As you know, none of the existing Windows-systems is one hundred percent productive, offering the user a huge amount of unnecessary services, processes and components that run in the background. How to disable unnecessary Windows 7 services, let's try to figure it out. The seventh version of the OS will be taken solely as an example, since similar operations can be performed in the eighth and tenth modifications.
How to disable unnecessary Windows 7 services: general rules
First of all, you need to clearly understand that disabling some services should not be done by completing some processes in the "Task Manager", which contributes only to a one-time stop of the selected component, but exclusively through special system editors.
In this case, there are several basic methods for deactivating services. Roughly speaking, they can be divided into explicit and implicit. For example, the user sees the processes displayed in the startup menu or in the executable background services tree. These are explicit processes. Components such as the Hyper-V module, which also requires activation in the BIOS, the user does not need at all, but he does not know about it. They are not in the process tree, and disabling Windows 7 services and using them can only be done using special settings. But more on that later. Let us dwell on the fact that everyone knows.
Update Installation Center
"Update Center" is almost the biggest headache for users of Windows-systems. The service works as it wants (it is not possible for the user to determine the time to exit or load the next update). Therefore, it can be turned off, especially since all major updates relate exclusively to Windows security. And if the user is enabled to receive updates for other Microsoft products, such as the "Office", then in general one can notice an almost daily update.
But here it involves the loading and use of Internet traffic. If the system is functioning normally without this, the Update Center can be disabled. This is done quite simply in the settings contained in the standard "Control Panel".
Administration
In principle, access to the management of services can be obtained through the administration of the computer, called by the corresponding line in the properties menu with a right click on the icon, where unnecessary processes are disabled through the utility built into the Windows system.
Here you select the services section and change the necessary startup parameters. But do not rush to rejoice. First, we will consider theoretical issues related to what is turned off and what is not.
Services Section
You can quickly get to the services management section by entering the services.msc command in the Run control console (Win + R). Most services are disabled here.
But here you need to be extremely careful. The fact is that the completion (shutdown) of some processes can adversely affect the entire system as a whole. But in the simplest case, you can simply change the automatic start type to manual.
What services in Windows 7 is better to disable?
Now specifically about those processes that can and should be deactivated. A list of them is presented below:
- remote access to the registry and calling remote procedures;
- offline file analysis;
- IPSec key exchange;
- printing system;
- error registration client;
- tracking mutable relationships;
- Parental Control service, which came to the "seven" from "Vista";
- Hyper-V virtual machine
- unused devices and their drivers;
- video chip management consoles.
Using startup
All starting applications are of the type of programs that are loaded with the system at the time of its launch (probably this need not be explained). However, not all users use system configuration settings to disable unnecessary services .
Disabling Windows 7 services at startup can be done from here. To do this, use the msconfig access command, which is entered in the standard Run menu.
Next, we look at the startup menu, where services that can be disabled are presented. In principle, it’s okay to uncheck all processes. You can deactivate even those starting with the system of control consoles of video cards. Depending on the modification of the OS itself, you can only leave control of switching the ctfmon language panel if such a process is listed (as a rule, it is not when installing a "clean" version of Windows 7 instead of XP or Vista).
Deactivate system components
But not all processes are available for deactivation precisely in the "Task Manager" menu or disabling unnecessary startup items. Some components can only be found in the advanced settings of the system itself.
First, pay attention to the "iron" components. Smart cards are used by a lot of users who have the ability to connect them to modern terminals and determine computer or mobile programs.
Sometimes even card terminals without installing related drivers can produce errors. Moreover, not all smart cards are compatible with certain types of devices or operating systems. The same banking system running Windows does not matter which card is used. The main thing is that the information is read along the magnetic line. Such a function is not provided in Windows 7, as well as fingerprint recognition, so there can be no talk of disconnection.
But another important aspect of the question of how to disable unnecessary Windows 7 services is troubleshooting system load problems by deactivating additional components.
If you go to the "Control Panel" section and select the menu of programs and components, it is easy to notice that some services are in an active state (ticks are set on their names).
First of all, it is worth paying attention to the fact that the “Print Manager” service is active in any system, even installed from scratch and without the presence of a connected printer. There is nothing surprising in this, because it is initially assumed that the user will print some documents. This is not true. And the Print Spooler component can be turned off without a doubt.
Here you can also find a bunch of unnecessary things that Windows-systems include without user notification. At least most of the above components can be disabled without any major impact on the system.
Advanced BIOS Settings
In addition to all of the above, it is worth noting separately that not all components associated with the operating system can be deactivated precisely by its software tools and settings.
So, for example, you can disable unnecessary Windows 7 services like a camera or the same Hyper-V module by setting the corresponding parameters of the primary input / output system. Parameters can be accessed by pressing the corresponding button or a key combination at startup of the computer or laptop, which the system itself offers. Usually it is Del, F12, F2, etc.
Here you need to deactivate support for Hyper Threading Technology, which for Intel processors is responsible for creating and using a virtual machine.
What shutdown is not recommended?
But what you definitely should not do is to disable the services of DHCP servers and DNS clients, as this can lead to failures regarding communication.
It is also not recommended to disable the Superfetch service, which is responsible for the correct operation of applications after exiting sleep mode (hibernation). Although ... If sleep mode is not used, there is nothing to worry about turning it off in the settings of power schemes.
Total
This is not a complete list of everything that can and should be disabled in Windows. This is the same geolocation system in browsers, the use of background copy volume services, etc. If you dig deeper, then most processes that are not related to the operation of the operating system can be isolated without any damage.
At the very least, the optimization of any version of Windows operating systems in the simplest case of applying the settings may consist in disabling startup items, unused Windows components, as well as network services activated by default, but not related to the functioning of the OS itself.
Here were considered only the main components of the system, subject to shutdown in a mandatory or optional manner. In fact, upon closer inspection, you can disable everything except the core of the system. And here, not the best option is to use optimizer programs, since they are in fact far from always able to interfere with the structure of the background services of the operating system (it simply does not allow this to be done). What the user sees, say, increasing the speed of access to the hard drive or Internet acceleration, is just a trick designed to show the user the imaginary quality of the utility used, so it’s better to simply turn off unnecessary Windows 7 services without resorting to third-party applications that By the way, sometimes they do not know how to do anything like that, although the opposite is stated. Nevertheless, using all the methods shown above, you can achieve a significant improvement in the performance of any Windows-system. And, of course, absolutely no need to disable all components and services.