Windows 10 offers a great powerful tool to help you determine how much of an influence those programs have on performance & shut down those you don't want. Windows 10 has various services to make sure that the operating system functions easily. These are essential components to maintain the smooth running of your computer.
However, not all of them are important to you. You can disable unnecessary service in Windows 10 to enhance your computer performance. This post tells you which type of services you can disable in Windows. We strongly recommend that you create a System Restore Point first & also make notes of the changes you make to your Services arrangement.
Every time you start your PC, Windows checks in higher than a dozen places to see if you (or, more likely, some program you have installed) has defined that a program should start automatically. Those auto-start programs can run as a sequence of listings in the Windows registry, Group Policy settings, scheduled tasks, even those ancient Win.ini file.
What Are Windows 10 Services Used for?
These services are used to guarantee the normal functioning of your operating system. You’d better have their default settings. But, some of you may need to disable unnecessary services in Windows 10 to let your Windows 10 run much faster.
Before talking of the Windows 10 services to disable, we will explain you something beneficial like where to see the Windows 10 services you have & their states:
Search for services.msc in the search box & press Enter to open it. Then, you will see that Component Services window. Click Services (Local) & you can see all the Windows 10 services on your PC. You can choose one item to view its description. You can also notice the Description, Status, Startup Type, plus Log On As on the window. Various services are set as Manual that means that they are started only if they are needed. The services which are shown as Automatic can start among Windows boot.
Disable Unnecessary Services in Windows 10
Before disabling unnecessary services in Windows 10, you’d properly create a System Restore Point & make a note of the Windows services that you are disabled.
Many of you require to disable Windows 10 services to enhance performance. In this situation, you can get a look at the services that are shown as Automatic because only those services can make your Windows take a longer time to boot up.
Now, you can lick that Startup Type header to show all the automatic services. Then, you can right-click on one service plus select Stop. While you can also notice that there is no such a Stop option after right-clicking a service. If so, simply go to the next one. However, before stopping a service, you can read the description of that Windows service also then decide whether to stop it.
| The following Windows 10 Services List that you can disable safely for better performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | AVCTP service | Disable it if you do not use Bluetooth Audio Device or Wireless Headphones. |
| 2. | BitLocker Drive Encryption Service | disable it if you do not use BitLocker storage encryption. |
| 3. | Bluetooth Support Service | Disable it if you do not use any Bluetooth device |
| 4. | Computer Browser | This will then disable Network discovery of systems on the local network |
| 5. | Connected User Experiences and Telemetry | Disables Feedback, Telemetry and Data Collection |
| 6. | Diagnostic Policy Service | |
| 7. | Diagnostic Tracking Service | Turns off Telemetry and Data Collection |
| 8. | Distributed Link Tracking Client | If your PC is not connected to a network |
| 9. | Downloaded Maps Manager | If you don’t use the Bing Maps app |
| 10. | File History Service | If you never use Windows Backup or System Restore |
| 11. | IP Helper | (If you don’t use IPv6 connection) |
| 12. | Infrared monitor service | If you never use File transfer via infrared devices. |
| 13. | Internet Connection Sharing | An old service that can be disabled |
| 14. | Netlogon | Disable it if you are not on a domain controller environment. |
| 15. | Program Compatibility Assistant Service | This will hinder your running in the Compatibility Mode though |
| 16. | Print Spooler | If you don’t use a Printer |
| 17. | Parental Control | If you do not use the Parental Control feature. |
| 18. | Remote Registry | Best to disable it. No one will be able to access your Registry remotely. |
| 19. | Secondary Logon | |
| 20. | TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper | If you are not a part of a Workgroup network |
| 21. | Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service | If you do not have a touch device |
| 22. | Windows Error Reporting Service | If you don’t want to save or send error reports |
| 23. | Windows Image Acquisition | If you don’t use a Scanner |
| 24. | Windows Camera Frame Server | If you never use a webcam or an integrated camera |
| 25. | Windows Insider Service | Disable it if you are not a part of the Windows Insider Program. |
| 26. | Windows Search | Do it only if you never use Windows Search but instead use a 3rd-party search software |
