(Note: These are not recommendations, just a listing of the initial settings.)
| Name |
Description |
Status |
Startup Type |
Log On As |
| Alerter |
Notifies selected users and computers of
administrative alerts. If the service is stopped, programs that use administrative alerts will not receive them. |
|
Manual |
Local Service |
| Application Layer Gateway Service |
Provides support for 3rd party protocol
plug-ins for Internet Connection Sharing and the Internet Connection Firewall |
|
Manual |
Local Service |
| Application Management |
Provides software installation services
such as Assign, Publish, and Remove. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Automatic Updates |
Enables the download and installation of
critical Windows updates. If the service is disabled, the operating system can be manually updated at the
Windows Update Web site. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service |
Uses idle network bandwidth to transfer data. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| ClipBook |
Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information
and share it with remote computers. If the service is stopped, ClipBook Viewer will not be able to share information
with remote computers. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| COM+ Event System |
Supports System Event Notification Service
(SENS), which provides automatic distribution of events to subscribing Component Object Model (COM) components.
If the service is stopped, SENS will close and will not be able to provide logon and logoff notifications. |
Started |
Manual |
Local System |
| COM+ System Application |
Manages the configuration and tracking of
Component Object Model (COM)+-based components. If the service is stopped, most COM+-based components will not
function properly. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Computer Browser |
Maintains an updated list of computers on
the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers. If this service is stopped, this list
will not be updated or maintained. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Cryptographic Services |
Provides three management services: Catalog
Database Service, which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service, which adds and removes
Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this
computer for certificates. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| DHCP Client |
Manages network configuration by registering
and updating IP addresses and DNS names. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Distributed Link Tracking Client |
Maintains links between NTFS files within a
computer or across computers in a network domain. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Distributed Transaction Coordinator |
Coordinates transactions that span multiple
resource managers, such as databases, message queues, and file systems. If this service is stopped, these
transactions will not occur. |
|
Manual |
Network Service |
| DNS Client |
Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS)
names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and
locate Active Directory domain controllers. |
Started |
Automatic |
Network Service |
| Error Reporting Service |
Allows error reporting for services and applictions
running in non-standard environments. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Event Log |
Enables event log messages issued by Windows-based
programs and components to be viewed in Event Viewer. This service cannot be stopped. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Fast User Switching Compatibility |
Provides management for applications that require
assistance in a multiple user environment. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Help and Support |
Enables Help and Support Center to run on this
computer. If this service is stopped, Help and Support Center will be unavailable. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Human Interface Device Access |
Enables generic input access to Human Interface
Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and
other multimedia devices. If this service is stopped, hot buttons controlled by this service will no longer function. |
|
Disabled |
Local System |
| IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service |
Manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications
Programming Interface (IMAPI). If this service is stopped, this computer will be unable to record CDs. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Indexing Service |
Indexes contents and properties of files on local
and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS) |
Provides network address translation, addressing,
name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| IPSEC Services |
Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley
(IKE) and the IP security driver. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Logical Disk Manager |
Detects and monitors new hard disk drives and sends
disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service for configuration. If this service is stopped,
dynamic disk status and configuration information may become out of date. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service |
Configures hard disk drives and volumes. The service
only runs for configuration processes and then stops. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Messenger |
Transmits net send and Alerter service messages
between clients and servers. This service is not related to Windows Messenger. If this service is stopped, Alerter
messages will not be transmitted. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| MS Software Shadow Copy Provider |
Manages software-based volume shadow copies taken
by the Volume Shadow Copy service. If this service is stopped, software-based volume shadow copies cannot be managed. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Net Logon |
Supports pass-through authentication of account
logon events for computers in a domain. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing |
Enables an authorized user to access this computer
remotely by using NetMeeting over a corporate intranet. If this service is stopped, remote desktop sharing will be
unavailable. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Network Connections |
Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up
Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections. |
Started |
Manual |
Local System |
| Network DDE |
Provides network transport and security for
Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers. If this service
is stopped, DDE transport and security will be unavailable. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Network DDE DSDM |
Manages Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) network shares.
If this service is stopped, DDE network shares will be unavailable. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Network Location Awareness (NLA) |
Collects and stores network configuration and
location information, and notifies applications when this information changes. |
Started |
Manual |
Local System |
| NT LM Security Support Provider |
Provides security to remote procedure call
(RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Performance Logs and Alerts |
Collects performance data from local or remote
computers based on preconfigured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert. |
|
Manual |
Network Service |
| Plug and Play |
Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to
hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system
instability. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Portable Media Serial Number |
Retrieves the serial number of any portable
music player connected to your computer |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Print Spooler |
Loads files to memory for later printing. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Protected Storage |
Provides protected storage for sensitive data,
such as private keys, to prevent access by unauthorized services, processes, or users. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| QoS RSVP |
Provides network signaling and local traffic
control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Remote Access Auto Connection Manager |
Creates a connection to a remote network whenever
a program references a remote DNS or NetBIOS name or address. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Remote Access Connection Manager |
Creates a network connection. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Remote Desktop Help Session Manager |
Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If this
service is stopped, Remote Assistance will be unavailable. Before stopping this service, see the Dependencies tab of
the Properties dialog box. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
Provides the endpoint mapper and other
miscellaneous RPC services. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator |
Manages the RPC name service database. |
|
Manual |
Network Service |
| Remote Registry |
Enables remote users to modify registry settings
on this computer. If this service is stopped, the registry can be modified only by users on this computer. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local Service |
| Removable Storage |
Creates a virtual pool of removable media devices |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Routing and Remote Access |
Offers routing services to businesses in local area
and wide area network environments. |
|
Disabled |
Local System |
| Secondary Logon |
Enables starting processes under alternate
credentials. If this service is stopped, this type of logon access will be unavailable. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Security Accounts Manager |
Stores security information for local user accounts. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Server |
Supports file, print, and named-pipe sharing over
the network for this computer. If this service is stopped, these functions will be unavailable. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Shell Hardware Detection |
|
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Smart Card |
Manages access to smart cards read by this computer.
If this service is stopped, this computer will be unable to read smart cards. |
|
Manual |
Local Service |
| Smart Card Helper |
Enables support for legacy non-plug and play
smart-card readers used by this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not support legacy reader. |
|
Manual |
Local Service |
| SSDP Discovery Service |
Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network. |
Started |
Manual |
Local Service |
| System Event Notification |
Tracks system events such as Windows logon, network,
and power events. Notifies COM+ Event System subscribers of these events. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| System Restore Service |
Performs system restore functions. To stop service,
turn off System Restore from the System Restore tab in My Computer->Properties |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Task Scheduler |
Enables a user to configure and schedule automated
tasks on this computer. If this service is stopped, these tasks will not be run at their scheduled times. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper |
Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT)
service and NetBIOS name resolution. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local Service |
| Telephony |
Provides Telephony API (TAPI) support for programs
that control telephony devices and IP based voice connections on the local computer and, through the LAN, on servers
that are also running the service. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Telnet |
Enables a remote user to log on to this computer
and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients, including UNIX-based and Windows-based computers. If this
service is stopped, remote user access to programs might be unavailable. |
|
Disabled |
Local System |
| Terminal Services |
Allows multiple users to be connected interactively
to a machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop
(including RD for Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal Server. |
Started |
Manual |
Local System |
| Themes |
Provides user experience theme management. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Uninterruptible Power Supply |
Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
connected to the computer. |
|
Manual |
Local Service |
| Universal Plug and Play Device Host |
Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices. |
|
Manual |
Local Service |
| Upload Manager |
Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers
between clients and servers on the network. If this service is stopped, synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between
clients and servers on the network will not occur. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Volume Shadow Copy |
Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for
backup and other purposes. If this service is stopped, shadow copies will be unavailable for backup and the backup may fail. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| WebClient |
Enables Windows-based programs to create, access,
and modify Internet-based files. If this service is stopped, these functions will not be available. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local Service |
| Windows Audio |
Manages audio devices for Windows-based programs.
If this service is stopped, audio devices and effects will not function properly. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) |
Provides image acquisition services for scanners
and cameras. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Windows Installer |
Installs, repairs and removes software according
to instructions contained in .MSI files. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Windows Management Instrumentation |
Provides a common interface and object model to
access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped,
most Windows-based software will not function properly. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions |
Provides systems management information to and from drivers. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Windows Time |
Maintains date and time synchronization on all clients
and servers in the network. If this service is stopped, date and time synchronization will be unavailable. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| Wireless Zero Configuration |
Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapters |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |
| WMI Performance Adapter |
Provides performance library information from WMI
HiPerf providers. |
|
Manual |
Local System |
| Workstation |
Creates and maintains client network connections
to remote servers. If this service is stopped, these connections will be unavailable. |
Started |
Automatic |
Local System |