Ive been asked on a number of occasions what the different services do that are running on a computer system. Now, if you have ever looked at the running services you can see that there are alot of them. If you havent, take a look now.
Whats Running?
In Windows 2000 and XP go to Start Programs Administrative Tools Services. As you can see there are alot of services that can run on your system. Most of them are background items. The question I'm usually asked is what all of these do and can I turn off any of them. If so which ones can I do without.
In this not-so-exhaustive list I give a little of the details of each service as well as well as what happens if you turn them off or leave them on. And whether it is suggested to turn leave them on or turn them off.
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Application Layer Gateway Service
Application Management Service
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Distributed Link Tracking Service
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Fast User Switching Compatability Service
Internet Connection Firewall Service
Internet Connection Sharing Service
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Service
Network Location Awareness Service
NT LM Security Support Provider Service
Performance Logs and Alerts Service
Remote Procedure Call Locator Service
Routing and Remote Access Service
Security Accounts Manager Service
System Event Notification Service
Universal Plug & Play Device Host Service
Windows Image Aquisition Service
Windows Image Acquisition Service
WMI Performance Adapter Service
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