asked on Windows 7 services unexpectedly started in Manual mode
hi Windows 7 folks
as i intend to load run a few large virtual machines on my Windows 7 laptop with only 4 GB memory, i am trying to optimise Windows by stopping those unnecessary Windows services to free up more memory. by default, Windows 7 occupies 1.5 GB memory after a restart, before loading any other applications. in the XP age on the same computer, only less than 400 MB memory was used, accordingly.
i notice that some Windows services, as listed below, are still started even i have changed their Start Type to Manual.
* Application Experience
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* Server
* SSDP Discovery
* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
as shown in the Dependencies tab of these services' Properties, there are no loaded system components depending on these services. moreover, it seems neither item listed under the Startup options of MSCONFIG is associated with these services. therefore, i am curious about how these services are started.
FYI - all started services are listed in the Code section.
any clues? thanks in advance.
regards,
bbao
as i intend to load run a few large virtual machines on my Windows 7 laptop with only 4 GB memory, i am trying to optimise Windows by stopping those unnecessary Windows services to free up more memory. by default, Windows 7 occupies 1.5 GB memory after a restart, before loading any other applications. in the XP age on the same computer, only less than 400 MB memory was used, accordingly.
i notice that some Windows services, as listed below, are still started even i have changed their Start Type to Manual.
* Application Experience
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* Server
* SSDP Discovery
* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
as shown in the Dependencies tab of these services' Properties, there are no loaded system components depending on these services. moreover, it seems neither item listed under the Startup options of MSCONFIG is associated with these services. therefore, i am curious about how these services are started.
FYI - all started services are listed in the Code section.
any clues? thanks in advance.
regards,
bbao
These Windows services are started:
ActivIdentity Shared Store Service
Andrea ADI Filters Service
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Base Filtering Engine
Bluetooth Support Service
Certificate Propagation
CNG Key Isolation
COM+ Event System
Com4QLBEx
Cryptographic Services
DCOM Server Process Launcher
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
DHCP Client
DNS Client
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Forefront Identity Manager Password Reset Client Service
Group Policy Client
Health Key and Certificate Management
HP Service
HPCA MSI Redirector
HPCA Notify Daemon
HPCA Scheduler Daemon
hpqwmiex
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor
IPsec Policy Agent
Multimedia Class Scheduler
Net Driver HPZ12
Netlogon
Network Access Protection Agent
Network Connections
Network List Service
Network Location Awareness
Network Store Interface Service
Plug and Play
Pml Driver HPZ12
Power
Print Spooler
Program Compatibility Assistant Service
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
RPC Endpoint Mapper
SafeBoot Client Manager
Security Accounts Manager
Security Center
Server
Shell Hardware Detection
Smart Card
SSDP Discovery
Superfetch
System Event Notification Service
Task Scheduler
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Themes
User Profile Service
VMware Authorization Service
VMware DHCP Service
VMware NAT Service
VMware USB Arbitration Service
Windows Audio
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
Windows Defender
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
Windows Event Log
Windows Firewall
Windows Font Cache Service
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Search
Windows Time
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
WLAN AutoConfig
Workstation
WWAN AutoConfig
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An update - after configuring the services as per BlackViper's guide, the following services are now NOT started after system restart.
* Health Key and Certificate Management
* Network Access Protection Agent
* Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
* Windows Defender
however, the following services are still started regardless its Start Type in Manual.
* Application Experience
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* Program Compatibility Assistant Service
* Shell Hardware Detection
* SSDP Discovery
* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
* WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
some of the above services do have dependencies listed in their services properties, but the depended services are not loaded, therefore, theoretically, they should not be started due to the given dependencies.
any clues on why these Windows services are always automatically loaded??
regards,
bbao
* Health Key and Certificate Management
* Network Access Protection Agent
* Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
* Windows Defender
however, the following services are still started regardless its Start Type in Manual.
* Application Experience
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* Program Compatibility Assistant Service
* Shell Hardware Detection
* SSDP Discovery
* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
* WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
some of the above services do have dependencies listed in their services properties, but the depended services are not loaded, therefore, theoretically, they should not be started due to the given dependencies.
any clues on why these Windows services are always automatically loaded??
regards,
bbao
bbao--"Manual" ( as opposed to "Automatic") means that Windows will not start these Services at boot. But they will be started when an application that requires the service to perform is started. Such an application does not have to be another Service, which would appear in Dependencies). And that may be started either Automatically or by you at boot.
You would have to set the Service at "Disabled" to not have it start at all.
You would have to set the Service at "Disabled" to not have it start at all.
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hi jcimarron,
thanks for the comments. the point is that, i would like to know which applications/components start those services, as i am currently not aware of this, hence i don't know the impacts of simply disabling those services, if any.
thanks for the comments. the point is that, i would like to know which applications/components start those services, as i am currently not aware of this, hence i don't know the impacts of simply disabling those services, if any.
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I wrote the win services optimizer and it is not "XP only" - let me know where you saw that an I will make sure I update it.
Thanks,
D.
Thanks,
D.
ASKER
thanks heaps for your valuable comments.
it's a shame that i only have 500 points to give though you all should be awarded 500 points, individually.
@CSI-Windows, as for your Services Optimizer, i am aware that it may support W7 services by customising the CSV files, but as an end user, i do expect a W7 specific CSV file could be directly available... thanks for your support.
it's a shame that i only have 500 points to give though you all should be awarded 500 points, individually.
@CSI-Windows, as for your Services Optimizer, i am aware that it may support W7 services by customising the CSV files, but as an end user, i do expect a W7 specific CSV file could be directly available... thanks for your support.
however, the BlackViper's service configuration guide, which was also suggested by lamaslany, is a great help.
any specific tool (or the CSV file for W7) could be available??
thanks again,
bbao