2006/11/08
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Speed up your computer - 3
In continuing with this series of posts aimed at helping you speed up your computer, I will list down five more services that you can disable to improve the speed and performance of your computer. Some of the services that get installed are just there for extra functionality that we never use and some of the services like Routing and Remote Access are there for some specific purpose that we may never need and will not be applicable for our operating environment.
| Service Name | Description | Suggestion | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| HID Input | This service enables input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains use of predefined hot buttons on Keyboards, remote controls and other mutlimedia devices | Disable | OK, So instead of pressing one button on your jazzy new multimedia keyboard, you will have to move the mouse and carry out some tasks. It's not really such a big deal if I can get my computer to run faster. |
| Indexing Service | This service indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language | Disable | If you are like me, you will have a separate folder for every subject or section. How often do you really use Windows Search? |
| Internet Connection - Firewall (ICF) / Sharing (ICS) | This service as the name suggests provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network | Disable | If you are using it from home and have a router, your router does all these tasks for you. If you are in office, there are better options to carry out these tasks than using ICF/ICS |
| IPSEC services | This service provides end-to-end security between clients and servers on TCP/IP networks | Disable | This is not applicable in the home network and in office environment there are better options to achieve the same thing. |
| Logical Disk Manager | This service waits for new drives to be added and passes required information to the LDM administrative service; required to ensure dynamic disk information is up to date | Disable | This is not applicable / required in a home environment and as far as I am concerned, it should not be allowed in office environment as it is a security threat. |
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