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Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service

From "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service
Date 2025-01-21 08:50 -0600
Organization i2pn2 (i2pn.org)
Message-ID <op.20qbhspa1svx94@office-pc.attlocal.net> (permalink)
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On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:22:14 -0600, John C. <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Allan Higdon wrote:
>> John C. wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't use bluetooth. In fact, my computer doesn't have any bluetooth
>>> capabilities and that's the way I like it.
>>>
>>> The extremely limited descriptions for both the Connected Devices
>>> Platform Service and the Connected Devices Platform User Service
>>> basically say, "This service is used for Connected Devices Platform
>>> scenarios" WTF??? Can't M$ do a better job of providing a description
>>> than that??
>>>
>>> Oh well. A search on the internet provides more on those services:
>>>
>>> https://appuals.com/what-is-the-connected-devices-platform-service-and-should-it-be-disabled/
>>>
>>> https://windowsreport.com/cdpsvc/
>>>
>>> https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/58863-connected-devices-platform-service-what-does-do.html
>>>
>>> https://thegeekpage.com/how-to-disable-connected-devices-platform-service-cdpsvc-to-fix-high-disk-usage/
>>>
>>> Do any of you have this service disabled and if so, did disabling it
>>> cause any problems?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>
>> I have CDP Service and CDP User Service disabled, along with many others.
>> I don't use bluetooth devices or Xbox, and it did not cause any problems
>> for me.
>
> How were you able to disable the CDP User Service? On my fully updated
> Windows 10 Pro system, that's not allowed. I get the following error
> message (copied and pasted here):
>
> ---------------------------
> Services
> ---------------------------
> The parameter is incorrect.
>
>
> ---------------------------
> OK
> ---------------------------
>

For CDP User Service, you have to use a Registry Editor to disable it.
Find "CDPUserSvc" in Services (NOT the one immediately below it called "CDPUserSvc_XXXXX") and change the value of "Start" to 4.
After a reboot, it should be disabled.

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Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-20 06:04 -0800
  Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-20 09:28 -0500
    Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-21 05:19 -0800
      Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-21 09:23 -0500
      Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-21 10:32 -0500
  Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-01-20 08:51 -0600
    Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-21 05:22 -0800
      Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-01-21 08:50 -0600
        Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-22 08:08 -0800
  Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-20 16:08 -0500
    Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-01-20 19:40 -0600
      Re: Disabling the Connected Devices Platform Service and Connected Devices Platform User Service Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-21 01:54 -0500

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