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  Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-16 03:44 -0800
    Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-16 03:45 -0800
    Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-16 03:50 -0800
    Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-16 08:54 -0500
      Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-16 12:43 -0500
        Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-16 14:05 -0500
    Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 MR <MR@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-17 01:32 +0000
      Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-17 08:18 -0500
        Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-01-18 02:25 +0200
          Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-17 21:07 -0500
        Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-18 13:01 -0700
          Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-18 16:53 -0500
            Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-18 18:06 -0500
              Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-18 20:46 -0500
            Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-19 12:20 -0700
              Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-19 19:51 +0000
    Re: Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10 wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-01-22 10:40 +0000

#181411 — Disabling unneeded services in Windows 10

I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
computer. My reasons for doing so are (a) to preserve privacy and (b) to
conserve system resources. To that end, I've done some searching around
and put together a list of such services as recommended from these websites:

1.
https://umatechnology.org/which-windows-services-can-you-safely-disable-in-windows-11-10/:

2.
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/12-windows-10-services-that-are-safe-to-disable/

3. https://www.minitool.com/news/windows-10-services-to-disable.html

Eg. My computer doesn't even have any kind of bluetooth capabilities, so
I plan on disabling an


There are many such websites, but I figure these are enough. Bear in mind:

1. Create a restore point before doing any of this

2. You might run into 1 or more services you'll be unable to disable.
They're that way for a reason, even if it's not a good one. However,
just forget about such services. Disabling them usually will break
something.

3. YMMV.

-- 
John C.

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#181412

John C. wrote:
> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
> computer. My reasons for doing so are (a) to preserve privacy and (b) to
> conserve system resources. To that end, I've done some searching around
> and put together a list of such services as recommended from these websites:
> 
> 1.
> https://umatechnology.org/which-windows-services-can-you-safely-disable-in-windows-11-10/:
> 
> 2.
> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/12-windows-10-services-that-are-safe-to-disable/
> 
> 3. https://www.minitool.com/news/windows-10-services-to-disable.html
> 
> Eg. My computer doesn't even have any kind of bluetooth capabilities, so
> I plan on disabling an

Sorry about that typo. I meant to say that I plan on disabling all
services related to bluetooth.

> There are many such websites, but I figure these are enough. Bear in mind:
> 
> 1. Create a restore point before doing any of this
> 
> 2. You might run into 1 or more services you'll be unable to disable.
> They're that way for a reason, even if it's not a good one. However,
> just forget about such services. Disabling them usually will break
> something.
> 
> 3. YMMV.
> 

-- 
John C.

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#181413

John C. wrote:
> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
> computer. My reasons for doing so are (a) to preserve privacy and (b) to
> conserve system resources. To that end, I've done some searching around
> and put together a list of such services as recommended from these websites:
> 
> 1.
> https://umatechnology.org/which-windows-services-can-you-safely-disable-in-windows-11-10/:
> 
> 2.
> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/12-windows-10-services-that-are-safe-to-disable/
> 
> 3. https://www.minitool.com/news/windows-10-services-to-disable.html
> 
> Eg. My computer doesn't even have any kind of bluetooth capabilities, so
> I plan on disabling an

Sorry about that typo. I meant to say that I plan on disabling all
services related to bluetooth.

> There are many such websites, but I figure these are enough. Bear in mind:
> 
> 1. Create a restore point before doing any of this
> 
> 2. You might run into 1 or more services you'll be unable to disable.
> They're that way for a reason, even if it's not a good one. However,
> just forget about such services. Disabling them usually will break
> something.
> 
> 3. YMMV.
> 

-- 
John C.

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#181418

On 1/16/2025 6:44 AM, John C. wrote:
> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
> computer. My reasons for doing so are (a) to preserve privacy and (b) to
> conserve system resources. To that end, I've done some searching around
> and put together a list of such services as recommended from these websites:
> 
> 1.
> https://umatechnology.org/which-windows-services-can-you-safely-disable-in-windows-11-10/:
> 
> 2.
> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/12-windows-10-services-that-are-safe-to-disable/
> 
> 3. https://www.minitool.com/news/windows-10-services-to-disable.html
> 
> Eg. My computer doesn't even have any kind of bluetooth capabilities, so
> I plan on disabling an
> 
> 
> There are many such websites, but I figure these are enough. Bear in mind:
> 
> 1. Create a restore point before doing any of this
> 
> 2. You might run into 1 or more services you'll be unable to disable.
> They're that way for a reason, even if it's not a good one. However,
> just forget about such services. Disabling them usually will break
> something.
> 
> 3. YMMV.
> 

   I think that people need to understand what these things do before
disabling anything. Everyone has different needs. Also, on Win10/11,
some services a blocked. When you try to disable it simply says, "The
parameter is incorrect". E-passive aggression. Those services have
to be disabled by setting the startup value to 4 in the Registry. The
name of the Registry key is in the settings window for the service.

   I like to make sure that remote connections are blocked, for security.
With that in mind, here's my additional list of disabled services:

AllJoynRS, Application Layer Gateway, Auto Time ZU, Capture Service,
Cellular Time, Connected Devices*, Connected User*, Contact Data,
Delivery Opt, Device Mngmt WAP, Display*, Distributed*, Downloaded
Maps Manager, Enterprise App..., File History, Function Discovery*,
Geolocation, Hyper-V*, All of Intel except the Graphics Command...,
McpManagement, Microsoft Diag, Microsoft Account Sign-in, Microsoft
Edge* iSCI Passport* Storage Store Windows SMS, Natural Auth, Netlogon,
Network Connected Devices and Connection Broker, OpenSSH, Payments...,
Peer*, Performance Counter, Phone, Remote Desktop*, Remote Reg,
Retail Demo, Routing and Remote Access, Server, Shared PC Account...,
Smart*, SNMP, SSDP, Storage Service, Sync Host, TCP/IP NetBIOS,
UPnP, User Data Access, Volume Shadow Copy, Web Acct Man, WebClient,
WiFi, Windows Backup Biometric Camera ConnectNow ErrorRep Insider
Mobile Push* RemoteMgmnt Search Time Update*, Workstation, XBox*

   Note that this is a configuration for a desktop that's not on a network
and connects only via ethernet. I also don't use Windows backup or
Windows Store.
   For me the most important things are dangerous security issues, like 
Remote
Desktop. But some people might use that daily. On a corporate network
you'll probably also need other things like workstation... So people need to
understand what they're disabling.

  And there are a few that are absolutely critical, like Remote 
Procedure Call
and Background Tasks Infrastructure.

   I've noticed that a surpising number of Win10 services don't appear 
on Win11.

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#181430

On Thu, 1/16/2025 8:54 AM, Newyana2 wrote:
> On 1/16/2025 6:44 AM, John C. wrote:
>> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
>> computer. My reasons for doing so are (a) to preserve privacy and (b) to
>> conserve system resources. To that end, I've done some searching around
>> and put together a list of such services as recommended from these websites:
>>
>> 1.
>> https://umatechnology.org/which-windows-services-can-you-safely-disable-in-windows-11-10/:
>>
>> 2.
>> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/12-windows-10-services-that-are-safe-to-disable/
>>
>> 3. https://www.minitool.com/news/windows-10-services-to-disable.html
>>
>> Eg. My computer doesn't even have any kind of bluetooth capabilities, so
>> I plan on disabling an
>>
>>
>> There are many such websites, but I figure these are enough. Bear in mind:
>>
>> 1. Create a restore point before doing any of this
>>
>> 2. You might run into 1 or more services you'll be unable to disable.
>> They're that way for a reason, even if it's not a good one. However,
>> just forget about such services. Disabling them usually will break
>> something.
>>
>> 3. YMMV.
>>
> 
>   I think that people need to understand what these things do before
> disabling anything. Everyone has different needs. Also, on Win10/11,
> some services a blocked. When you try to disable it simply says, "The
> parameter is incorrect". E-passive aggression. Those services have
> to be disabled by setting the startup value to 4 in the Registry. The
> name of the Registry key is in the settings window for the service.
> 
>   I like to make sure that remote connections are blocked, for security.
> With that in mind, here's my additional list of disabled services:
> 
> AllJoynRS, Application Layer Gateway, Auto Time ZU, Capture Service,
> Cellular Time, Connected Devices*, Connected User*, Contact Data,
> Delivery Opt, Device Mngmt WAP, Display*, Distributed*, Downloaded
> Maps Manager, Enterprise App..., File History, Function Discovery*,
> Geolocation, Hyper-V*, All of Intel except the Graphics Command...,
> McpManagement, Microsoft Diag, Microsoft Account Sign-in, Microsoft
> Edge* iSCI Passport* Storage Store Windows SMS, Natural Auth, Netlogon,
> Network Connected Devices and Connection Broker, OpenSSH, Payments...,
> Peer*, Performance Counter, Phone, Remote Desktop*, Remote Reg,
> Retail Demo, Routing and Remote Access, Server, Shared PC Account...,
> Smart*, SNMP, SSDP, Storage Service, Sync Host, TCP/IP NetBIOS,
> UPnP, User Data Access, Volume Shadow Copy, Web Acct Man, WebClient,
> WiFi, Windows Backup Biometric Camera ConnectNow ErrorRep Insider
> Mobile Push* RemoteMgmnt Search Time Update*, Workstation, XBox*
> 
>   Note that this is a configuration for a desktop that's not on a network
> and connects only via ethernet. I also don't use Windows backup or
> Windows Store.
>   For me the most important things are dangerous security issues, like Remote
> Desktop. But some people might use that daily. On a corporate network
> you'll probably also need other things like workstation... So people need to
> understand what they're disabling.
> 
>  And there are a few that are absolutely critical, like Remote Procedure Call
> and Background Tasks Infrastructure.
> 
>   I've noticed that a surpising number of Win10 services don't appear on Win11.

The problem with being on a tear, is you can make mistakes. I see this:

    Volume Shadow Copy

in your list. That's going to *degrade* a Full image backup you make in Windows.
VSS allows "hot" copies of C: to be made. The service is not provided on WinPE
and is not needed there, as booting a CD to make backups, all the HDD file
systems are then "at rest".

   Paul

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#181436

On 1/16/2025 12:43 PM, Paul wrote:

> 
> The problem with being on a tear, is you can make mistakes. I see this:
> 
>      Volume Shadow Copy
> 
> in your list. That's going to *degrade* a Full image backup you make in Windows.

   That's why I stressed that everyone will have their own needs
when it comes to services. I don't and never would use Windows
to make backups. I do backup of files and I use disk imaging with
BootIt. Backing up with Windows has limited usefulness and results
in unnecessary bloat. I disable System Restore. But some people
like to use it. So people need to understand services and know
which ones they want. Some of the things I disable might also
be a problem for people who use file sharing, remote or local, for
example. But I would never enable such risky functionality, so I
disable related services. I also disable Windows Store and its
install service. Many people use Windows Store. So my list is a
guide of many things that CAN be disabled without breaking things.
It's not a list of what should be disabled.

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#181468

On 16/01/2025 11:44, John C. wrote:
> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
> computer. 

Very good idea. You can then blame Indians and Chinese if your computer 
doesn't work as expected.

I have always believed that people like you are the most stupidest in 
this world and the worst thing is you are confirming this by posting 
silly questions here and blaming Indians for your stupidity.

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#181490

On 1/16/2025 8:32 PM, MR wrote:
> On 16/01/2025 11:44, John C. wrote:
>> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
>> computer.
> 
> Very good idea. You can then blame Indians and Chinese if your computer
> doesn't work as expected.
> 

   Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.

   Another great tip? Take your bread out of the plastic bag
before you eat it.... You might be surprised at how much of
the world is not designed for you to consume blindly.

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#181513

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:18:44 -0500, Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam>
wrote:

>On 1/16/2025 8:32 PM, MR wrote:
>> On 16/01/2025 11:44, John C. wrote:
>>> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
>>> computer.
>> 
>> Very good idea. You can then blame Indians and Chinese if your computer
>> doesn't work as expected.
>> 
>
>   Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
>Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
>That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
>computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
>demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
>better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.

Though that is true, I look at the list of Windows services and have
no idea what most of them are used for. I'm reluctant to mess with
things that I know too little about. 


-- 
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web:  http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

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#181517

On Fri, 1/17/2025 7:25 PM, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:18:44 -0500, Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/16/2025 8:32 PM, MR wrote:
>>> On 16/01/2025 11:44, John C. wrote:
>>>> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
>>>> computer.
>>>
>>> Very good idea. You can then blame Indians and Chinese if your computer
>>> doesn't work as expected.
>>>
>>
>>   Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
>> Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
>> That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
>> computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
>> demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
>> better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.
> 
> Though that is true, I look at the list of Windows services and have
> no idea what most of them are used for. I'm reluctant to mess with
> things that I know too little about. 

Just the names are annoying.

They changed one of them to "SysMain".

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_components

      "Superfetch   SysMain   Monitors file usage patterns and boosts system
                              speed by caching frequently accessed files to RAM[19]"

If you have a SATA SSD or an NVMe, then you could disable that without
too much of an issue. I sometimes shut that down, when a Windows Update
is not progressing at an acceptable speed. That's when I start pushing
buttons on my Fisher Price operating panel :-)

One you *can't* shut down is RPC. First of all, it won't let you.
Second of all, if you attack while the OS is offline, then it's
not going to finish booting. That is Remote Procedure Call, and
when it makes a remote call to 127.0.0.1 then it is a Local Procedure Call
in effect. Because RPC is "used for everything", it is now so indispensable,
it cannot be removed.

That is some examples of the extremes.

If you damage LSASS or CSRSS, the OS shuts down in 60 seconds.
The Sasser malware attacked one of those, years ago.

The list is huge, and I expect this will make an excellent hobby for someone :-)

   Paul

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#181540

Newyana2 wrote on 1/17/25 6:18 AM:
> 
>    Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
> Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
> That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
> computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
> demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
> better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.
> 
>    Another great tip? Take your bread out of the plastic bag
> before you eat it.... You might be surprised at how much of
> the world is not designed for you to consume blindly.

The default for 'Retail Demo' service on a retail or OEM as-shipped to 
corporate or consumer device is 'Manaul' and 'Stopped'.
Retail sellers(e.g. big box and other SMB device sellers have the option 
to Start the service and reconfigure to Automatic(delayed), Automatic, or 
Disabled.

Sometime it's important to look at the bread before telling someone its 
rye when not aware it was white.

-- 
...w¡ñ§±¤ñ

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#181548

On 1/18/2025 3:01 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> Newyana2 wrote on 1/17/25 6:18 AM:
>>
>>    Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
>> Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
>> That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
>> computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
>> demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
>> better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.
>>
>>    Another great tip? Take your bread out of the plastic bag
>> before you eat it.... You might be surprised at how much of
>> the world is not designed for you to consume blindly.
> 
> The default for 'Retail Demo' service on a retail or OEM as-shipped to 
> corporate or consumer device is 'Manaul' and 'Stopped'.

Yes, which is what I said. Enabled.

> Sometime it's important to look at the bread before telling someone its 
> rye when not aware it was white.
> 

    It was just an example, so no need to torture the metaphor. :)
Sometimes, Winston, I think that Bill Gates must have saved
you from drowning. You're loyalty is quite strange.

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#181556

On Sat, 1/18/2025 4:53 PM, Newyana2 wrote:
> On 1/18/2025 3:01 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
>> Newyana2 wrote on 1/17/25 6:18 AM:
>>>
>>>    Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
>>> Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
>>> That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
>>> computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
>>> demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
>>> better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.
>>>
>>>    Another great tip? Take your bread out of the plastic bag
>>> before you eat it.... You might be surprised at how much of
>>> the world is not designed for you to consume blindly.
>>
>> The default for 'Retail Demo' service on a retail or OEM as-shipped to corporate or consumer device is 'Manaul' and 'Stopped'.
> 
> Yes, which is what I said. Enabled.
> 
>> Sometime it's important to look at the bread before telling someone its rye when not aware it was white.
>>
> 
>    It was just an example, so no need to torture the metaphor. :)
> Sometimes, Winston, I think that Bill Gates must have saved
> you from drowning. You're loyalty is quite strange.

Hay, Bill Gates is the only sane billionaire on the planet.
Now, what do you say. Think of all the extra mischief he
could have got into. You know, his own fleet of rockets
and shit. Or using diesel generators to run an AI training
farm that keeps increasing in size.

   Paul

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#181564

On 1/18/2025 6:06 PM, Paul wrote:
> On Sat, 1/18/2025 4:53 PM, Newyana2 wrote:

> 
> Hay, Bill Gates is the only sane billionaire on the planet.
> Now, what do you say. Think of all the extra mischief he
> could have got into. You know, his own fleet of rockets
> and shit. Or using diesel generators to run an AI training
> farm that keeps increasing in size.
> 

    There's some sense in that. A billionaire who thinks
he's a genius, wants to own public education, and thinks
he should be in charge of worldwide healthcare, is probably
better than Elon Musk. Musk, after all, views Earth as a
disposable resource that we'll ruin and then move elsewhere.
That's a whole other level of genius stupidity and arrogance.

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#181580

Newyana2 wrote on 1/18/25 2:53 PM:
> On 1/18/2025 3:01 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
>> Newyana2 wrote on 1/17/25 6:18 AM:
>>>
>>>    Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
>>> Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
>>> That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
>>> computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
>>> demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
>>> better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.
>>>
>>>    Another great tip? Take your bread out of the plastic bag
>>> before you eat it.... You might be surprised at how much of
>>> the world is not designed for you to consume blindly.
>>
>> The default for 'Retail Demo' service on a retail or OEM as-shipped to 
>> corporate or consumer device is 'Manaul' and 'Stopped'.
> 
> Yes, which is what I said. Enabled.
> 
>> Sometime it's important to look at the bread before telling someone its 
>> rye when not aware it was white.
>>
> 
No loyalty, involved. Just clarity.
Enabled for this service in its default setting has no impact. No 
activity, no cpu usage, no background activity, no disk activity - 
dormant and unused.
  => no bearing unless one purchased a retail demo pc(floor model).
  - The only other possible way on any device(retail or OEM) to activate 
the service's feature is to perform a detailed sequence of steps (which 
no one in a consumer, smb, or enterprise environment does or has need 
too[maybe only you and Darrin DeYoung] to instruct Windows to obtain the 
latest available demo and content and then and only then configure the 
demo mode to run until the demo's admin access is removed, a 
predetermined time, or permanently after setting up an admin password.

i.e. for this forum, your comment is basically useless and just another 
complaint lacking clarity and value added benefit - adjusting this 
service from its default(manual, no started)yields the exact same result .



-- 
...w¡ñ§±¤ñ

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#181581

...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:
> Newyana2 wrote on 1/18/25 2:53 PM:
> > On 1/18/2025 3:01 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> >> Newyana2 wrote on 1/17/25 6:18 AM:
> >>>
> >>>    Do you just assume that Microsoft knows best in all things?
> >>> Did you know that "Retail Demo" service is enabled by default?
> >>> That's for setting a computer to be a sample in Staples. Windows
> >>> computers are assumed to be corporate workstations (or retail
> >>> demos). Even the "Home" version. They're set up accordingly. For
> >>> better security and efficiency, adjusting services can be useful.
> >>>
> >>>    Another great tip? Take your bread out of the plastic bag
> >>> before you eat it.... You might be surprised at how much of
> >>> the world is not designed for you to consume blindly.
> >>
> >> The default for 'Retail Demo' service on a retail or OEM as-shipped to 
> >> corporate or consumer device is 'Manaul' and 'Stopped'.
> > 
> > Yes, which is what I said. Enabled.
> > 
> >> Sometime it's important to look at the bread before telling someone its 
> >> rye when not aware it was white.
> > 
> No loyalty, involved. Just clarity.
> Enabled for this service in its default setting has no impact. No 
> activity, no cpu usage, no background activity, no disk activity - 
> dormant and unused.

  No to mention that there is no such state (actually Startup type) as
"enabled" for a service!

  "enabled" is FUD for the service not being Disabled and being in
another state, in this case Startup type Manual and Service status
Stopped.

  But "enabled" sounds nicely dangerous, doesn't it!? Evil Microsoft and
all that!

  And you have the audacity to counter that with *facts*!? Bad Winston,
bad, bad Winston!

>   => no bearing unless one purchased a retail demo pc(floor model).
>   - The only other possible way on any device(retail or OEM) to activate 
> the service's feature is to perform a detailed sequence of steps (which 
> no one in a consumer, smb, or enterprise environment does or has need 
> too[maybe only you and Darrin DeYoung] to instruct Windows to obtain the 
> latest available demo and content and then and only then configure the 
> demo mode to run until the demo's admin access is removed, a 
> predetermined time, or permanently after setting up an admin password.
> 
> i.e. for this forum, your comment is basically useless and just another 
> complaint lacking clarity and value added benefit - adjusting this 
> service from its default(manual, no started)yields the exact same result .

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On 16/01/2025 11:44, John C. wrote:
> I am planning on disabling unnecessary services on my Windows 10 Pro
> computer. My reasons for doing so are (a) to preserve privacy and (b) to
> conserve system resources. To that end, I've done some searching around
> and put together a list of such services as recommended from these websites:
> 
> 1.
> https://umatechnology.org/which-windows-services-can-you-safely-disable-in-windows-11-10/:
> 
> 2.
> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/12-windows-10-services-that-are-safe-to-disable/
> 
> 3. https://www.minitool.com/news/windows-10-services-to-disable.html
> 
> Eg. My computer doesn't even have any kind of bluetooth capabilities, so
> I plan on disabling an
> 
> 
> There are many such websites, but I figure these are enough. Bear in mind:
> 
> 1. Create a restore point before doing any of this
> 
> 2. You might run into 1 or more services you'll be unable to disable.
> They're that way for a reason, even if it's not a good one. However,
> just forget about such services. Disabling them usually will break
> something.
> 
> 3. YMMV.
> 

Tiny10 ?
  - https://github.com/IL01DI/Tiny10/releases


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wasbit

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