On Microsoft Windows operating systems, a Windows service is a long-running executable that performs specific functions and which is designed not to require user intervention. Windows services can be configured to start when the operating system is booted and run in the background as long as Windows is running, or they can be started manually when required. They are similar in concept to a Unix daemon. They appear in the processes list in Windows Task Manager, most often with a username of SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE or NETWORK SERVICE, though not all processes with the SYSTEM username are services.
Many of these services are not required to run Windows properly. You can improve your system performance by stop the services that are not needed regularly.
Disclamer: Stopping services can have unintended consequences on your system. You should proceed with caution.
When looking for services to stop, I generally test one at a time. If there are no side effects, I’ll keep going, otherwise I’ll turn the service back on.
The general procedure for disabling themes is the same for every theme. First, will look at the procedure, than I’ll provide you with some services you can probably disable (note the disclamer above).
Open the Services Applet
- Open the Control Panel by Clicking Start->Control Panel
- Double click the the Adminstrative Tools folder
- Double click the Services applet.
Select the service
When you open the Services applet, you are presented with a list of all the services installed on the system. Right click the service you want to disable and select Properties.
Once you open the properties, select the Startup Type drop down list and choose Disabled. Click the Stop button then click OK.
Once you click Ok, the service will no longer run on startup.
Now that you have the basic procedure, here are some services you probably don’t need.
- Alerter
- ClipBook
- Messenger
- Net Tcp Port Sharing
- Network DDE
- Network DDE DSDM
- Routing and Remote Access
- Telnet
Here is a big list of Windows XP services installed with Windows.
The services you have installed and enabled will vary depending on your system configuration.
If you know of other services to disable, please share them here.
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