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To load the services currently your computer has

Click on StartRun Type the word “services.msc” and click on OK button.

Follow the below instruction to speed up your computer.

• AdobeLM Service: Just disable it if you have it.

• Alerter: Disable if you are not working on a network because you will not receive alerts.

• Application Management: Set it to manual.

• Automatic Updates: If you don’t require auto updating and patching of Windows please disable this option. You will save your bandwidth.

• ClipBook: Disable if you are not working on a network

• Computer Browser: If you don’t need to browse and monitor connected computers disable it.

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  Cryptographic Services: Set this to manual.

• Distributed Transaction Service: Set this to manual.

• DNS Client: If you are not working on a network, disable it.

• Error Reporting Service: Disable this if you are not a Microsoft software tester.

• Fast User Switching Compatibility: Disable it if you are the only user on your computer.

• FTP Publishing: If you are not using FTP features disable this.

• Help and Support: If you are an expert about the OS turn it off or set it to manual if you do not use the help feature often.

• HTTP SSL: Set this to manual.

• Human Interface Device Access: If you are not using hot-key features or remote system handling on your computer turn it off. Set it to manual if you use this feature.

• IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service: If you have a CD writer or a DVD writer set this to manual to save memory and time. Disable this if you do not have a CD or DVD writer.

• Indexing Service: If you organize your data correctly and if you know where your data is saved turn it off. This will reduce your CPU usage.

• InstallDriver Table Manager: Disable this feature.

• IPSEC Services: Set this to manual.

• Windows Messenger: Disable this if you are not working on a network. Sometimes this will become a security threat to your system and it is using lots of memory.

• MS Software Shadow Copy Provider: Set this to manual.

• Net Logon: If you are not working on a network disable it.

• NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing: Disable this if you are not using Remote Desktop feature.

• Network Provisioning Service: If you are not in a network disable this.

• NT LM Security Support Provider: Disable this feature.

• NVIDIA Display Driver Service: If you are not using nVidia Desktop feature, disable this.

• Office Source Engine: If you have a MS Office CD with you disable this.

• Portable Media Serial Number Service: If you are connecting portable media to your computer set it to manual, otherwise disable it.

• Print Spooler: If you are not using a printer disable it.

• Protected Storage: If you are the only user who is using your computer disable it.

• Remote Desktop Help Session Manager: Disable this if you don’t use Remote Desktop feature.

• Remote Procedure Call Locator: Set it to manual.

• Remote Registry: Disable it no matter what.

• Removable Storage: Set it to manual if you are using removable storage drives or disable it.

• Routing and Remote Access: Set it to manual.

• Secondary Logon: Set it to manual or disable it.

• Security Accounts Manager: If you are not using windows NTFS Encryption features disable it.

• Security Center: Disable this

• Server: If you are not on a network set it to manual or disable it

• Smart Card: If you are not using smart cards on your computer disable it.

• SSDP Discovery Service: If you are not using UPnP devices or not in a network disable.

• Task Scheduler: Disable it if you are not scheduling tasks.

• TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper: Disable it if you are not in a network or set it to manual.

• Telnet: If you are a home user, disable it. If you use this feature set it to manual.

• Terminal Services: If you are not using Remote Desktop facility, disable it.

• Uninterrupted Power Supply: If you are not using a UPS, disable it.

• Universal Plug and Play Device Host: Set it to manual.

• User Privilege Service: Set it to manual.

• Volume Shadow Copy: If you are not using Windows Backup or System Restore features, disable it.

• Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS): If you computer is protected with any other firewall, then disable this. Otherwise for better security set it ON.

• Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) : If you are not using a camera or a scanner with your computer, disable this.

• Windows Media Connect: If you use any media devices such as iPod etc. with your Windows Media Player enable this.

• Windows Media Connect (WMC) Helper: If you don’t need to use help or if you disable the previous option disable this also.

• Windows Time: If you are on a synchronized network, enable it.

• Wireless Zero Configuration: Disable if not in a wireless network.

• WMI Performance Adapters: For advance users only. Disable it.

• Workstation: If you are not working in a network disable this.