchost.exe Description: Need it for running windows update. WinHTTP Web Proxy AutoDiscovery Service Name & Process: WinHttpAutoProxySvc, svchost.exe Description: HTTP stack implementation
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Manual
Wired AutoConfig Name & Process: dot3svc, svchost.exe Description: "Your wired networking Manual will still continue to work, so I do not actually know what this is useful for. Probably for viewing them in Networking." WLAN AutoConfig Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Manual
Manual
Disabled
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Name & Process: Wlansvc, svchost.exe Description: Lists wlan adapters and manages connections. WMI Performance Adapter Name & Process: wmiApSrv, WmiApSrv.exe Description: Windows Management Instrumentation library information provider Workstation Name & Process: LanmanWorkstation, svchost.exe Description: Maintains internet connections. Internet still works without it.
Manual
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
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