- May 7, 2016
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Which services to disable to make Windows10 faster?(resource hogging services)
Which services to disable to make Windows10 faster?(resource hogging services)
- Thread starter Captain Awesome
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1 - Black Viper's Windows 10 Service Configurations | Black Viper | www.blackviper.com
2- Win10 isn't Win7 with tons of crap services running in the background, now on win10 most of those are set as Manual so there is less much needs to tweak them.
2- Win10 isn't Win7 with tons of crap services running in the background, now on win10 most of those are set as Manual so there is less much needs to tweak them.
I disable a lot of services. Each contributes a little bit
the biggest difference is when I disable:
- sysmain (superfetch)
- Windows Search
you can visit here, scroll down and sort by the column "Tweaked" for desktop -> reference it (I still don't find it good enough)
I have my own list (a mess) but I find it stable for me, but I'm on windows 8.1
the biggest difference is when I disable:
- sysmain (superfetch)
- Windows Search
you can visit here, scroll down and sort by the column "Tweaked" for desktop -> reference it (I still don't find it good enough)
I have my own list (a mess) but I find it stable for me, but I'm on windows 8.1
Antimalware Service Executable on weaker cpu/apu is a typical issue. That's why most people use third party antivirus. With more powerful processors and faster SSD, using Defender is not a problem at all. I run Insider build 19536.1000. It is the fastest and cleanest Windows build I've run to date. This will be the Spring release in 2020.
For faster startup, I look in Task Manager/Startup and then msconfig as adminstrator/Services tab/Hide all MS services and see what else I can safely disable. NVIDIA Container is one I've disabled with absolutely no harm done. It definitely slows things down at startup. Security apps and Intel XTU remain enabled but that's it. Startup on here is under 10 seconds with Fast Startup disabled.
Superfetch and Prefetch are deprecated and don't show in this Windows version.
For faster startup, I look in Task Manager/Startup and then msconfig as adminstrator/Services tab/Hide all MS services and see what else I can safely disable. NVIDIA Container is one I've disabled with absolutely no harm done. It definitely slows things down at startup. Security apps and Intel XTU remain enabled but that's it. Startup on here is under 10 seconds with Fast Startup disabled.
Superfetch and Prefetch are deprecated and don't show in this Windows version.
- May 13, 2017
- 2,773
Surprisingly yes. On my current PC (SSD, 32GB RAM), I have actually noticed some slow down after tweaking vs clean setup, maybe due to some disabled pre-caching and other default optimizations, confirmed by getting a lower score in PCMark. Then again, the respond time seems to be faster, no surprise there, since there are 40 processes running vs 140 by default. I disable services mostly for security and privacy reasons. The same goes for disabling Windows Defender, as it was posted on MT before, running an AV can actually speed up a computer, also confirmed by benchmarks. Most likely, because it optimizes processes, sort of like process lasso, to keep the computer running smoothly with its realtime engine.
- Dec 26, 2019
- 287
The problem with W.10 is not the services but to use your language the tons of s**t-softwares installed.
- Jul 26, 2015
- 263
In term of Windows 10 there is a difference...
Home and Pro has the (Ad) Apps Pre-Installed depended on your Region.
On the Pro. and Ent. Versions you can use a gpo setting to disable those Apps even in future Updates.
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Cloud Content ->
Do not show Windows tips [Enabled]
Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences [Enabled]
Another Trick is to use Windows 10 Provisioning:
Or uninstall over Powershell:
www.laptopmag.com
The last one is very dangerous and can break your current system - It is a Debloater that uses mainly Powershell to execute the commands but can also destroy Windows 10 Settings Menu... [Be careful!]
github.com
Best regards
Val.
Home and Pro has the (Ad) Apps Pre-Installed depended on your Region.
On the Pro. and Ent. Versions you can use a gpo setting to disable those Apps even in future Updates.
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Cloud Content ->
Do not show Windows tips [Enabled]
Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences [Enabled]
Another Trick is to use Windows 10 Provisioning:
Install Windows Configuration Designer
Learn how to install and use Windows Configuration Designer so you can easily configure devices running Windows.
docs.microsoft.com
Or uninstall over Powershell:
How to Uninstall and Restore Windows 10’s Built-in Apps
Tired of Windows 10's built-in Universal Apps that can't be removed or uninstalled from the Start Menu? Use this handy trick to erase them.
The last one is very dangerous and can break your current system - It is a Debloater that uses mainly Powershell to execute the commands but can also destroy Windows 10 Settings Menu... [Be careful!]
GitHub - Sycnex/Windows10Debloater: Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware.
Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware. Contribute to Sycnex/Windows10Debloater development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Best regards
Val.
- Jul 6, 2017
- 2,398
+1. I have deactivated Sysmain consumes a lot, I have other services deactivated but I do not remember now, among them the fax service, I do not use it, there are services that for a company are valid but for a normal user they are irrelevant.
- Jan 28, 2018
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Will the fax service continue? This service is initially disabled.
At the time of xp, I was actively disabling the service, but recently the influence of update instability has increased, so I think that disabling is both a medicine and a poison Became.
But fax is turned off. Some services are turned off for security concerns, not performance.
At the time of xp, I was actively disabling the service, but recently the influence of update instability has increased, so I think that disabling is both a medicine and a poison Became.
But fax is turned off. Some services are turned off for security concerns, not performance.
Here's an article explaining why it's a bad idea to disable SysMain/SuperFetech.
- Mar 29, 2018
- 8,064
Thank you for this info. I did not know this!
Edit: Can you point me to where I may find this in GP editor? It's like walking in a house of mirrors!
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The second comment in this article tells exactly what I experience on my PC in the past an present
I noticed my pc is significantly faster and more responsive after disabling sysmain/superfetch. It's also true on all other PCs I have ever touched. I don't care about theories or explanations, just believe in facts and every experience on my own PC
I can say sysmain may improve loading time of apps after we have been using the PC for a while but it will substantially decreased responsiveness in general, especially when we have older computers or we have just started the PC not long ago
When sysmain is on, I frequently see my disk usage is 100% and when I click on something, it takes time to respond while disabling it, all resources will be recruited for my task
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- Dec 26, 2019
- 287
In term of Windows 10 there is a difference...
Home and Pro has the (Ad) Apps Pre-Installed depended on your Region.
On the Pro. and Ent. Versions you can use a gpo setting to disable those Apps even in future Updates.
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Cloud Content ->
Do not show Windows tips [Enabled]
Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences [Enabled]
Another Trick is to use Windows 10 Provisioning:
Install Windows Configuration Designer
Learn how to install and use Windows Configuration Designer so you can easily configure devices running Windows.docs.microsoft.com
Or uninstall over Powershell:
How to Uninstall and Restore Windows 10’s Built-in Apps
Tired of Windows 10's built-in Universal Apps that can't be removed or uninstalled from the Start Menu? Use this handy trick to erase them.
The last one is very dangerous and can break your current system - It is a Debloater that uses mainly Powershell to execute the commands but can also destroy Windows 10 Settings Menu... [Be careful!]
GitHub - Sycnex/Windows10Debloater: Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware.
Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware. Contribute to Sycnex/Windows10Debloater development by creating an account on GitHub.
Best regards
Val.
Have you read this interesting article?
How to block the automatic installation of suggested Windows 10 apps - gHacks Tech News
Find out how to block Microsoft from installing suggested applications on Windows 10 devices automatically.
www.ghacks.net
It is not enough to uninstall the apps.
- Oct 1, 2019
- 1,120
The effect of using Sysmain is that it may do it work so well, it puts drives to sleep. What surprises me (from own experience) is that it also seems to put SSD-drives to sleep (which does not makes any sense because they don't have moving parts), The effect some people experience when disabling Sysmain, may be based on this effect.
- Jul 6, 2017
- 2,398
Thanks @roger_m for the article, I know how SysMain works.
But in my case not only Ram consumed but also disk .
And not only on my PC, but on my niece's too, and when I turned it off everything worked correctly.
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- May 13, 2017
- 2,773
People glorify Windows, but Windows is made by thousands of people, who make mistakes and the worst apart is, they sometimes refuse to fix them and say, that you do not know, what you are talking about. Memory management is one of them. When people complain: Windows is taking too much RAM, there is a bug, they simple reply: That it is, how it is supposed to work and they do not even look at the evidence, since they know everything.
Theory: 10 uses cached RAM to improve performance, if a user launches an app, that requires more RAM than it is available, 10 will free it. Cool.
Experience: The user launches an app and 10 will look at the free RAM and reports: Out of memory error or simply crashes the app without bothering to clean cached RAM, that is just sitting there, doing "nothing", so you could start a browser in 1 sec instead of 3. Very useful indeed.
Then there are memory leaks. Some might say, that they are caused by third party devs. Well it is true, that they are caused by bad drivers and some software, but the fact, that Windows can not fix them, is telling something. Cleanmem was developed because of Firefox memory leaks, that Windows could not take care of. Intelligent standby list cleaner was made, because even the latest 10 still fails to clean the memory properly.
Windows generally uses some old age techniques, like indexing for example, some people have issues with 100% CPU/HDD usage for hours, even days, just so that explorer can spit out the search results in 10 secs or more, while search utilities like Ultrasearch can do it in less than a second.
Theory: 10 uses cached RAM to improve performance, if a user launches an app, that requires more RAM than it is available, 10 will free it. Cool.
Experience: The user launches an app and 10 will look at the free RAM and reports: Out of memory error or simply crashes the app without bothering to clean cached RAM, that is just sitting there, doing "nothing", so you could start a browser in 1 sec instead of 3. Very useful indeed.
Then there are memory leaks. Some might say, that they are caused by third party devs. Well it is true, that they are caused by bad drivers and some software, but the fact, that Windows can not fix them, is telling something. Cleanmem was developed because of Firefox memory leaks, that Windows could not take care of. Intelligent standby list cleaner was made, because even the latest 10 still fails to clean the memory properly.
Exactly, tests, reviews, benchmarks are fine, but in the end, it is the personal experience, that matters, because every single computer is different, even if it is running the same software on the same hardware. I do not need someone to tell me, if something works or not.
Windows generally uses some old age techniques, like indexing for example, some people have issues with 100% CPU/HDD usage for hours, even days, just so that explorer can spit out the search results in 10 secs or more, while search utilities like Ultrasearch can do it in less than a second.
- May 13, 2017
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Speak of the devil. Well the issue exists only since Win7, so it did not take them too long to admit it. I bet, it will cause just 50% CPU usage now.
www.windowslatest.com
Windows 10 20H1 to address high CPU and performance issues
Microsoft is introducing a new algorithm for the Windows Search indexer that makes it more efficient in terms of overall system performance, CPU and disk usage. The changes included in Windows 10 version 2004 (20H1) could finally address the complaints of high CPU and disk usage in the OS...
www.windowslatest.com
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