Windows 10: Do I Need Intel Security Assist & Other Services?

I recently clean installed W10 on my laptop. I noticed the program Intel Security Assist was installed with the Intel motherboard drivers and the following services are running:

• Intel Security Assist
• Intel Security Assist Helper
• Intel Content Protection HECI Service
• Intel Capability Licensing Service TCP/IP Interface
• Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service

I'm wondering what all these services do, whether I really need them and if I can disable some? Please advise. I don't need any remote Intel services - only to use the Intel graphics, Intel WiFi adapter and Intel Series 8 motherboard.

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Intel(R) Security Assist (32bit)

I have disabled Intel(R) security assist in the services.msc and still find my task manager filled with Intel(R) security assist (32 bit) lines (99 at the last count). As my processor is 64 bit I don't understand why these are appearing and why the
disabled manager is still producing them. Please help before I can no longer use my computer.

 

Intel(R) Security Assist (32bit)

Hello Edward,

It could be a virus that is affecting the performance of your task manager. With this,
we recommend that you check this forum article for
the list of anti-malware product removal tools on your computer.

As another suggestion, you may also remove or uninstall those programs. Here are the steps:

• On the Start menu, select Settings.

• Select Apps.

• Select the program, and then select Uninstall. Some apps built into Windows can't be uninstalled.

• Follow the instructions on the screen.

Let us know how it goes and feel free to get back to us if you need further assistance.