Safety of disabling services in Windows 10 and 11

Windows 10 & 11 services.md

These settings apply to normal, functioning Windows 10 and 11 Pro desktops and laptops with

• wired Ethernet
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• IPv4
• IPv6
• no touch screen

Safe to disable

Display Name	Name	Notes
Adobe Acrobat Update Service	AdobeARMservice
Adobe Genuine Monitor Service	AGMService	CC 5.4.5.550 sometimes fails to load Apps tab when this service is disabled.
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	Needed for Your Phone "Calls" feature, 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.
Certificate Propagation	CertPropSvc
Connected Devices Platform Service	CDPSvc	Needed for Night Light.
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. When disabled, the Windows 11 Settings home screen will always say Not connected.
Delivery Optimization	DoSvc	If you have a second Windows computer in the same LAN, they can share Windows Update downloads, reducing your ISP's traffic quota usage.
Device Association Service	DeviceAssociationService	Needed for Bluetooth.
Device Management Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Push message Routing Service	dmwappushservice
Diagnostic Policy Service	DPS	Needed for powercfg /batteryreport.
Display Enhancement Service	DisplayEnhancementService
Display Policy Service	DispBrokerDesktopSvc
Geolocation Service	lfsvc
IP Helper	iphlpsvc	Not needed for IPv6.
IPsec Policy Agent	PolicyAgent	Not needed for IPv6.
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
NVIDIA Display Container LS	NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem	Only needed to launch Nvidia Control Panel.
OpenSSH Authentication Agent	ssh-agent
Payments and NFC/SE Manager	SEMgrSvc
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience	QWAVE
Radio Management Service	RmSvc	Might be needed for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Remote Access Connection Manager	RasMan
Remote Registry	RemoteRegistry
Routing and Remote Access	RemoteAccess
Shared PC Account Manager	shpamsvc
Smart Card Device Enumeration Service	ScDeviceEnum
Sync Host_*	OneSyncSvc_*	May only be disabled in registry by setting HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OneSyncSvc_*\​Start = 0x4.
Telephony	TapiSrv
Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service	TabletInputService	Needed by Windows Terminal (at least in Windows 11).
User Experience Virtualization Service	UevAgentService
Windows Biometric Service	WbioSrvc	Needed to load Settings › Accounts › Sign-in options and maybe to use fingerprint readers.
Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar	wcncsvc
WLAN AutoConfig	WlanSvc	Might be needed for Wi-Fi.

Do not disable

Display Name	Name	Notes
Bluetooth Support Service	bthserv	Required for Bluetooth pairing and usage. Can only be disabled if you don't use Bluetooth.
Bluetooth User Support Service_*	BluetoothUserService_*	Required for Bluetooth pairing and usage. Can only be disabled if you don't use Bluetooth.
Clipboard User Service_*	cbdhsvc_*	Required to copy screenshots taken using Snip & Sketch (Win+Shift+S).
JetBrains ETW Host Service *	JetBrainsEtwHost	Required to start Visual Studio if dotTrace is installed.
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.
Sensor Service	SensorService	Needed to load Settings › System › Power in Windows 11.
VMAuthdService	VMware Authorization Service	Needed to start VMware Workstation guests in Windows ≥ 10 host. Optional in Windows ≤ 7 host.
Web Account Manager	TokenBroker	Needed to load Settings › Accounts › Sign-In Options in Windows 11.
Windows Connection Manager	Wcmsvc	Required for Ethernet page to appear in Settings › Network & Internet.
Windows Push Notifications System Service	WpnService	Required to receive push notifications or, in Windows 10, open Action Center (Win+A).
Windows Push Notifications User Service_*	WpnUserService_*	Required to receive push notifications or, in Windows 10, open Action Center (Win+A).

See also

• Aldaviva/KillUnwantedProcesses
• Black Viper’s Windows 10 Service Configurations (unmaintained)

The LGHUB service can be mitigated by using the old LG software. That's what I use. It doesn't get updated any more, but it still has a lot of features and LED configs. It even has a LUA script editor. It does come with a service that can be disabled without any problems. I tried the GHUB and I instantly thought it behaved like data-collecting trash software. The old software is called Logitech Gaming Software.

Hi @KirkH420, yeah I use Logitech Gaming Software for my Momo steering wheel, it works pretty well. Unfortunately that doesn't support my G502 Hero mouse. I found that enabling On-Board Mode was the best choice for standard usage, as long as you haven't bound any buttons to macros. Another option for privacy is blocking outbound traffic at the firewall. I currently leave G Hub (both service and tray icon app) running in the background because I like having G8 bound to Shift+Click.

I just realized that there are newer versions of Logitech Gaming Software than what I was familiar with. I was using 5.10 with my steering wheel. I didn't know it was still being updated, I thought it had been abandoned in 2010. The latest version is 9.04. Glad there are alternatives to G Hub.

Actually, I hadn't noticed there was an update available either. Thanks for pointing that out for me bud. I tried that G-hub software when I got my first Logitech product and I didn't like it. It's been quite a long time since I uninstalled it, but I remember thinking that it behaved like the kind of corporate bloatware that you find on a cheap PC from Sam's club or somewhere similar. The older LG Gaming Software has been rather decent however. It's pretty neat that it has it's own variant of the Lua language and a scripting environment built right into it. Now I'm interested to see what these new updates will bring. Thanks again!

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CDPSvc, iphlpsvc are required for ipv6?

Hello @Infernun, I currently have iphlpsvc disabled and IPv6 is working on Windows 10. That service is needed for Teredo and other transition technologies which tunnel or encapsulate IPv6 inside IPv4 traffic for compatibility, but for pure IPv6 from your ISP it's not needed. I believe the same applies to CDPSvc, although I do have that one running for Night Light.

Okay thanks.
Thanks for your contribution.

I have problems with IPv6, at the beginning of starting the computer it works. At the time of having the computer started, it loses the linked public IPv6 or it has linked public IPv6 but the connections in ipv6 do not work. At https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise/optimize-your-device/services it describes what ip help is needed for IPv6, IPv6 still works correctly without ip help.

All the best! Regards
System technique

Thanks!

Yeah IPv6 can be very brittle depending on which components are being used. Mine was basically broken until I swapped out almost all of my networking hardware.

• With a Motorola SB6121 cable modem, it would never acquire an IPv6 address, even though my ISP supported IPv6. Fixed by replacing it with a Motorola MB7621.
• With a TP-Link Archer C7 router, it would fail to acquire an IPv6 address when it booted, so you had to manually renew the lease from the admin web page each time it restarted. Fixed by replacing it with a TP-Link Archer AX20.

Hellow, thanks!

I will follow some of your recommendations. I like to use the windows drivers but, I will install the network drivers.
I am using two Cat 7 cable modem. One for the Ubiquiti ONT and another for the TP-Link AX 53. Good buy for the AX20, worse is the AX53 depending on what you need..
I have an archer AX53 xD! It seems that this latest firmware may be failing? I have configured IPv6 on lan by DHCP with a release time of 86400 to avoid IPv6 loss problems.

All the best! Regards
System technique

Edit: After half an hour it seems to still work.

• Reset in netsh winsock, ip and ipv6. Network reset in Network and Internet
• Change router to security DNS v4 and v6 from Cloudflare
• Update network Drivers
• Reset Firewall rules and switch to private network profile. Do not activate "block all incoming connections"

Edit2: Finally the problem is the internet company. Looking at the log of the router releases the central the IPv6. Recommended to disable tereo and ip6to4

Hi, how long.

You have updated the list.

I've done my own work, I can share my .reg file if it helps, it's clean just with dword start. At my own job I can't get the store to work, I can't find the necessary service. I plan to continue working on it.

The office service can be put in manual, although the task scheduler activates it in time.

Can this help? In my search I have found that to be able to use smart cards over the internet (In Spain national identity document) and other certificates:
-Smart cards
-Certificate propagation
-CNG key isolation
-Microsoft Passport container? I don't know
-IPsec key creation module for IKE? I don't know

For the store I know:
-Automatic update of the time
-Account assistant
-Web account manager

Good job. Greetings

Disabling the Windows Push Notifications services also breaks Network & Internet in Settings.

Disabling: CDPSvc: Connected Devices Platform Service , and CDPUserSvc: Connected Devices Platform User Service

Will break accounts and sync your settings.

@isidroco are you referring to signing into your Windows user with a Microsoft account? Also, did you observe this in Windows 10, 11, or both?

Other services:

CldFlt: Windows Cloud Files Filter Driver {onedrive} default Auto, better Manual
mapsbroker: default Auto, better Manual
GraphicsPerfSvc: Graphics performance monitor S: disable
RetailDemo: disable
SgrmBroker: System Guard Runtime Monitor: disable
SgrmAgent: disable
osrss: Windows 10 Update Facilitation S: disable (only win10): disable
WaasMedicSvc: Windows Update Medic S: disable
WSAIFabricSvc: manual
XblAuthManager: xbox manual or disable if not using xBox
edgeupdate, edgeupdatem: manual or disable
WMPNetworkSvc: Windows media network share: disable if not sharing media
SysMain: Superfetch/ prefetch disable

Disable all Acer bloatware services:
ACCSvc, DtsApo4Service, GoTrust ID Plugin, GoTrustID Service, User Experience Improvement Program, Alienware Digital Delivery Services, Alienware SupportAssist Remediation

Adobe services disable: AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc, Switchboard

AMD services disable:
AdaptiveSleepService, AMD Crash Defender Service, AMD External Events Utility, AMD FUEL Service, AMD Log Utility

Andrea ST Filters S {IDT mic noise reduction} disable:
AESTFilters

ASUS Bloatware:
GiftBox.Service, ASUS InstantOn, AsHidService, AsusUpdateCheck, DTSAPO3Service, asComSvc, AsusAppService, asus, AsusCertService,
ASUSLinkNear, ASUSLinkRemote, ASUSOptimization, ASUSSoftwareManager, ASUSSwitch, ASUSSystemAnalysis, ASUSSystemDiagnosis

atk: ATKGFNEXSrv, AFBAgent, ASLDRService

autodesk: Autodesk Content Service, AdAppMgrSvc

Brave Browser: brave, bravem

ByteFence Anti-Malware S {Bad antivirus}: ByteFenceService

Conexant audio: CxAudMsg, SAService, CxMonSvc, CxUtilSvc

Cyberlink PowerDVD: CyberLink PowerDVD 11.0 Monitor Service, CyberLink PowerDVD 11.0 Service, RichVideo, RichVideo64, CLKMSVC10_1628BCEA

Dell Bloatware:
Dell Hardware Support, DellClientManagementService, AlienFusionService, GraphicsAmplifierWindowsService, DDVDataCollector, DDVRulesProcessor, DDVCollectorSvcApi, Dell Foundation Services, SupportAssistAgent, sprtsvc_DellSupportCenter, ioloEnergyBooster, dcpm-notify, Dell SupportAssist Remediation, DellDigitalDelivery, DellTechHub, SmartByte Analytics Service, SmartByte Network Service x64, FusionService, Dell Digital Delivery Services, DellClientManagementService

Dolby/audio effects: Dolby DAX2 API Service, DolbyDAXAPI, dts_apo_service

Epson: EpsonCustomerResearchParticipation

WildTangent Games: GamesAppService, WildTangentHelper

Hewlett Packard Bloatware:
HpTouchpointAnalyticsService, DvmMDES, HPAppHelperCap, HPDiagsCap, HPNetworkCap, HPSysInfoCap, hpqcaslwmiex, hpqwmiex, HPSupportSolutionsFrameworkService, HP Wireless Assistant Service, HP Comm Recover, HPPrintScanDoctorService, hpqddsvc, HPJumpStartBridge, SECOMNService, hpsrv

INTEL useless:
IAANTMON, IAStorDataMgrSvc, cplspcon, cphs, DSAService, DSAUpdateService, Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service Interface, Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface, jhi_service, esifsvc, DptfPolicyCriticalService, DptfPolicyLpmService, DptfParticipantAcpiProcessorService, ICCS, igccservice, igfxCUIService1.0.0.0, igfxCUIService2.0.0.0, InstallerService, LMS, RstMwService, TrueKey, TrueKeyScheduler, TrueKeyServiceHelper, UNS, IntelAudioService, Intel(R) Platform License Manager Service, PIEServiceNew, EvtEng, RegSrvc, ZeroConfigService, RealSenseDCM

Lenovo bloatware:
CCSDK, LSC.Services.SystemService, Lenovo EasyPlus Hotspot, Lenovo Smart Appearance Intelligent Sensing Aware Service, Lenovo System Agent Service, LenovoVantageService, LenovoWiFiHotspotSvr, ImControllerService, IBMPMSVC, LITSSVC, LPlatSvc

MSI:
MSI Foundation Service, LightKeeperService, Micro Star SCM, MSI_VoiceControl_Service, NahimicService

Nvidia:
NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem, NvContainerLocalSystem, nvsvc, NvTelemetryContainer, nvUpdatusService, Stereo Service, FvSvc

Others (mcafee, firefox, nero, norton, :
McAfee WebAdvisor, MozillaMaintenance, NAUpdate, NIS

Qualcomm Atheros WLAN Driver {100% CPU usage}
QcomWlanSrv, QMEmulatorService

Realtek audio
AERTFilters, RtkAudioService, RtkAudioUniversalService, RtkBtManServ

Sony VAIO:
SampleCollector, VCFw, SpfService, VAIO Event Service, VCService, VSNService, VUAgent

Other services:
SysMain: Superfetch/ prefetch disable

Just want to point out that disabling SysMain will also disable Windows' ability to compressed rarely used RAM of programs during higher memory usage situations (usually once the 50% threshold is reached). It's a thing since Windows 10 1511 and in practice, one can get a few GBs worth of RAM in situations where it matters.

Services that are needed

Display Name	Short Name	Needed for
Connected Devices Platform User Service	CDPUserSvc	Night Light source
Connected Devices Platform Service	CDPSvc	Night Light source
Network Connection Broker	NcbService	Night Light source
Diagnostic Policy Service	DPS	powercfg /batteryreport source

@curability4apish Thanks, I have added a note to the DPS service that powercfg /batteryreport needs it.
The dependency on CDPSvc by Night Light is already documented. NcbService is a dependency of CDPSvc, so stopping it will also stop CDPSvc, preventing Night Light from working on Windows 10, but that's only a transitive dependency.