Shut down all services except those needed for internet?

[torlae]

First of all, let me say thank you for the great list explaining the Windows 7 services and their configuration. It is a great help tweaking Windows! However, I am not that familiar with Windows services and therefore need specific help:

I would like to disable all unneccessary services, except those needed for using WLAN/LAN for internet browsing (HTTP ports). Any other features, in particular those which need to synchronize with Microsoft or any other external website (calling home) and those who reduce performance I would like to switch off.

[torlae]

Sorry for adding another reply, but I wasn't able to edit my entry above:

What I am looking for is a list of services I can securely turn off without Windows itself and internet stopping to work. When I was using Vista, I was playing around with the services, used some pre-defined list (I think it was from a popular computer magazine) and suddenly found that I cannot get WLAN connections working anymore. I would like to turn off everything calling home, decreasing performance and being possible security leaks.

If someone could help with such list I would really appreciate that help!

[Black Viper]

"Use Safe":
From my rules page:
http://bbs.blackviper.com/index.php?action=rules

Other important points to note:

3) Windows Services: I try real hard to recommend a service setting for "the masses." Microsoft is "more general" than I am in this regard. As such, this recommendation is labeled "Safe" throughout my web site. This does not mean that it will work for you. I cannot exactly determine "what you need" in each individual circumstance, but I can offer up the tools and information for you to determine that yourself. Knowledge is power, run with it.

[Gorilla no baka]

Sorry for adding another reply, but I wasn't able to edit my entry above:

What I am looking for is a list of services I can securely turn off without Windows itself and internet stopping to work. When I was using Vista, I was playing around with the services, used some pre-defined list (I think it was from a popular computer magazine) and suddenly found that I cannot get WLAN connections working anymore. I would like to turn off everything calling home, decreasing performance and being possible security leaks.

If someone could help with such list I would really appreciate that help!

Well, the best way is to manually shut down every service one by one ,restart ...
And write down what`s happening...

Than if you are happy with the outcome go to the registry export the confguration for the service you disabled ,put it on a notepad save it......and move on to the next service..(Assuming your OS does start afterwards and you have not been unlucky enough first time  to disable one of the vital services ) If your OS does restart breath deeply light up a ciggie have some coffe and pray to be as lucky secound time around..

There`s only  143 services meaning 143 restarts  (Assuming all it work OK and you do not touch few of them that ARE REALLY VITAL..)

After a lot of work (tones of coffees and about 10 -20 packs of ciggies) you will be the happy possesor of a CUSTOM  .reg file that will enable YOU to close all of the services that YOU do not need  and your OS will probably  look somehting like that

http://i33.tinypic.com/10wl6a0.jpg


Or you could  use BV`s "Safe" list and buy him a beer for the long hours he has put behind that list...


Cheers!

[ZeuZ]

Removing Windows Audio Endpoint Builder didn't give you any problems with sound? That is one very clean service list, im diggin it.

[ZeuZ]

Yea every time I disable Windows Audio Endpoint Builder and reboot I lose Windows Audio Service as well. What are you doing to enable Windows Audio without Windows Audio Endpoint Builder?