Blog : Turn Off Unneeded Services

 here is a list of services that can be turned off

this will speed up your pc a bit

right click my computer

manage

services and applications

services

set these to disabled you will need to reboot for them to take effect if you have a problem with any just reenable them again ie if you have a smart card and you disable it wont work

alerter

application layer gateway service

application management

ati hotkey poller

automatic updates

background intelligent transfer service

clipbook

com+ event system

com+ system application

distributed transaction coordinator

error reporting service

fast user switching compatibility

help and support

human interface device access

imapi cd burning com service

indexing service

internet connection firewall(icf)/internet connecton sharing(ics)

ipsec services

logical disk manager

logical disk manager administrative service

messenger

ms software shadow copy provider

net logon

netmeeting remote desktop sharing

network dde

network dde dsdm

nt lm securtiy support provider

performance logs and alerts

portable media serial number service

qos rsvp

remote desktop help sesson manager

remote registry

removable storage

secondary logon

security accounts manager

server

smart card

smart card helper

ssdp discovery service

system restore service

task scheduler

tcp/ip netbios helper

telnet

terminal services

uninterruptible power supply

universal plug and play device host

upload manager

video proes

volume shadow copy

webclient

windows time

wireless zone configuration

wmi performance adapter

workstation