Windows Background Services Fact Check: Disable Unnecessary Services Guide

Your Windows PC laptop run dozens of background services, each quietly working to enhance functionality,

maintain compatibility, or collect data for Microsoft. But among them, there are also services

that aren't particularly useful. These quietly consume CPU, memory, and bandwidth, sometimes slowing down even a

perfectly healthy PC. Now, you might not notice them at first, but over time, these services can also affect the

battery life of your laptop. But today in this video, guys, I'm going to share a few unwanted services that I bet that

majority of the people are not using. They are still running. They are eating your resources, your bandwidth, even

your battery. So, it's a better that you should go ahead and disable them if you really want to enhance the performance

and reduce the load on your CPU and memory. And the very first service is Windows Update Delivery Optimization.

So, Windows Update Delivery Optimization is designed to speed up updates for other PC on your local network by

sharing bits of previously downloaded update file. On paper, it's a neat idea, but in practice, it can quietly consume

your bandwidth and even slow down your PC when you at least expect it. So, what you can do, you can right-click on the

Windows icon and bring up the settings. In the settings, from the left-hand side, you will have to click on Windows

Update. And here, under the additional option, you will find Delivery Optimization. And if you click on it,

at the top, you find an option Allow Download from other devices. And it says, "If you turn this on, your device

may send part of your previously downloaded Windows update and app to devices on your local network." And it's

really not required, so just go ahead and disable this. Now, next we have to disable the Windows

Mobile Hotspot service. The Mobile Hotspot service lets your PC act as a Wi-Fi hotspot, sharing its internet

connection with a phone, tablet, or other PC and laptop. Now, this can be useful when you use it,

but doesn't make sense if you don't use it, as it take a lot of bandwidth and eat a lot of resources. And I believe

that none of you might be using it to make your PC or laptop as a Wi-Fi hotspot. In case if you use, then you

can leave it, but if you are not using it, it's a better choice that you should go ahead and disable them. So, in order

to disable this, you will have to bring up the services. So, click on Windows search, type services,

and hit the enter key. And here, you will have to look for a service by the name Windows Mobile

Hotspot service. Make a double-click on it. In the startup type, choose it to disable. Make sure the status has been

stopped. And click on apply, and click on okay. All right. And now, the next one is

Telemetry and the Windows Error Reporting. Now, you all might know that Microsoft collect a variety of user

data, crash report, and the usage pattern, and even many other system information, saying that they want to

improve your experience. I really don't think so. And if you also value your privacy, then

you should go ahead and disable all these option. So, again here in the services, you will have to look for

Connected User Experience Telemetry. So, come to the C section, and you will find here Connected User Experience and

Telemetry. Make a double-click on it. Even if you want to read about it, you can read it. Click on the startup type,

make it to disable, click on the stop. Click on apply, and click on okay. Then you also need to disable Windows

Error Reporting. So, come to the W section, and look for Windows Error Reporting.

Here it is, Windows Error Reporting services. Uh again, make a double-click on it. Startup type, choose it to

disable. Stop the service, click on apply, and click on okay. Now, after disabling these two services,

your privacy will be maintained, and the Microsoft will not be collecting any kind of your information. Now, after

this, we also need to disable the Program Compatibility Assistant service. Now, using this service, Windows lets

you run older program that were designed for previous version of the operating system. So, let's say if you are on

Windows 11, and if you wish to run any kind of application that was compatible with Windows XP or Windows 7, then in

such scenarios, this feature, this service, Program Compatibility Assistant was very useful. But I believe that on

modern computer, like on Windows 10 or 11, nobody's going to run the older version of Windows 7 or Windows XP. So,

again, it's not recommended to keep the service enable. Look here for the Program Compatibility Assistant. So,

come in the P section, somewhere you will find it. Here it is, Program Compatibility Assistant service. Make a

double-click on it. The startup type, choose it to disable. Click on the stop to stop the service, click on apply, and

click on okay. Okay. And now, the next service that we have to disable will be the SysMain, which was previously called

Superfetch. And it's a Windows service designed to speed up any application loading time by preloading the

frequently used program into your PC's memory. But nowadays, most of the people are

using the SSD on their modern computer, on their PC or laptop, which are already very fast, and we don't need any kind of

these services. But yes, if you are still using the hard drive on your PC or laptop, you can skip the service and do

not disable the SysMain. But yes, if you are using the SSD, and if still if this SysMain service has

been enabled, this can cause the high disk and the memory usage, as it's constantly

analyzing your usage pattern and shuffles the data around. All right. So, again in the services,

you will have to look for the SysMain. Once you get it, make a double-click on it. Startup type, choose it to disable.

Stop the service. Click on apply, and click on okay. All right. And now, the last thing that you

have to notice, that you have to also disable the third-party app services. So, many third-party application also

launch their own background services without realizing you. And it doesn't make sense if you don't use them, and

they still they run on the background. But the problem is, you won't find them all here in the services. So, what you

will have to do, click on the Windows search, type msconfig.

From the suggestion, you will have to click on System Configuration. Then here, from the top, you will have to

click on services. Then check the box of Hide all Microsoft services.

And this will display me all the third-party application only. Now, here you will find many application that you

were using before, but now you're not using them, but they still uh they are being enabled over here. So, spend some

time here, look for the application that you don't want to use, or you're not using anymore. Just go ahead and uncheck

them from here. Once you are done, just go ahead and click on apply and okay. And now, you will be good to go. So, now

after applying all these changes, once you restart the computer, you will be surely finding the difference in the CPU

load and in the memory load, even in the bandwidth. And your PC or laptop will be now really happy. So, that's all guys

for today. And if you like the video, please hit the like, subscribe, and I see you in the next video. Bye-bye.