Optimizing Vista Services

Mr Smiley

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Vista Guru
Hi All!

I'd be interested to know who apart from me has adjusted/tweaked their 'Vista Service' settings as per blackviper.com's recommendations/suggestions and what has been your experience doing this?

Please refer to the link below for more information:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

Warmest regards

Neil (Mr Smiley)
 

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Hi Mr. Smiley,

I used it along with SpeedyVista and had no problems with using the recommendations. Of course, a person needs to aware of what they will and will not be using before hand. ;)


Windows Vista Services Explained

Shawn
 

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System One System Two

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Custom
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hi Shawn

Thank you for your response.

I notice that TweakHound.com's 'Vista Services Recommendations' differ somewhat from BlackViper's (Please refer to link and table below).

What I would like to know, and please excuse my ignorance on this matter, am I safe to disable the following services as per TweakHound.com's recommendations? Please advise:

http://www.tweakhound.com/vista/tweakguide/page_8.htm

1) Computer Browser;
2) Secondary Logon;
3) Server;
4) TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper;
5) Terminal Services, and
6) UPnP Device Host


TweakHound's Vista Services Recommendations - Desktop, part 2
Disable
Not Networked
Tweaked Out (Geeks Only!!!)
Computer Browser
DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
Server
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Terminal Services
UPnP Device Host
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Search

Computer Browser Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
Print Spooler
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
Server
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Terminal Services
Themes
UPnP Device Host
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Event Log (I wouldn't disable this)
Windows Search
Windows Time



Thanks Shawn for your interest.

Best regards

Neil
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-920
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
    Memory
    8GB Kingston DDR3 1333MHz (4 x 2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GV-N26OC-896H-B
    Sound Card
    N/A - On Board via SPDIF
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ 24" E2420HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080p Full HD
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital
    1 x TB Sata
    1 x 320GB Sata
    PSU
    Zalman 1000 Watt
    Case
    Antec Twelve Hundred
    Cooling
    1 x 200mm fan, 6 x 120mm fans, CPU & GPU fan
    Keyboard
    Cordless Logitech MX 5500 Revolution
    Mouse
    Bluetooth Logitech MX 5500 Laser
    Other Info
    2 x Liteon DVD Burners Sata
Neil,

TweakHound is good to, but you do not get alot of details about the services like you would at SpeedyVista or BlackViper's. I would read the descriptions for them there and if you feel you will not be doing any of that, then it should be safe to disable them. If not, you can always just enable them again if something stops working that you wanted. It will usually tell you that in the error that the service is not running so you will know which one it was.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I have used BlackViper's recommended 'Safe' suggestions for years, with minor changes. For example I disable 'Computer Browser' and 'Server' since I have a stand alone computer not on a network. The same with 'TCP/NetBios Helper'. Being on broadband I have no use for 'DNS Client' either. To each their own though. If you are in doubt then leave it at default until researched and determined if applicable for your computing environment or not.
 

My Computer

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  • CPU
    i7 940 @ 4GHz (193 x 21) w/CNPS9900LED
    Motherboard
    Asus P6T Deluxe (BIOS 1604)
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair DDR3-1600 @ 8-8-8-21-1N
    Graphics Card(s)
    Tri-Fire 4870x2 + 4870 1GB
    Sound Card
    Azun Prelude 7.1 + Inspire T6200 5.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 3008WFP
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    300GB WD VelicoRaptor
    PSU
    SilverStone DA 1200
    Case
    CM HAF 932
    Cooling
    3x230mm 1x140mm 1x120mm
    Keyboard
    G15 Gaming KB
    Mouse
    MX Revolution
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