Making Windows faster

anixx
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Making Windows faster Aug 15, 2016 0:23:49 GMT -8

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Post by anixx on Aug 15, 2016 0:23:49 GMT -8

I have found that the default Windows setup is too slow. It is just irresponsive and I cannot for instance use browser when a game is running on the background. Here are some tips on how to make Windows faster.

1. Disable services.

The following services slow down computer A LOT:

* Windows Search

* Superfetch

* FontCache - slows computer VERY much and totally useless!

I also disable

* WMI - needed by AMD Overdrive overclocking utility. Also needed for disabling DCOM (see below)

* wscswc

* EventLog - slows down computer A LOT but is needed for update so I switch it on when updating the system.

* WdiSystemHost and WdiServiceHost - the problem solving subsystem. If there are no problems, not needed

* Upnphost

* PcaSvc - looks at programs and warns if they are incompatible with current Windows. Only consumes resources

* ShellHWDetection - the only function I noticed is the Wiindows logo over system volume in Explorer. Without it all drives have similar icons.

* Server - disabling it really improves security

* netprofm - needed for update only

* NcbService - Metro related thing

* MsKeyboardFilter

* MSDTC

* iphlpsvc - used for IPv6 tunneling if one has no IPv6. I have native IPv6.

* FDResPub

* CscService

* BITS - needed for update only

* AppMgmt

2. Disable DCOM

www.techrepublic.com/article/tech-tip-disable-dcom-functionality/

3. Disable Smart Screen

www.howtogeek.com/75356/how-to-turn-off-or-disable-the-smartscreen-filter-in-windows-8/

Smart Screen tries to connect Microsoft when you start any program so to check whether it is good program or bad.
It slows down starting any executable a lot.

4. Use local account. Using Microsoft account slows down my computer A LOT. Just unimaginable.

5. Trminate unneeded threads in Explorer.exe using Process Hacker.

I terminate all those having "immersive", "twinUI" and "uxtheme" in the handle name.

6. Never use sleep mode. After sleep mode the performance of my computer drops a lot.

7. Do not use pagefile. When using pagefile of any size my system becomes very slow.

Last Edit: Aug 15, 2016 0:36:39 GMT -8 by anixx

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Making Windows faster Aug 25, 2016 18:05:24 GMT -8

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Post by R.O.B. on Aug 25, 2016 18:05:24 GMT -8

As a computer technician, I would be pretty hesitant to disable EventLog. If something goes wrong and you can't see the error, it's pretty useful. To me, it's worth it to have if a bit of a cut in performance if it makes things easier to diagnose in the event of something going south. That's just my thoughts though.

As for everything else, I could probably do without a lot of them, but then again that really depends on my system and what I'm using it. But I'd like to know more about a service before I disable it. I would recommend anyone who wants to follow this to look into whatever service you wish to disable and decide if its something you'll actually need (unless it's a no-brainer, like FontCache).

anixx Moderator Posts: 2,103	Making Windows faster Sept 17, 2016 4:16:41 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by anixx on Sept 17, 2016 4:16:41 GMT -8 Now, by running services.msc as TrustedInstaller user I was able to disable Windows Store service and Time Broker service. Everything goes well so far. Previously they were automatically activated at random times.

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Making Windows faster Oct 14, 2016 7:38:30 GMT -8

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Post by powerplayer on Oct 14, 2016 7:38:30 GMT -8

Aug 25, 2016 18:05:24 GMT -8 R.O.B. said:

As a computer technician, I would be pretty hesitant to disable EventLog. If something goes wrong and you can't see the error, it's pretty useful. To me, it's worth it to have if a bit of a cut in performance if it makes things easier to diagnose in the event of something going south. That's just my thoughts though.

As for everything else, I could probably do without a lot of them, but then again that really depends on my system and what I'm using it. But I'd like to know more about a service before I disable it. I would recommend anyone who wants to follow this to look into whatever service you wish to disable and decide if its something you'll actually need (unless it's a no-brainer, like FontCache).

As a computer technician i reduced the winsxs to 50 mb with all shit still functional , furthermore i did disable eventlog as it sends its logs to microsoft eventbroker is off too and deleted

anixx Moderator Posts: 2,103	Making Windows faster Jul 17, 2017 2:23:09 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by anixx on Jul 17, 2017 2:23:09 GMT -8 Recently I have also disabled Group Policy client. Disabling it makes impossible to login as a non-admin user. Disabling this service increases parformance A LOT.

skeleton11223 New Member Posts: 10	Making Windows faster Apr 28, 2018 16:33:16 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skeleton11223 on Apr 28, 2018 16:33:16 GMT -8 Also, diagnostic tracking service.

makochan143 New Member Posts: 5	Making Windows faster May 2, 2018 14:28:00 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by makochan143 on May 2, 2018 14:28:00 GMT -8 lul, I just ended up deleting the services I did not need. I always found that windows 10 kept enabling Wuauserv without my consent. So I nuked it. To delete I used sc delete servicename.

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Making Windows faster May 5, 2018 14:21:28 GMT -8

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Post by nonameneeded on May 5, 2018 14:21:28 GMT -8

I wouldn't disable Superfetch. It preloads data which is used by frequently run applications. Without Superfetch, a lot of applications will need much longer to start.
With Superfetch enabled, it takes about 11 seconds to start Word 2016 (on a virtual machine), without Superfetch it takes longer than 20 seconds.

I wouldn't disable DCOM either since some applications depend on it.

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Making Windows faster May 6, 2018 10:41:36 GMT -8

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Post by anixx on May 6, 2018 10:41:36 GMT -8

Superfetch very much slowed my system. While Word maybe starts faster, Superfetch still needs time to prepare it, at system startup or otherwise. It slowed system A LOT.

Regarding DCOM, yiou should not disable the service! One should disable DCOM following the linked manual.

Last Edit: May 6, 2018 10:43:39 GMT -8 by anixx

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Making Windows faster May 9, 2018 11:17:48 GMT -8

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Post by nonameneeded on May 9, 2018 11:17:48 GMT -8

Maybe it's because there is something wrong with Superfetch on your computer? Because if it works properly it should speed things up, not slow them down.
And yes, it needs to prefetch the necessary data, but that shouldn't take long, it shouldn't slow down anything to the extent that it's noticeable.

Also if you shut down DCOM the way it's described, it will still render some applications unusable, because they depend on it.
That's why they recommend to turn it back on as soon as you've sorted out the problems.

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Making Windows faster May 20, 2018 20:25:14 GMT -8

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Post by skeleton11223 on May 20, 2018 20:25:14 GMT -8

I'm just gonna put some descriptions here
NcbService- allows windows store apps to receive notifications from the internet
ShellHWDetection- proivdes notifications for autoplay events
server- supports file print and pipe named sharing

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Making Windows faster Aug 20, 2018 18:09:19 GMT -8

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Post by powerplayer on Aug 20, 2018 18:09:19 GMT -8

Another trick i learned i call it cleanboot with sound and wifi in win+r type msconfig normal startup services then disable all reboot you login faster but no sound or wifi so run this reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\winmgmt]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%Systemroot%\\system32\\wbem\\wmisvc.dll,-204"
"DisplayName"="Windows Management Instrumentation"
"Start"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\nsi]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,6e,00,73,00,69,00,\
70,00,72,00,6f,00,78,00,79,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\nsisvc.dll,-201"
"DisplayName"="Network Store Interface Service"
"Start"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Dhcp]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):4e,00,53,00,49,00,00,00,54,00,64,00,78,00,00,00,41,00,\
66,00,64,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\dhcpcore.dll,-101"
"DisplayName"="DHCP Client"
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\NlaSvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):4e,00,53,00,49,00,00,00,52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,\
00,00,54,00,63,00,70,00,49,00,70,00,00,00,44,00,68,00,63,00,70,00,00,00,00,\
00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\nlasvc.dll,-2"
"DisplayName"="Network Location Awareness"
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\netprofm]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,6e,00,6c,00,61,00,\
73,00,76,00,63,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\netprofmsvc.dll,-203"
"DisplayName"="Network List Service"
"Start"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AudioEndpointBuilder]
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\AudioEndpointBuilder.dll,-205"
"DisplayName"="Windows Audio Endpoint Builder"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Audiosrv]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,6f,00,45,00,6e,00,64,00,70,00,\
6f,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,42,00,75,00,69,00,6c,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,52,\
00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\audiosrv.dll,-201"
"DisplayName"="Windows Audio"
"Start"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Dnscache]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):54,00,64,00,78,00,00,00,6e,00,73,00,69,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\dnsapi.dll,-102"
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\dnsapi.dll,-101"
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Wcmsvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,4e,00,53,00,49,00,\
00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\wcmsvc.dll,-4098"
"DisplayName"="Windows Connection Manager"
"Start"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Wlansvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):6e,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,77,00,69,00,66,00,\
69,00,70,00,00,00,52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,4e,00,64,00,69,00,73,\
00,75,00,69,00,6f,00,00,00,77,00,63,00,6d,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\wlansvc.dll,-258"
"DisplayName"="WLAN AutoConfig"
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000010

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinHttpAutoProxySvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):44,00,68,00,63,00,70,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\winhttp.dll,-101"
"Start"=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Power]
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\umpo.dll,-101"
"DisplayName"="Power"
"Start"=dword:00000002

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Making Windows faster Aug 20, 2018 18:10:13 GMT -8

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Post by powerplayer on Aug 20, 2018 18:10:13 GMT -8

Eventlog and eventsystem off

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\COMSysApp]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventSystem]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):00,00
"Description"="@comres.dll,-2451"
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SENS]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\Sens.dll,-201"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):4e,00,53,00,49,00,00,00,52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,\
00,00,54,00,63,00,70,00,49,00,70,00,00,00,44,00,68,00,63,00,70,00,00,00,00,\
00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\nlasvc.dll,-2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wecsvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):48,00,54,00,54,00,50,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\wecsvc.dll,-201"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog]
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\wevtsvc.dll,-201"
"Start"=dword:00000004

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Making Windows faster Aug 20, 2018 18:11:37 GMT -8

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Post by powerplayer on Aug 20, 2018 18:11:37 GMT -8

Task Scheduler service off

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NaturalAuthentication]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):00,00
"Description"="@%systemroot%\\system32\\NaturalAuth.dll,-101"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule]
"AtTaskMaxHours"=dword:00000048"DependOnService"=hex(7):00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\schedsvc.dll,-101"
"Start"=dword:00000004

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Making Windows faster Oct 6, 2021 6:24:54 GMT -8

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Post by TechSalt on Oct 6, 2021 6:24:54 GMT -8

Probably a very big bump i made, but in case you use a scanner (which i don't) you can disable Shell Hardware Detection without disabling WIA. At HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc in the registry, remove ShellHWDetection from "DependOnService". Then reboot.

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Making Windows faster Mar 13, 2022 6:49:38 GMT -8

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Post by OrthodoxWin32 on Mar 13, 2022 6:49:38 GMT -8

ShellExperienceHost consumes a lot of memory, it is therefore interesting to disable it.
However, this causes some problems with Explorer, because ShellExperienceHost is the process that takes care of most immersive/UWP applets (tested on Windows 10 20H2).

github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10/blob/master/utils/disable-ShellExperienceHost.bat

To this day, here are the solution I found :

Use the Windows 7 power flyout or BatteryMod
Use the Windows 7 sound panel or any other alternative sound flyout
Use the Windows 7 clock flyout
Use PeNetworkManager instead of the immersive network flyout www.winclassic.net/thread/1061/penetwork-classic-mod
Use osk.exe instead of the immersive visual keyboard
Use the Standard menu option from the "right click" box in 7+ taskbar tweaker
Use the EP weather widget instead of the "news and field of interest" widget
Use the ballon popup notification
Use EP simple window switcher or NT window switcher

For these problems, i have no solution for the moment :

The capital / lowercase indication works, but does not appear
The Windows ink workplace does not work
The notification center does not work
The emoji picker does not work

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Making Windows faster Mar 13, 2022 9:02:51 GMT -8

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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2022 9:02:51 GMT -8

Win10/11 specific:
Capability Access Manager Service (camsvc)
Clipboard User Service (cbdhsvc_176270d)
Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc)
Connected Devices Platform User Service (CDPUserSvc_176270d)
Contact Data (PimIndexMaintenanceSvc_176270d)
Microsoft Accounts Sign-in Assistant (wlidsvc)
Sync Host (OneSyncSvc_176270d)

Most of these messes with UWP apps. Adding devices with Settings does not work so Control Panel has to be used

State Repository Service (StateRepository)
Disabling this breaks ShellExperienceHost and breaks Windows Explorer on Windows 11

Last Edit: Mar 13, 2022 9:06:43 GMT -8 by Deleted

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Making Windows faster Mar 31, 2022 9:43:17 GMT -8

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Post by OrthodoxWin32 on Mar 31, 2022 9:43:17 GMT -8

Mar 13, 2022 9:02:51 GMT -8 @noahnicholsfourm said:

Win10/11 specific:
Capability Access Manager Service (camsvc)
Clipboard User Service (cbdhsvc_176270d)
Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc)
Connected Devices Platform User Service (CDPUserSvc_176270d)
Contact Data (PimIndexMaintenanceSvc_176270d)
Microsoft Accounts Sign-in Assistant (wlidsvc)
Sync Host (OneSyncSvc_176270d)

Most of these messes with UWP apps. Adding devices with Settings does not work so Control Panel has to be used

State Repository Service (StateRepository)
Disabling this breaks ShellExperienceHost and breaks Windows Explorer on Windows 11

Some of these disabling seem to block the possibility of authorizing the programs to be communicated with the microphone.

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Making Windows faster Mar 31, 2022 9:53:05 GMT -8

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Post by OrthodoxWin32 on Mar 31, 2022 9:53:05 GMT -8

On a fresh Windows installation, disabled, see delete OneDrive is very important. It's really a bloatware.

Disable all skype instance at startup is also important, including the context menu entry : winaero.com/remove-share-with-skype-from-context-menu-in-windows-10/
Skype input slows A LOT the context menu.

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Post by anixx on Jul 17, 2017 2:23:09 GMT -8

Post by skeleton11223 on Apr 28, 2018 16:33:16 GMT -8

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