WINDOWS 7 Ultimate

SERVICES TWEAKING Taken from http: !!!"#la$k%iper"$om

Notes for a Happier Computer and User

Do not use "msconfig" to disable services, type "services.msc" in the Run box instead or check this FAQ! efore disabling any service, check out the service information about each by selecting the service name links provided! "ervice settings are global, meaning changes apply to all users! All of these services are ""tandard" #ith $indo#s % and installed by default, by Add&Remove $indo#s Features, or installed via $indo#s 'ive (ssentials! )f you discover a service that is not listed here, another application, driver or program installed them! A fe# of the more common ones are listed here! $'A* Autoconfig service is re+uired for normal operation of your #ireless net#ork card! )t is listed here as ,anual due to most desktops not needing #ireless access, but if you do have a #ireless net#ork card installed, it #ill be in Automatic by default! "till unsure- .ut your setting to ",anual" or the listing under ""afe!" ,anual allo#s $indo#s % to start the service #hen it needs to /or #hen ever it feels like it0, but not at boot up! Depending on your configuration, not all services #ill start #hen re+uired #hile in ",anual" mode! )f you find you need a service, place it in Automatic! After adjusting your service settings, reboot your computer. efore posting your +uestion on the forums, see if your +uestion has been addressed in the FAQ! Viewing Instructions: )f the information is hard to read, please check out your vie#ing options! !"AU#$ 1 $hat ," thinks should be running on $indo#s %! %&afe% Configuration 1 2his is the configuration that 345 of the people #ill be able to use #ith little or no side effects! )t #ill also minimi6es the amount of "errors" that is reported in the (vent 7ie#er! 2his does not guarantee it #ill #ork for you, but if ad8usting your services scares you, this configuration #ould be a good starting point! o '( service settings have been changed from the default annotated by an /90 asterisk! %$wea)ed% 1 2his is the configuration that ) have developed to reduce the ""afe" services started, but maintain system security! 2his does notguarantee it #ill #ork for you! o *+ service settings have been changed from the default annotated by an /90 asterisk! o 2his configuration is a system that is still able to perform many 'A* net#orking functions, such as file and print sharing, :ome;roup access and uses #ireless net#orking /laptop0 plus leaves several security related "features" like the $indo#s Defender, $indo#s Fire#all and $indo#s <pdate active! o 2his configuration is not for a $indo#s ,edia =enter .=! )n this case, use ""afe"!

isp,ay Name
Active> )nstaller /Ax)nst"70 Adaptive rightness Application (xperience Application :ost :elper "ervice 99 Application )dentity Application )nformation Application 'ayer ;ate#ay "ervice Application ,anagement A".!*(2 "tate "ervice 99 ackground )ntelligent 2ransfer "ervice ase Filtering (ngine it'ocker Drive (ncryption "ervice lock 'evel ackup (ngine "ervice luetooth "upport "ervice

&ervice Name -.egistry/

Ax)nst"7 "ensr"vc Ae'ookup"vc App:ost"vc App)D"vc Appinfo A'; App,gmt aspnet?state )2" F( D("7= #bengine bthserv

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled /,anual0 ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual

%&afe%
,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled ,anual ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled ,anual Automatic ,anual ,anual Disabled 9

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual *ot )nstalled ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled ,anual Automatic Disabled 9 ,anual Disabled 9

isp,ay Name
ranch=ache =ertificate .ropagation =lient for *F" 99 =*; @ey )solation =A,B (vent "ystem =A,B "ystem Application =omputer ro#ser =redential ,anager =ryptographic "ervices D=A, "erver .rocess 'auncher Desktop $indo# ,anager "ession ,anager D:=. =lient Diagnostic .olicy "ervice Diagnostic "ervice :ost Diagnostic "ystem :ost Disk Defragmenter

&ervice Name -.egistry/

.eerDist"vc =ert.rop"vc *fs=lnt @ey)so (vent"ystem =A,"ysApp ro#ser 7ault"vc =rypt"vc Dcom'aunch <x"ms Dhcp D." $di"ervice:ost $di"ystem:ost defragsvc

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual

%&afe%
Disabled 9 Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled ,anual Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled ,anual Automatic ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual

isp,ay Name
Distributed 'ink 2racking =lient Distributed 2ransaction =oordinator D*" =lient (ncrypting File "ystem /(F"0 (xtensible Authentication .rotocol Fax 99 Function Discovery .rovider :ost Function Discovery Resource .ublication ;roup .olicy =lient :ealth @ey and =ertificate ,anagement :ome;roup 'istener :ome;roup .rovider :uman )nterface Device Access ))" Admin "ervice 99 )@( and Auth). ).sec @eying ,odules )ndexing "ervice 99

&ervice Name -.egistry/

2rk$ks ,"D2= Dnscache (F" (ap:ost Fax fd.:ost FDRes.ub gpsvc hkmsvc :ome;roup'istener :ome;roup.rovider hidserv ))"AD,)* )@((>2 =)"7=

!"AU#$ U,timate
Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic0 ,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0

%&afe%
Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled ,anual *ot )nstalled

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic Disabled 9 ,anual Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Automatic Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled ,anual *ot )nstalled

isp,ay Name
)nteractive "ervices Detection )nternet =onnection "haring /)="0 ). :elper ).sec .olicy Agent @tmRm for Distributed 2ransaction =oordinator 'inkD'ayer 2opology Discovery ,apper '.D "ervice 99 ,edia =enter (xtender "ervice 99 ,essage Queuing 99 ,essage Queuing 2riggers 99 ,icrosoft !*(2 Frame#ork *;(* vE!C!4C%E% ,icrosoft F2. "ervice 99 ,icrosoft i"=") )nitiator "ervice ,icrosoft "oft#are "hado# =opy .rovider ,ultimedia =lass "cheduler *et!,sm+ 'istener Adapter 99

&ervice Name -.egistry/

<)CDetect "haredAccess iphlpsvc .olicyAgent @tmRm lltdsvc '.D"7= ,cxE"vc ,",Q ,",Q2riggers clr?optimi6ation?vE!C!4C%E% ftpsvc ,"i"=") s#prv ,,="" *et,sm+Activator

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual Disabled Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 Disabled *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0

%&afe%
,anual Disabled Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled Disabled *ot )nstalled *ot )nstalled ,anual *ot )nstalled Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic *ot )nstalled

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 Disabled Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled Disabled *ot )nstalled *ot )nstalled ,anual *ot )nstalled Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic *ot )nstalled

isp,ay Name
*et!.ipe 'istener Adapter 99 *et!2cp 'istener Adapter 99 *et!2cp .ort "haring "ervice 99 *etlogon *et#ork Access .rotection Agent *et#ork =onnections *et#ork 'ist "ervice *et#ork 'ocation A#areness *et#ork "tore )nterface "ervice Affline Files .arental =ontrols .eer *ame Resolution .rotocol .eer *et#orking ;rouping .eer *et#orking )dentity ,anager .erformance 'ogs F Alerts .lug and .lay

&ervice Name -.egistry/

*et.ipeActivator *et2cpActivator *et2cp.ort"haring *etlogon napagent *etman netprofm *la"vc nsi =sc"ervice $.="vc .*R.svc pEpsvc pEpimsvc pla .lug.lay

!"AU#$ U,timate
*ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 Disabled ,anual ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual Automatic /"tarted0

%&afe%
*ot )nstalled *ot )nstalled Disabled Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic

$wea)ed
*ot )nstalled *ot )nstalled Disabled Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic

isp,ay Name
.n.D> ). us (numerator .*R. ,achine *ame .ublication "ervice .ortable Device (numerator "ervice .o#er .rint "pooler .roblem Reports and "olutions =ontrol .anel "upport .rogram =ompatibility Assistant "ervice .rotected "torage Quality $indo#s Audio 7ideo (xperience Remote Access Auto =onnection ,anager Remote Access =onnection ,anager Remote Desktop =onfiguration Remote Desktop "ervices Remote Desktop "ervices <ser,ode .ort Redirector Remote .rocedure =all /R.=0 Remote .rocedure =all /R.=0 'ocator

&ervice Name -.egistry/

). us(num .*R.AutoReg $.D us(num .o#er "pooler #ercplsupport .ca"vc .rotected"torage Q$A7( RasAuto Ras,an "ession(nv 2erm"ervice <mRdp"ervice Rpc"s Rpc'ocator

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual

%&afe%
,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic Disabled 9

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Automatic Automatic Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Automatic Disabled 9

isp,ay Name
Remote Registry R). 'istener 99 Routing and Remote Access R.= (ndpoint ,apper "ea.ort 999 "econdary 'ogon "ecure "ocket 2unneling .rotocol "ervice "ecurity Accounts ,anager

&ervice Name -.egistry/

RemoteRegistry iprip RemoteAccess Rpc(pt,apper "ea.ort seclogon "stp"vc "am"s

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 Disabled Automatic /"tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual ,anual Automatic /"tarted0

%&afe%
Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled Disabled Automatic *ot )nstalled ,anual ,anual Automatic

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled Disabled Automatic *ot )nstalled ,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic /Delayed "tart0 Automatic Automatic *ot )nstalled Disabled 9 Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled

"ecurity =enter

#scsvc

Automatic /Delayed "tart, "tarted0 Automatic /Delayed "tart0

"erver "hell :ard#are Detection "imple 2=.&). "ervices 99 "mart =ard "mart =ard Removal .olicy "*,. "ervice 99

'anman"erver "hell:$Detection simptcp "=ard"vr "=.olicy"vc "*,.

Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0

Automatic Automatic *ot )nstalled Disabled 9 Disabled 9 *ot )nstalled

isp,ay Name
"*,. 2rap

&ervice Name -.egistry/

"*,.2RA.

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual

%&afe%
Disabled 9

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 Automatic /Delayed "tart0 ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 Automatic Automatic Disabled 9 Automatic Automatic ,anual *ot )nstalled Automatic ,anual Disabled 9

"oft#are .rotection

sppsvc

Automatic /Delayed "tart, "tarted0 Automatic /Delayed "tart0

".. *otification "ervice ""D. Discovery "torage "ervice "uperfetch "ystem (vent *otification "ervice 2ablet .= )nput "ervice 2ask "cheduler 2=.&). *et )A" :elper 2elephony 2elnet 99 2hemes 2hread Ardering "erver 2., ase "ervices

sppuinotify ""D."R7 "tor"vc "ys,ain "(*" 2ablet)nput"ervice "chedule lmhosts 2api"rv 2lnt"vr 2hemes 2:R(ADARD(R 2 "

,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 *ot Available Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual *ot )nstalled /Disabled0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual

,anual ,anual Disabled 9 Automatic Automatic ,anual Automatic Automatic ,anual *ot )nstalled Automatic ,anual ,anual

isp,ay Name
<.n. Device :ost <ser .rofile "ervice 7irtual Disk 7olume "hado# =opy $eb ,anagement "ervice 99 $eb=lient $indo#s Audio $indo#s Audio (ndpoint uilder $indo#s ackup $indo#s iometric "ervice $indo#s =ard"pace $indo#s =olor "ystem $indo#s =onnect *o# D =onfig Registrar

&ervice Name -.egistry/

upnphost .rof"vc vds 7"" $,"7= $eb=lient Audio"rv Audio(ndpoint uilder "DR"7= $bio"rvc idsvc $cs.lug)n"ervice #cncsvc

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 *ot )nstalled /,anual0 ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual

%&afe%
,anual Automatic ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled ,anual Automatic Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual Disabled 9

$wea)ed
,anual Automatic ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled Disabled 9 Automatic Automatic ,anual Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Automatic /Delayed "tart0 Automatic

$indo#s Defender

$inDefend

Automatic /Delayed "tart, "tarted0 Automatic /Delayed "tart0

$indo#s Driver Foundation D <serDmode Driver Frame#ork

#udfsvc

Automatic

Automatic

isp,ay Name
$indo#s (rror Reporting "ervice $indo#s (vent =ollector $indo#s (vent 'og $indo#s Fire#all $indo#s Font =ache "ervice $indo#s )mage Ac+uisition /$)A0 $indo#s )nstaller $indo#s 'ive Family "afety 999 $indo#s ,anagement )nstrumentation $indo#s ,edia =enter Receiver "ervice 99 $indo#s ,edia =enter "cheduler "ervice 99 $indo#s ,edia .layer *et#ork "haring "ervice 99 $indo#s ,odules )nstaller $indo#s .resentation Foundation Font =ache G!C!C!C 99 $indo#s .rocess Activation "ervice 99 $indo#s Remote ,anagement /$"D,anagement0

&ervice Name -.egistry/

$er"vc $ecsvc (vent'og ,ps"vc Font=ache "ti"vc msiserver fsssvc $inmgmt ehRecvr eh"ched $,.*et#ork"vc 2rusted)nstaller Font=acheG!C!C!C $A" $inR,

!"AU#$ U,timate
,anual ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled /,anual0 Automatic /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual /"tarted0 ,anual *ot )nstalled /,anual, "tarted0 ,anual

%&afe%
,anual ,anual Automatic Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled Automatic ,anual ,anual Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled ,anual

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic Automatic ,anual ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled Automatic Disabled 9 Disabled 9 Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual *ot )nstalled Disabled 9

isp,ay Name
$indo#s "earch 99 $indo#s 2ime

&ervice Name -.egistry/

$"earch $GE2ime

!"AU#$ U,timate
Automatic /Delayed "tart, "tarted0 ,anual

%&afe%
Disabled 9 ,anual

$wea)ed
Disabled 9 ,anual Automatic /Delayed "tart0 Disabled 9 ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic *ot )nstalled Disabled 9

$indo#s <pdate

#uauserv

Automatic /Delayed "tart, "tarted0 Automatic /Delayed "tart0

$in:22. $eb .roxy AutoDDiscovery "ervice $ired Auto=onfig $'A* Auto=onfig $,) .erformance Adapter $orkstation $orld $ide $eb .ublishing "ervice 99 $$A* Auto=onfig An 9 /asterisk0 indicates changes from the default!

$in:ttpAuto.roxy"vc dotGsvc $lansvc #miAp"rv 'anman$orkstation $G"7= $#an"vc

,anual /"tarted0 ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic /"tarted0 *ot )nstalled /Automatic, "tarted0 ,anual

,anual ,anual ,anual ,anual Automatic *ot )nstalled ,anual

2#o 99 /asterisks0 indicates you can add or remove this service byH :ead to &tart "elect Contro, 0ane, "elect 0rograms "elect 0rograms and "eatures "elect $urn 1indows "eatures on or off

Three *** (asterisks) indicates they are installed with Windows Live Essentials