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Safety of disabling services in Windows 10 and 11
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Windows 10 services.md

These settings apply to a Windows 10 desktop with a wired Ethernet connection, and no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or touch screen. Some services are not from the operating system, such as VMware Workstation's services.

Safe to disable

Display Name Name Notes
Adobe Acrobat Update Service AdobeARMservice
Adobe Genuine Monitor Service AGMService
Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Service AGSService
AdobeUpdateService AdobeUpdateService
Auto Time Zone Updater tzautoupdate
AVCTP service BthAvctpSvc Might be needed for Bluetooth audio devices, but not other BT devices like game controllers.
Bluetooth Audio Gateway Service BTAGService Might be needed for Bluetooth audio devices, but not other BT devices like game controllers.
Bluetooth Driver Management Service BcmBtRSupport Third-party service for Broadcom Bluetooth adapters, not required for BT connections.
Connected Devices Platform Service CDPSvc
Connected Devices Platform User Service_* CDPUserSvc_* May only be disabled in registry by setting HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDPUserSvc_*\Start = 0x4.
Connected User Experiences and Telemetry DiagTrack
Data Usage DusmSvc Shows the "last 30 days" section in Settings › Network & Internet.
Delivery Optimization DoSvc If you have a second Windows 10 computer in the same LAN, they can share Windows Update downloads, reducing your ISP's traffic quota usage.
Device Association Service DeviceAssociationService Required for Bluetooth.
Device Management Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Push message Routing Service dmwappushservice
Display Enhancement Service DisplayEnhancementService
Display Policy Service DispBrokerDesktopSvc
Geolocation Service lfsvc
Microsoft (R) Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service
Microsoft App-V Client AppVClient
Microsoft Storage Spaces SMP smphost Might be needed for Storage Spaces.
Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service NetTcpPortSharing
Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup NcdAutoSetup
OpenSSH Authentication Agent ssh-agent
Payments and NFC/SE Manager SEMgrSvc
Radio Management Service RmSvc Might be needed for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Remote Registry RemoteRegistry
Routing and Remote Access RemoteAccess
Shared PC Account Manager shpamsvc
Sync Host_* OneSyncSvc_* May only be disabled in registry by setting HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OneSyncSvc_*\Start = 0x4.
Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service TabletInputService
User Experience Virtualization Service UevAgentService
Windows Biometric Service WbioSrvc Might be needed for fingerprint readers.
Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar wcncsvc
WLAN AutoConfig WlanSvc Might be needed for Wi-Fi.

Do not disable

Display Name Name Notes
Clipboard User Service_* cbdhsvc_* Required to copy screenshots taken using Snip & Sketch (Win+Shift+S).
LGHUB Updater Service LGHUBUpdaterService Required to start Logitech G Hub. Can only be disabled if you have no custom button bindings and are using On-board Memory Mode.
Microsoft Office Click-to-Run Service ClickToRunSvc Required to start Office programs, not just install updates.
Network Location Awareness NlaSvc When disabled, network connections can show the wrong state in ncpa.cpl.
VMAuthdService VMware Authorization Service Required to start VMware Workstation guests in Windows 10 host. Optional in Windows 7 host.
Windows Connection Manager Wcmsvc Required for Ethernet page to appear in Settings › Network & Internet.
Windows Push Notifications System Service WpnService Required for Action Center (Win+A) to appear.
Windows Push Notifications User Service_* WpnUserService_* Required for Action Center (Win+A) to appear.

See also

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