# Description: # This script disables unwanted Windows services. If you do not want to disable # certain services comment out the corresponding lines below. $services = @( "diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service" # Microsoft (R) Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service "DiagTrack" # Diagnostics Tracking Service "dmwappushservice" # WAP Push Message Routing Service (see known issues) "lfsvc" # Geolocation Service "MapsBroker" # Downloaded Maps Manager "NetTcpPortSharing" # Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service "RemoteAccess" # Routing and Remote Access "RemoteRegistry" # Remote Registry "SharedAccess" # Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) "TrkWks" # Distributed Link Tracking Client "WbioSrvc" # Windows Biometric Service (required for Fingerprint reader / facial detection) #"WlanSvc" # WLAN AutoConfig "WMPNetworkSvc" # Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service "wscsvc" # Windows Security Center Service "WSearch" # Windows Search "XblAuthManager" # Xbox Live Auth Manager "XblGameSave" # Xbox Live Game Save Service "XboxNetApiSvc" # Xbox Live Networking Service "XboxGipSvc" #Disables Xbox Accessory Management Service "ndu" # Windows Network Data Usage Monitor "WerSvc" #disables windows error reporting "Spooler" #Disables your printer "Fax" #Disables fax "fhsvc" #Disables fax histroy "gupdate" #Disables google update "gupdatem" #Disable another google update "stisvc" #Disables Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) "AJRouter" #Disables (needed for AllJoyn Router Service) "MSDTC" # Disables Distributed Transaction Coordinator "WpcMonSvc" #Disables Parental Controls "PhoneSvc" #Disables Phone Service(Manages the telephony state on the device) "PrintNotify" #Disables Windows printer notifications and extentions "PcaSvc" #Disables Program Compatibility Assistant Service "WPDBusEnum" #Disables Portable Device Enumerator Service "LicenseManager" #Disable LicenseManager(Windows store may not work properly) "seclogon" #Disables Secondary Logon(disables other credentials only password will work) "SysMain" #Disables sysmain "lmhosts" #Disables TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper "wisvc" #Disables Windows Insider program(Windows Insider will not work) "FontCache" #Disables Windows font cache "RetailDemo" #Disables RetailDemo whic is often used when showing your device "ALG" # Disables Application Layer Gateway Service(Provides support for 3rd party protocol plug-ins for Internet Connection Sharing) #"BFE" #Disables Base Filtering Engine (BFE) (is a service that manages firewall and Internet Protocol security) #"BrokerInfrastructure" #Disables Windows infrastructure service that controls which background tasks can run on the system. "SCardSvr" #Disables Windows smart card "EntAppSvc" #Disables enterprise application management. "BthAvctpSvc" #Disables AVCTP service (if you use Bluetooth Audio Device or Wireless Headphones. then don't disable this) #"FrameServer" #Disables Windows Camera Frame Server(this allows multiple clients to access video frames from camera devices.) "Browser" #Disables computer browser "BthAvctpSvc" #AVCTP service (This is Audio Video Control Transport Protocol service.) "BDESVC" #Disables bitlocker "iphlpsvc" #Disables ipv6 but most websites don't use ipv6 they use ipv4 "edgeupdate" # Disables one of edge update service "MicrosoftEdgeElevationService" # Disables one of edge service "edgeupdatem" # disbales another one of update service (disables edgeupdatem) "SEMgrSvc" #Disables Payments and NFC/SE Manager (Manages payments and Near Field Communication (NFC) based secure elements) #"PNRPsvc" # Disables peer Name Resolution Protocol ( some peer-to-peer and collaborative applications, such as Remote Assistance, may not function, Discord will still work) #"p2psvc" # Disbales Peer Name Resolution Protocol(nables multi-party communication using Peer-to-Peer Grouping. If disabled, some applications, such as HomeGroup, may not function. Discord will still work) #"p2pimsvc" # Disables Peer Networking Identity Manager (Peer-to-Peer Grouping services may not function, and some applications, such as HomeGroup and Remote Assistance, may not function correctly.Discord will still work) "PerfHost" #Disables remote users and 64-bit processes to query performance . "BcastDVRUserService_48486de" #Disables GameDVR and Broadcast is used for Game Recordings and Live Broadcasts "CaptureService_48486de" #Disables ptional screen capture functionality for applications that call the Windows.Graphics.Capture API. "cbdhsvc_48486de" #Disables cbdhsvc_48486de (clipboard service it disables) "BluetoothUserService_48486de" #disbales BluetoothUserService_48486de (The Bluetooth user service supports proper functionality of Bluetooth features relevant to each user session.) "WpnService" #Disables WpnService (Push Notifications may not work ) #"StorSvc" #Disables StorSvc (usb external hard drive will not be reconised by windows) "RtkBtManServ" #Disables Realtek Bluetooth Device Manager Service "QWAVE" #Disables Quality Windows Audio Video Experience (audio and video might sound worse) #Hp services "HPAppHelperCap" "HPDiagsCap" "HPNetworkCap" "HPSysInfoCap" "HpTouchpointAnalyticsService" #hyper-v services "HvHost" "vmickvpexchange" "vmicguestinterface" "vmicshutdown" "vmicheartbeat" "vmicvmsession" "vmicrdv" "vmictimesync" # Services which cannot be disabled #"WdNisSvc" ) foreach ($service in $services) { Write-Output "Trying to disable $service" Get-Service -Name $service | Set-Service -StartupType Disabled } #check if services are running and if they are then stop them Get-Service diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service DiagTrack | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service dmwappushservice | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service lfsvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'Stopped'} | Stop-Service Get-Service MapsBroker | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service NetTcpPortSharing | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service RemoteAccess | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service RemoteRegistry | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service TrkWk | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WbioSrvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WlanSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WMPNetworkSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service wscsvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WSearch | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service XblAuthManager | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service XblGameSave | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service XboxNetApiSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service XboxGipSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service ndu | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WerSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service Spooler | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service Fax | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service fhsvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service gupdate | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service gupdatem | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service stisvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service AJRouter | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service MSDTC | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WpcMonSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service PhoneSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service PrintNotify | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service PcaSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WPDBusEnum | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service LicenseManager | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service seclogon | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service SysMain | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service lmhosts | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service wisvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service FontCache | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service RetailDemo | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service ALG | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service #Get-Service BFE | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service BrokerInfrastructure | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service SCardSvr | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service EntAppSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service BthAvctpSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service BDESVC | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service iphlpsvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service edgeupdate | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service MicrosoftEdgeElevationService | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service edgeupdatem | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service SEMgrSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service #Get-Service PNRPsvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service #Get-Service p2psvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service p2pimsvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service PerfHost | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service BcastDVRUserService_48486de | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service CaptureService_48486de | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service cbdhsvc_48486de | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service BluetoothUserService_48486de | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service WpnService | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service StorSvc | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service QWAVE | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service RtkBtManServ | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service HPAppHelperCap | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service HPDiagsCap | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service HPNetworkCap | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service HPSysInfoCap | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service HpTouchpointAnalyticsService | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service HvHost | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmickvpexchange | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmicguestinterface | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmicshutdown | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmicheartbeat | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmicvmsession | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmicrdv | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service Get-Service vmictimesync | Where {$_.status –eq 'running'} | Stop-Service