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Disable a Windows service from the command line
I want to disable a Windows service but I don't want to:
Open the "Services" management console
Scroll to the name of the service
Right-click Properties (or double-click)
Change the Startup Type: to ...
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Windows 10 service called AarSvc_70f961. What is it and how could I disable it?
Recently I noticed a service in my windows 10 (v.1903, non-insider) installation with these properties:
Service name: AarSvc_70f96
Display name: Agent Activation Runtime_70f961
Description: Runtime ...
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svchost.exe eating CPU: which of these services can be the cause?
Thanks to these awesome instructions I was finally (!) able to identify the services of the svchost.exe process which eats so much of my CPU on my Windows XP Professional SP3 (Version 2002):
Process ...
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Windows 10 - Which services and Windows features and so on are unnecesary and can be safely disabled? [closed]
I am a Windows power user, tweaker, and tinkerer. I use Windows Explorer, cmd, Control Panel, PowerShell and everything that can be accessed from the Control Panel very often.
Recently I have done a ...
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How can I disable Background intelligent transfer service (Permanently)?
I've tried to disable Background Intelligent Transfer service using two methods:
RegEdit and services.msc
After restarting the computer, the service runs at start-up again. How can I disable it ...
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PsExec requirements on local computer
What services and settings are required to run psexec on local computer?
(e.g. psexec -s -i -d regedit)
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What can a service do on Windows?
What kind malware/spyware could someone put into a service that doesn't have it's own process on windows? I mean services that use svchost.exe for example, like this:
Could a service spy on my ...
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Alternative to the Windows Service Manager (services.msc) which supports filtering out signed Microsoft executables? [closed]
Is there a Service Manager for Windows which allows me to easily filter out all the Microsoft services with verified signatures?
I've looked at Turbo Services Manager but it doesn't have this feature....
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How to Create Local Windows Desktop Service Accounts?
Question:
In Windows Home / Professional, (Windows 10), what is the recommended way to create a Local Service Account?
Is there any documentation for this? (Powershell, GUI, etc).
Clarification: ...
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How to access mapped directory from a windows service
As a rule of thumb Windows services can't access mapped drives and you have to use UNC paths instead.
I'm convinced that there's a way around this so that a Windows service can access a mapped drive ...
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Unable to start service in window 10 by using NSSM
I have create a small script file to test.
This my script.bat file.
sc create myService binpath= C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\test.bat start= auto
This is my test.bat file.
echo "Welcome to Wizard"
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Edit windows service to log on as specific user using a batch script
I have several programs that are installed as a service.
By default, after installation, the service runs as Local System Account.
I can change it through services.msc, service properties to the ...
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How to launch python script as a windows Services
Using python 2.7 and windows 7. I have a python file(.py). I want to launch this script as a windows services, i.e. this code will keep on running from start to end and never terminate.
I can convert ...
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What keeps re-enabling update orchestrator service in Windows 10?
The following services have successfully been disabled, and their executable files that activate them have had their security permissions removed under propteries:
Background Intelligent Transfer ...
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Need command to edit a service's log on to Local System Account
When you right click a service in services.msc and go to properties and Log On, it lets you change it to Local System account, how can I switch to that setting with a batch command, I want to switch ...
