Windows - Is disabling services a good idea or not?

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Disabling Windows services, a good idea or not?

Yes : - To reduce resources used and increase performance - To reduce battery consumption - For safety

But you still have to know which ones, which is very contextual!

Here’s a video presenting my opinion on the subject, the tips to help you in this task. The content is mainly aimed at improving performance, I don’t go into the security aspect but the principle is the same.

Source of inspiration and information on services by Microsoft : Tips on disabling system services in Windows Server 2016 with User Experience

# Or directly from the source on github: security-guidelines-for-disabling-system-services-in-windows-server

Excel file based on documentation: Service-management-WS2016.xlsx

Windows - Is disabling services a good idea or not?

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