Win 7 - disabling services

[Noel Gallagher]

Hey guys,

Is there a good guide/list somewhere of common unwanted/needed services that are safe to disable? To speed up my Windows

Thanks

 

[kylew]

It's pretty unnecessary with Windows 7. I can't imagine you'd get a noticeable speed boost.

 

[Philtor]

blackviper.com has a guide on this if you really want to disable services.

 

[SiriusB]

It is largely pointless since services not being used basically use no resources.

 

[MarcLister]

I'd agree with the previous comments in this thread. Windows 7 looks to be the first OS I've used that manages the services very well. There's no need to play with the services unless you want to turn specific features of Windows off, like the Backup or the Security Centre.

 

[Infam0us]

blackviper.com has a guide on this if you really want to disable services.

 

[theheyes]

Even though W7 manages its own services very well it's is always worth a look at any third party crap running in the background and making sure it doesn't start when you reboot. Lots of lazy little "helpers" (you know the ones) lurking around on the off chance you'll plug in one of their products.

I wouldn't spend more than 5 minutes on that job though, and certainly not go to the trouble of finding and reading a guide. There is a lot of FUD out there regarding Windows services.

 

[arknor]

its always worth turning windows search and other bs off no matter how well windows manages its services

 

[SiriusB]

What's wrong with Windows Search? Works wonderfully for me.

 

[Mattus]

its always worth turning windows search and other bs off no matter how well windows manages its services

Rubbish. Windows Search is pretty useful and uses negligible resources on any modern system.

 

[arknor]

Rubbish. Windows Search is pretty useful and uses negligible resources on any modern system.

do you really need windows to index all your files for you so you can easily search?.

 

[theheyes]

Indexed search is miles better than the old search.