Windows 10: Advise on disabling services

Hi,
I made this script to disable unnecessary services on my system but I'm sure there are some services I'm disabling by mistake which should not be disabled since it causes my Network and VPN not working.
I know list is huge but maybe someone wants to take a look and find some services which must not be disabled at all.
Thanks in advance *Smile
Code: ::AllJoyn Router Service SC Config AJRouter Start=Disabled SC Stop AJRouter ::Auto Time Zone Updater SC Config tzautoupdate Start=Disabled SC Stop tzautoupdate ::BitLocker Drive Encryption Service SC Config BDESVC Start=Disabled SC Stop BDESVC ::Connected User Experiences and Telemetry SC Config DiagTrack Start=Disabled SC Stop DiagTrack :elivery Optimization SC Config DoSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop DoSvc ::WAP Push Message Routing Service SC Config dmwappushservice Start=Disabled SC Stop dmwappushservice :ownloaded Maps Manager SC Config MapsBroker Start=Disabled SC Stop MapsBroker ::Encrypting File System SC Config EFS Start=Disabled SC Stop EFS ::Fax SC Config Fax Start=Disabled SC Stop Fax ::File History Service SC Config fhsvc Start=Disabled SC Stop fhsvc ::Geolocation Service SC Config lfsvc Start=Disabled SC Stop lfsvc ::HomeGroup Listener SC Config HomeGroupListener Start=Disabled SC Stop HomeGroupListener ::HomeGroup Provider SC Config HomeGroupProvider Start=Disabled SC Stop HomeGroupProvider ::HV Host Service SC Config HvHost Start=Disabled SC Stop HvHost ::Hyper-V Data Exchange Service SC Config vmickvpexchange Start=Disabled SC Stop vmickvpexchange ::Hyper-V Guest Service Interface SC Config vmicguestinterface Start=Disabled SC Stop vmicguestinterface ::Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service SC Config vmicshutdown Start=Disabled SC Stop vmicshutdown ::Hyper-V Heartbeat Service SC Config vmicheartbeat Start=Disabled SC Stop vmicheartbeat ::Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Service SC Config vmicvmsession Start=Disabled SC Stop vmicvmsession ::Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service SC Config vmicrdv Start=Disabled SC Stop vmicrdv ::Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service SC Config vmictimesync Start=Disabled SC Stop vmictimesync ::Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor SC Config vmicvss Start=Disabled SC Stop vmicvss ::Infrared monitor service SC Config irmon Start=Disabled SC Stop irmon ::Microsoft Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service SC Config diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service Start=Disabled SC Stop diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service ::Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant SC Config wlidsvc Start=Disabled SC Stop wlidsvc ::Microsoft App-V Client SC Config AppVClient Start=Disabled SC Stop AppVClient ::Microsoft Passport SC Config NgcSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop NgcSvc ::Microsoft Passport Container SC Config NgcCtnrSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop NgcCtnrSvc ::Microsoft Windows SMS Router Service SC Config SmsRouter Start=Disabled SC Stop SmsRouter ::Office Source Engine ::Offline Files SC Config CscService Start=Disabled SC Stop CscService ::Optimize drives SC Config defragsvc Start=Disabled SC Stop defragsvc :ayments and NFC/SE Manager SC Config SEMgrSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop SEMgrSvc :eer Name Resolution Protocol SC Config PNRPsvc Start=Disabled SC Stop PNRPsvc :eer Networking Grouping SC Config p2psvc Start=Disabled SC Stop p2psvc :eer Networking Identity Manager SC Config p2pimsvc Start=Disabled SC Stop p2pimsvc :erformance Logs & Alerts SC Config pla Start=Disabled SC Stop pla :hone Service SC Config PhoneSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop PhoneSvc :rint Spooler SC Config Spooler Start=Disabled SC Stop Spooler :rinter Extensions and Notifications SC Config PrintNotify Start=Disabled SC Stop PrintNotify :roblem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support SC Config wercplsupport Start=Disabled SC Stop wercplsupport ::Remote Registry SC Config RemoteRegistry Start=Disabled SC Stop RemoteRegistry ::Retail Demo Service ::SC Config RetailDemo Start=Disabled ::SC Stop RetailDemo ::Remote Procedure Call Endpoint Mapper ::SC Config RpcEptMapper Start=Disabled ::SC Stop RpcEptMapper ::Secondary Logon SC Config seclogon Start=Disabled SC Stop seclogon ::Sensor Data Service SC Config SensorDataService Start=Disabled SC Stop SensorDataService ::Sensor Monitoring Service SC Config SensrSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop SensrSvc ::Sensor Service SC Config SensorService Start=Disabled SC Stop SensorService ::Server SC Config LanmanServer Start=Disabled SC Stop LanmanServer ::Smart Card SC Config ShellHWDetection Start=Disabled SC Stop SCardSvr ::Smart Card Device Enumeration Service SC Config ShellHWDetection Start=Disabled SC Stop ScDeviceEnum ::Smart Card Removal Policy SC Config ShellHWDetection Start=Disabled SC Stop SCPolicySvc ::Software Protection ::SC Config sppsvc Start=Disabled ::SC Stop sppsvc ::SSDP Discovery ::SC Config SSDPSRV Start=Disabled ::SC Stop SSDPSRV ::Super Fetch - Disable for SSD only ::SC Config SysMain Start=Disabled ::SC Stop SysMain ::Tile Data model server ::SC Config tiledatamodelsvc Start=Disabled ::SC Stop tiledatamodelsvc ::Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service - Why Can't Stop? ::SC Config TabletInputService Start=Disabled ::SC Stop TabletInputService ::Update Orchestrator Service SC Config UsoSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop UsoSvc ::Volume Shadow Copy SC Config VSS Start=Disabled SC Stop VSS ::Wallet Service SC Config WalletService Start=Disabled SC Stop WalletService ::Windows Backup SC Config SDRSVC Start=Disabled SC Stop SDRSVC ::Windows Biometric Service SC Config WbioSrvc Start=Disabled SC Stop WbioSrvc ::Windows Camera Frame Server SC Config FrameServer Start=Disabled SC Stop FrameServer ::Windows Error Reporting Service SC Config WerSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop WerSvc ::Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) SC Config stisvc Start=Disabled SC Stop stisvc ::Windows Insider Service SC Config wisvc Start=Disabled SC Stop wisvc ::Windows License Manager Service - Store SC Config LicenseManager Start=Disabled SC Stop LicenseManager ::Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service SC Config WMPNetworkSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop WMPNetworkSvc ::Windows Modules Installer - Update SC Config TrustedInstaller Start=Disabled SC Stop TrustedInstaller ::Windows Search SC Config WSearch Start=Disabled SC Stop WSearch ::WWindows Store Install Service SC Config InstallService Start=Disabled SC Stop InstallService ::Windows Update SC Config wuauserv Start=Disabled SC Stop wuauserv ::Work Folders SC Config workfolderssvc Start=Disabled SC Stop workfolderssvc ::Workstation - OK? ::SC Config LanmanWorkstation Start=Disabled ::SC Stop LanmanWorkstation ::Xbox Accessory Management Service SC Config XboxGipSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop XboxGipSvc ::Xbox Game Monitoring ::SC Config xbgm Start=Disabled ::SC Stop xbgm ::Xbox Live Auth Manager SC Config XblAuthManager Start=Disabled SC Stop XblAuthManager ::Xbox Live Game Save SC Config XblGameSave Start=Disabled SC Stop XblGameSave ::Xbox Live Networking Service SC Config XboxNetApiSvc Start=Disabled SC Stop XboxNetApiSvc[/quote]

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KB4054517

I disabled windows update. Downloaded KB4054517. Get error...."Windows Update Standalone Installer error. The service can not be started."

Please advise.

 

SSDP Services not disabling

Hi Dosan,

It seems that this issue is a bit more complex than what is normally posted here in the Community. I suggest that you post your query on
TechNet forums where there are experts who are knowledgeable with such concerns.

Best regards.

 

What do you hope to gain by doing this?
My advice would be to not disable any of them. There is no publicly available documentation that fully describes what each service does. Many do more than what the publicly available documentation states. The risks would be high and the benefits minimal.

In the past I disabled a few services I thought were unnecessary. I was wrong and ended up spending a lot of time in troubleshooting. Lesson learned.

 

This tutorial by Brink should be helpful.

Restore Default Services in Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

Jack

 

I would leave the MS services alone and use Autoruns to disable third party startup items / services / tasks you don't want to run.

 

@omidsolo

To each his/her own.

Some of the choices are self-evident. Others depend on the operating environmental conditions one is in.

I had to laugh at the ??? for Smart Card. It should be a prima facie case? Or at least, Black Viper's description from way back when still holds, I think.

I don't believe Windows Update service should be part of a huge batch disabling file. However, if Update is performed regularly and periodically, I suppose it wouldn't be harmful as part of a batch file. I sometimes forget to disable it after an update and reboot. Recently, Intel updated a graphics driver behind the scenes in the middle of an internet session because I forgot to disable the service after the reboot.

I think there is an assumption these services can be enabled without one's knowledge, outside of a major update that may reset these services. That is too tin-foil for me.

Bottom line I ask of each service: is it integral to an operating system? Windows 10 is an operating system, and much, much more. Trimming that "much, much more" is a worthwhile task.

 

Basic advice based on 30+ years of personal experience and additional research.

Never disable any Microsoft service - If you have to do anything then set the startup to manual this stops a service from starting until it is required

I exclude Microsoft developers from this "rule" as they actually should know the consequences of any action on services likely to result.

As Microsoft do not make this proprietary information available outside of the company ( more likely outside of the development team responsible for the specific area of the OS), any other advice is guesswork at best.

I actually checked the latest Black Viper settings for Windows 10 and I could not see any entry that was advised to be any different from the default
Using the Changes/hacks for previous windows versions is at best unwise, but more likely to cause serious errors in the system in regular use.

The whole windows services ecosystem has changed dramatically from the original Mess that was present in XP,

Even Black Viper's recommendations for changes have reduced with every new release of Windows.

The only time I would consider modifying services on a windows system is where the system is used as a single task device in industry for control of critical equipment - and that is a serious job and would likely take months of testing and development

 

Totally agree. I only ever disable annoying autoupdate services of third party apps like adobe, teamviewer etc. Many years experience has taught me disabling Windows services gives very little detectable benefit but can cause weird issues - particularly networking.

In simple terms, they are there for a reason, and if you do not have in depth knowledge of what they do, leave well alone.

 

Well said. *Thumbs

I used Black Viper years ago. The only good thing it done, was give me the need to learn how to do a Clean Install.
I would recommend leaving Microsoft Services alone.
I only have about 15 years of home computing. I have tried many things through the years and would never again use somebodies Idea on turning off Microsoft Services.


Jack

 

Just leave it be, one more thing curiosity kills the PC.

 

Snartcard (3)is safe to disable. With them, you're disabling 90 services. We never touch the Network's stuff (except WiFi) + many others.

Tweaking 65-72 is safe, but 90 is way too much, not to say that you override the stability barrier.

Since Windows XP, the specialist of services has been <<Charles Sparks services config's>> and you should take a look at is web site. Duckduckgo it!

Delete the store, tiles, IE and Media Player instead. Disabling WU and Update Orchestrator is not necessary, at least WU that won't start alone if properly set.

Don't think that by disabling 90 services MS DOES NOT grab data on your back, they all do and they all have some internal mechanisms hard (er) to deal with.

Alongside services, disabling the 55 telemetry firewall rules, Ccleaner Pro and donotspy10 give better results. Duckduckgo it,

It's up to you!

 

I just want to know which ones are not safe and must not be disabled, I must disable AJRouter when I don't use their service, Auto Time Zone Updater when absolutely not needed, BitLocker Drive Encryption, when never use it, etc...
I just want from my list, remove the ones that makes problems.
For example, which ones from my list disable WIFI or VPN services?
Thanks,

 

Why do you wish to disable system services?

The problem is that there are many services on your list that may cause problems if disabled. Nobody can know for certain which ones they are. It would take a long time to go through the list to make even an educated guess about each service. And that guess may be wrong. Microsoft does not publish a full description of what each service does. A service may be safe to disable today but may cause problems after the next Windows update, or after the next application you install, or after the next update to an application. There will likely be no obvious relationship with the problem to the disabled service, or even that the problem had anything to do with a service at all. Most applications that rely on a service will simply fail if it is not running with no hint of the cause.

 

Press the Win Key+R. In the Run box type msconfig and press enter. Go to the Services tab put a check box in Hide All Microsoft Services so as to not disable them. Any other services left can be unchecked (Disabled) Go to the Startup Tab, click the Open Task Manager, under the Startup tab you can uncheck (disable) all Startup items. Now restart. Any programs that stop working correctly need to have their services Enabled again in msconfig. You do not need any startup items except for Anti-Virus etc.