How to Disable Services in Windows
A service is a software application that runs continuously in the background while your computer is on. The Windows operating system has numerous services that run in the background that provide basic functions to the system. Network connectivity, visual support, and external device connectivity such as printer services are all examples of the types of services that the Windows services provide.

Each service that is running in the background takes up system resources, such as memory and CPU time.

Disabling a service can disable a feature that you or applications installed on your PC depend on so it is important to know what the each services in Windows do.


Disabling Services with the Services Utility

You can start disabling the unnecessary services that are slowing down your computer boot process and consuming unnecessary resources. To do this, you use the Services utility that enables you to start, stop, and confgure Windows services.

Disabling a service with the Services utility is easy. Just complete the following steps:

1. Open the Services utility by typing Services.msc into Start Menu or Run dialog box.

2. The Services utility displays a list of all the services available on your computer and the ones that are started. Before you can disable a service from starting up, it is best to stop it first. Scroll through the list of services until you find the name of the one you want to disable. Right-click the service name and click Stop.

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3. When the service is stopped, right-click the service again and select Properties. On the General tab, look for the Startup Type drop-down box. Click the arrow on the drop-down box and  select Disabled.

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4. Click Apply and OK Buttons.

From now on, the system will not start the service you have disabled during boot, which should speed up your system start.

If you experience unusual behavior or issues with applications on your PC after disabling services, all changes made in this section can be easily reversed. Use the Services utility again and re-enable any service that you disabled.