https://de.pcerror-fix.com/deaktivieren-windows-10-dienstleistungen-zum-gaming/
https://docplayer.org/34840031-Wind...te-deaktivieren-und-autostart-aufraeumen.html

 

Script for deactivating a lot of windows 10 crap

https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/win10script

 

Glary Utilities Pro by Glarysoft allows you to turn on - off, add, edit or delete startup entries (I`m sure others do to,
but this is the one I use).

https://www.glarysoft.com/quick-startup/

 

Last edited: Feb 24, 2022

https://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-10-service-configurations/

 

Just go to BlackViper and first configure them for safe usage and you can disable the obviously unneeded ones. Anything related to remote desktop or registry, for instance - those that are in the last column and marked safe to disable. BlackViper gives you meaningful descriptions of all the services, not MS gibberish.

In XP times I used to know what every service does, but now there are so many that it's really hard to remember them all.

 

Attention is in German language!

Welche Windows 10-Dienste können sicher deaktiviert werden?
www.win-tools.de/windows-10/system/windows-10-dienste-sicher-deaktiviert

 

Last edited: Feb 25, 2022

The problem with both Blackbird and Blackviper's list is they're discontinued.

 

4 Easy Ways to Remove Bloatware from Windows 10/11
https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/4-easy-ways-to-remove-bloatware-from-windows-10-11/

What Is Bloatware?
Generally speaking, the term bloatware is used to denote useless applications on your computer (or even a phone). They usually come pre-installed, bundled by your operating system itself. Sometimes, these might also be accidentally installed by the user.

These apps clutter up the storage, taking up unnecessary disk space that could be used for better purposes. Worse, some of these run on startup, increasing the boot time of your PC and slowing it down during usage by eating up memory and processing power.

To ensure that your computer can function as smoothly as possible, it is highly recommended to remove all of such extraneous applications. Deleting bloatware is one of the easiest ways to speed up your PC and reduce system load.

 

Before I start my mastering sessions, I usually fire up an instance of Process Hacker and terminate processes manually.

Some engineers prefer Sysinternals' Process Explorer but using PH, I do find its integration more suitable and a tad better for the Windows environment (custom shell, custom Task Manager, Integration to various Antivirus engine agregators).
It replaced the Windows Task Manager for me and it starts up when booting the OS. Finally, if you want to see which .dll or process is tied to another, the search is less irritating than Process Explorer or the latter.

If you are looking for an automated solution, stripping the ISO's yourself could save you from major debloat headache.
As @Xupito said, the solutions we had at our disposal are outdated since few years or 2020 for Blackbird.

 

Last edited: Feb 26, 2022

I have to give this bad boy a try, heard really good things about it.

 

You can check Optimizer https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/releases and if you ever consider, install any Ghostspectre windows, really fast and optimized.
You can also try "Process Lasso" which gives you big control of services, with realtime monitoring and memory and cpu optimization based on workload.

 

Agreed, I am using his 21H1 version on this work machine and it is beautifully stripped from the bs. It is also worth to mention that Oprekin's Windows builds are pretty good and recommended on this forum too.

 

https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
This one gives a good list and it's easy to disable/enable them.

 

There's always O&O Shutup that kills all of the unnecessary services.

 

The problem is that
- no system is like the other.
- In my case I do need some of the services that may be inactivated by those "standard" scripts.
So it is not a solution to stop all those services by default.

As the one person that knows my PC and my needs best I try to do everything that changes my system by myself.
Otherwise I will likely face side effects.
btw its not enough to stop some services but you may also want to stop other programs running in the background without UI that are no services. You'll find the names of the apps in the Taksmanager.
The correct name to stop a service can be found in services.msc (or type in "services" in search box) if you double click on the service you want to stop by the batch and copy the caption for the service name (not display nameI


I made a batch with the editor for my needs and stop the services with the lines (just some examples):
sc.exe STOP DragonSvc
sc.exe STOP ReflectService.exe
sc.exe STOP SbieSvc
...

and the other background apps with:
taskkill /f /IM Ditto.exe
taskkill /f /IM mDNSresponder.exe
taskkill /f /IM TSClientB.exe
...

and save it as a .bat file.

Before I start a recording I call the batch (as Admin) so that the services and background apps are stopped temporarily.

Afterwards I just reboot and have everything started as usual.

Spoiler: my service killer batch file as a reference

Code:

' Services Stop
' ===============
sc.exe STOP "AfterFLICS v3"
sc.exe STOP DragonSvc
sc.exe STOP "Abrosoft: Abrosoft FantaMorph update permissions manager. 12810."
sc.exe STOP HoudiniLicenseServer
sc.exe STOP HoudiniServer
sc.exe STOP IPClampService
sc.exe STOP Mgl3DCtlrRPCService
sc.exe STOP ClickToRunSvc
sc.exe STOP nvsvc
sc.exe STOP ReflectService.exe
sc.exe STOP SbieSvc
sc.exe STOP Fabs
sc.exe STOP PSI_SVC_2_x64
sc.exe STOP simptcp
sc.exe STOP LabelServices
sc.exe STOP TeamViewer9
sc.exe STOP dbupdate
sc.exe STOP dbupdatem
sc.exe STOP DragonLoggerService
sc.exe STOP HLfms
sc.exe STOP NitroDriverReadSpool10
sc.exe STOP EpsonBidirectionalService
sc.exe STOP RtkAudioService
sc.exe STOP CmWebAdmin.exe
sc.exe STOP GsServer
sc.exe STOP MacriumService
sc.exe STOP nlsvc
sc.exe STOP NetTimeSvc
sc.exe STOP SQLWriter
sc.exe STOP RtkAudioUniversalService
sc.exe STOP HLfms
sc.exe STOP DragonLoggerService
sc.exe STOP DragonSvc
sc.exe STOP xrdd.exe
sc.exe STOP PhoneSvc
sc.exe STOP WlanSvc
sc.exe STOP SgrmBroker
sc.exe STOP WdiServiceHost
sc.exe STOP DPS
sc.exe STOP WdiSystemHost
sc.exe STOP StatusAgent4
sc.exe STOP hmevpnsvc
sc.exe STOP WpnService




' Program Stop
' =================
taskkill /f /IM mDNSresponder.exe
taskkill /f /IM sidebar.exe
taskkill /f /IM TSClientB.exe
taskkill /f /IM TscHelp.exe
taskkill /f /IM DTAgent.exe
taskkill /f /IM Ditto.exe
taskkill /f /IM 3DxService.exe
taskkill /f /IM 3dxpiemenus.exe
taskkill /f /IM 3dxnlserver.exe
taskkill /f /IM nvxdsync.exe
taskkill /f /IM robotaskbaricon.exe
taskkill /f /IM eDocPrintProMonitor.exe
taskkill /f /IM FmsProxy.exe
taskkill /f /IM GoodSync.exe
taskkill /f /IM DropboxUpdate.exe
taskkill /f /IM IDMan.exe
taskkill /f /IM IEMonitor.exe
taskkill /f /IM WinAutomation.MachineAgent.exe
taskkill /f /IM WinAutomation.Server.exe
taskkill /f /IM dbxsvc.exe
taskkill /f /IM jusched.exe
taskkill /f /IM wmplayer.exe
taskkill /f /IM Musixmatch.exe
taskkill /f /IM AGMService.exe
taskkill /f /IM sqlservr.exe
taskkill /f /IM SnagitEditor.exe
taskkill /f /IM Snagit32.exe
taskkill /f /IM SnagPriv.exe
taskkill /f /IM FmsProxy.exe

 

Last edited: Feb 27, 2022

Well said, I have one of these too. Named "kill_shit.bat" (not joking)
But yours is bigger than mine!!

 

The way I do it is I go into task manager and look at all the running processes. If there's any process I've never seen before I do a web search on it to find out if it's a system critical process or not. If it isn't, I take ownership of that file and delete it.

 

I would suggest to rename it instead something like xy.exe.old
Has the same effect but in case you need it again (despite of non sys critical) its easier to recover.